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Title: Transgenders in N.Y. juvenile jails get new policy
Post by: Shana A on June 19, 2008, 07:34:32 PM
Post by: Shana A on June 19, 2008, 07:34:32 PM
Transgenders in N.Y. juvenile jails get new policy
By Mike Groll, AP
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-19-transgender_N.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-19-transgender_N.htm)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Transgender youth in New York's juvenile detention centers can now wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by whatever name they want and ask for special housing under a new anti-discrimination policy that advocacy groups say is among the nation's most progressive.
"New York is way ahead of the curve," said Roberta Sklar, a spokeswoman for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/20/ap-state-ny/d91dc4so2.txt (http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/20/ap-state-ny/d91dc4so2.txt)
By Mike Groll, AP
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-19-transgender_N.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-19-transgender_N.htm)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Transgender youth in New York's juvenile detention centers can now wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by whatever name they want and ask for special housing under a new anti-discrimination policy that advocacy groups say is among the nation's most progressive.
"New York is way ahead of the curve," said Roberta Sklar, a spokeswoman for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
more
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/20/ap-state-ny/d91dc4so2.txt (http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/06/20/ap-state-ny/d91dc4so2.txt)