A Watershed Year for Trans Rights

[Julie Marie]

"Following on the footsteps of a watershed year, 2006 saw increased visibility and political gains for the U.S. trans community. Here are some examples:

1.  With the Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act, California became the first state to outlaw gay panic or trans panic defenses to justify violence."

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[Melissa]

2.  Several jurisdictions, including Washington’s Metropolitan King County (Seattle), and Boise, Idaho added gender identity to anti-discrimination laws.

Not to mention the ENTIRE STATE of Washington now has anti-discrimination laws for LGBT (especially the T part in our case), which went into effect in June.

Melissa

[ChildOfTheLight]

New Jersey also banned discrimination based on "gender identity or expression."