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TransEnough: Looking for a New Job? How about one that offers Benefits for Trans* individuals?

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You can look up the list on HRC’s website.

This is a PDF that explains the Healthcare Benefits and Companies

Article: http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/corporate-equality-index-list-of-businesses-with-transgender-inclusive-heal

The following companies offer Insurance…

(TW: transmisogyny, cissexism) ESPN Radio Hosts Suspended for Mocking Transgender Basketball Player

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BY MICHELLE GARCIA

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Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin

Transgender woman Gabrielle Ludwig, a Desert Storm veteran, got to fulfill her life-long wishes by going back to college and playing for Contra Costa Community College’s basketball team at age 50.

But that didn’t stop ESPN radio hosts Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin from brutally degrading her experience and mocking her appearance and calling her “he/she” and “it.”

According to Outsports, the radio hosts also say transgender people should not play sports, and conveyed disgusted reactions regarding her appearance. Helen Carroll, an advocate for LGBT people in athletics said the language used in the broadcast is “inexcusable.” The duo issued a 10-second apology, according to the report, for calling Ludwig an “it.” A request for comment from the ESPN radio station in Washington, D.C., which airs the show, has not yet been returned.

UPDATE: ESPN980 has suspended sports talk show hosts Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin for their segment last week.

In a statement sent out Tuesday, the station wrote: “We strongly believe two of our employees crossed the line when discussing a transsexual person on their program last Thursday. Such intolerance and insensitivity will never be tolerated by this company. Due to the nature of this conversation, the pair have been temporarily removed from ESPN980’s Sports Reporters program.”

lesbianesque: loobypls: Today my hometown was struck by a disgusting hardship. A woman this afternoon was found by a neighbor, bleeding and naked. She was attacked in her home because she was gay. Two or more men broke into her home through the basement and proceeded to tag her basement. They found the homeowner, who is an open lesbian, and stabbed, assaulted, and carved “dyke” into her chest. They attempted to burn her house to the ground, but the gas only sparked. Somehow, this woman (who remains anonymous until she decides to come out on her own time) was able to escape. She was found naked, bound with zip ties, and bloody. She is still alive and in the hospital. A candle light vigil was held in her name tonight, where more than 500 people from Lincoln and surrounding cities and states joined to talk about the hate and to pay homage to the victim. A recovery fund has been set up to help her cover medical bills and anything she may need. That link can be found here, along with a link from the original news story. http://starcitypride.org/victim-recovery-fund/ http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hundreds-attend-vigil-after-reported-hate-crime/article_d0892b58-9ec9-566c-8b66-bb0a032b8e03.html Notes: Article taken directly from the Lincoln Journal Star website Pictures are courtesy of Lincoln Journal Star and Steve Andel Photography. I do not own any rights to anything posted. Crying. Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.
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lesbianesque: loobypls: Today my hometown was struck by a disgusting hardship. A woman this afternoon was found by a neighbor, bleeding and naked. She was attacked in her home because she was gay. Two or more men broke into her home through the basement and proceeded to tag her basement. They found the homeowner, who is an open lesbian, and stabbed, assaulted, and carved “dyke” into her chest. They attempted to burn her house to the ground, but the gas only sparked. Somehow, this woman (who remains anonymous until she decides to come out on her own time) was able to escape. She was found naked, bound with zip ties, and bloody. She is still alive and in the hospital. A candle light vigil was held in her name tonight, where more than 500 people from Lincoln and surrounding cities and states joined to talk about the hate and to pay homage to the victim. A recovery fund has been set up to help her cover medical bills and anything she may need. That link can be found here, along with a link from the original news story. http://starcitypride.org/victim-recovery-fund/ http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hundreds-attend-vigil-after-reported-hate-crime/article_d0892b58-9ec9-566c-8b66-bb0a032b8e03.html Notes: Article taken directly from the Lincoln Journal Star website Pictures are courtesy of Lincoln Journal Star and Steve Andel Photography. I do not own any rights to anything posted. Crying. Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.
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lesbianesque: loobypls: Today my hometown was struck by a disgusting hardship. A woman this afternoon was found by a neighbor, bleeding and naked. She was attacked in her home because she was gay. Two or more men broke into her home through the basement and proceeded to tag her basement. They found the homeowner, who is an open lesbian, and stabbed, assaulted, and carved “dyke” into her chest. They attempted to burn her house to the ground, but the gas only sparked. Somehow, this woman (who remains anonymous until she decides to come out on her own time) was able to escape. She was found naked, bound with zip ties, and bloody. She is still alive and in the hospital. A candle light vigil was held in her name tonight, where more than 500 people from Lincoln and surrounding cities and states joined to talk about the hate and to pay homage to the victim. A recovery fund has been set up to help her cover medical bills and anything she may need. That link can be found here, along with a link from the original news story. http://starcitypride.org/victim-recovery-fund/ http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hundreds-attend-vigil-after-reported-hate-crime/article_d0892b58-9ec9-566c-8b66-bb0a032b8e03.html Notes: Article taken directly from the Lincoln Journal Star website Pictures are courtesy of Lincoln Journal Star and Steve Andel Photography. I do not own any rights to anything posted. Crying. Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.
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lesbianesque:

