Third Annual Trans Law Institute, and the Fifty Top Trans Law Developments
Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
August 29, 2012 3:30 PM http://www.bilerico.com/2012/08/third_annual_trans_law_institute.phpThe National LGBT Bar Association again hosted the Transgender Law Institute on Thursday, August 23, 2012, our third annual.
We started the day with my annual "Fifty Top Developments in Trans Law" talk. It is amazing how many things happen in a year.
Here is my list of the Fifty Top Trans Law Developments since our last Trans Law Institute. If I've missed anything, feel free to chime in at the comment section below.
MA state non-discrimination law passed
Macy v. Holder ruling by the EEOC that sex discrimination includes gender identity and expression
HUD housing rule prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity finalized
Deportation of same sex partners (and those who might otherwise be considered such) halted
The Social Security Administration's "no match" policy of alerting employers when an employee's gender doesn't match SSA records ended as to private employers
The Eleventh Circuit federal Court of Appeals held in Glenn v. Brumby that discrimination based on gender identity violates the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, and suggested that it also violates the federal sex discrimination statute.
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The American Psychiatric Association published a statement calling for legal rights of trans people
WPATH came out with its 7th edition of the Standards of Care
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original article includes 43 more~! -Maddie
