The Words The President (& Others) Won't Speak: "Transgender" & "Gender Identity And Expression"
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 15:45:00 PM EDT
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11541/the-words-the-president-others-wont-speak-transgender-gender-identity-and-expressionThe Fact Sheet: Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination ended with a paragraph that left me believing that the Obama Administration was addressing the civil rights NCTE: Are Transgender Federal Employees Protected?of the transgender subcommunity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community (emphasis added), but not doing it directly. The paragraph in question:
The Memorandum will also direct OPM to issue guidance within 90 days to all executive departments and agencies regarding compliance with, and implementation of, the civil service laws, which make it unlawful to discriminate against federal employees or applicants for federal employment on the basis of factors not related to job performance.