loobypls:

Today my hometown was struck by a disgusting hardship.

A woman this afternoon was found by a neighbor, bleeding and naked. She was attacked in her home because she was gay. Two or more men broke into her home through the basement and proceeded to tag her basement. They found the homeowner, who is an open lesbian, and stabbed, assaulted, and carved “dyke” into her chest. They attempted to burn her house to the ground, but the gas only sparked. Somehow, this woman (who remains anonymous until she decides to come out on her own time) was able to escape. She was found naked, bound with zip ties, and bloody. She is still alive and in the hospital. A candle light vigil was held in her name tonight, where more than 500 people from Lincoln and surrounding cities and states joined to talk about the hate and to pay homage to the victim.

A recovery fund has been set up to help her cover medical bills and anything she may need. That link can be found here, along with a link from the original news story.

http://starcitypride.org/victim-recovery-fund/

http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hundreds-attend-vigil-after-reported-hate-crime/article_d0892b58-9ec9-566c-8b66-bb0a032b8e03.html

Notes: Article taken directly from the Lincoln Journal Star website

Pictures are courtesy of Lincoln Journal Star and Steve Andel Photography. I do not own any rights to anything posted.

Crying.

Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.

charliexxx: theshorteststory: coffee-black-egg-white: THIS IS PERFECTION. and this is why i call myself “queer”. exactly. Exactly. For all my queer followers.  I’ve always known that I’m queer, regardless of my own gender or that of my lovers. Even as a man in a relationship with a woman, I still consider myself queer, partly because I’m transgender. Unfortunately, neither the gay or straight community is very accepting of transgender people.
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charliexxx: theshorteststory: coffee-black-egg-white: THIS IS PERFECTION. and this is why i call myself “queer”. exactly. Exactly. For all my queer followers.  I’ve always known that I’m queer, regardless of my own gender or that of my lovers. Even as a man in a relationship with a woman, I still consider myself queer, partly because I’m transgender. Unfortunately, neither the gay or straight community is very accepting of transgender people.
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charliexxx:

theshorteststory:

coffee-black-egg-white:

THIS IS PERFECTION.

and this is why i call myself “queer”. exactly.

Exactly.

For all my queer followers. 

I’ve always known that I’m queer, regardless of my own gender or that of my lovers. Even as a man in a relationship with a woman, I still consider myself queer, partly because I’m transgender. Unfortunately, neither the gay or straight community is very accepting of transgender people.

PFLAG resources for Trans* people: Advocacy

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Advocacy Organizations and Resources

National Center for Transgender Equality

The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) was founded in 2003 as a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment. It provides a consistent voice in Washington, D.C. for trans people by monitoring federal activity and providing congressional education, and establishing a center of expertise on transgender issues. NCTE also works to strengthen the transgender movement and individual investment in this movement by highlighting opportunities for coalition building, promoting available resources, and providing technical assistance and training to transpeople and their allies

The Transgender Law Center

The Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities. They connect transgender people and their families to technically sound and culturally competent legal services, increase acceptance and enforcement of laws and policies that support California’s transgender communities, and work to change laws and systems that fail to incorporate the needs and experiences of transgender people.

Transgender Law & Policy Institute

The Transgender Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts and advocates together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality. They track legal and policy developments, provide legal, medical, and social science resources to attorneys and others advocating on behalf of transgender individuals, and makes litigation, legislative, and education advocacy materials for use.

International Federation for Gender Education (IFGE)
IFGE promotes acceptance for transgender people. They advocate for freedom of gender expression and promote the understanding and acceptance of all people. The site includes a number of links to resources for trans people and their allies.

FTM International

FTM International is the longest-running, largest organization serving the female-to-male trans community in the world. They provide discussion groups, publications, resources, and connections to events and conferences around the globe.

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