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GET INFORMED: LGBT News for September 25
Each weekday, Get Busy, Get Equal brings you a sampling of national and regional LGBT news, the latest on what's new in LGBT relationships, and new developments in ACLU work. We're making progress, but since every step forward is met with resistance, we've got to fight smart to win. Get informed.
ACLU NEWS
Schroer v. Billington
Diane Schroer began taking steps to transition from male to female shortly after retiring as a Colonel after 25 years of distinguished service in the Army. She was offered and accepted a job as a terrorism research analyst at the Library of Congress, but when she told her future supervisor that she was in the process of gender transition, they rescinded the job offer. The ACLU is now representing her in a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress. Learn more about her case here.
- TG woman wins Library of Congress job bias case (Gay People’s Chronicle)
- Court: Library can't discriminate against transgender (Windy City Times)
- Trans Bias Claim Okayed (Gay City News)
- Court Rules for Plaintiff in Transgender Discrimination Suit (New England Blade)
- Rep. Frank to LC's Billington: Do the Right Thing (Law Librarian Blog)
RELATIONSHIPS NEWS
California Prop. 8:
- LDS pro-Prop 8 strategy leaked (Washington Blade Blog)
The LDS documents mentioned in this blog post can be found here - Missing yard signs in California (The Bilerico Project)
I’ve seen a few blog comments here and there from people who have decided not to support the No on Prop 8 campaign because it didn’t get freaking yard signs out as fast as some folks would like. So please, read this. - Calif. Religious Leaders Push for Gay Marriage Ban (Associated Press)
- Poll: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Not Wooing Voters (San Francisco Chronicle)
- OP-ED: Amendment 2 Threatens Legal Rights (The Tampa Tribune)
- COLUMN: Benefits for Same-Sex Partners Focus of Senate Hearing (The Washington Post)
- Feds oppose domestic partner benefits bill: Union leaders counter that measure is ‘good for business’ (Washington Blade)
- Domestic Partner Benefits for Federal Employees (The Bilerico Project)
PARENTING NEWS
- REPORT FINDS NEED FOR MORE FOSTER, ADOPTIVE PARENTS FOR `WAITING' CHILDREN, RECOMMENDS LAW AND PRACTICE CHANGES TO WELCOME QUALIFIED GAYS/LESBIANS (Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Press Release)
The report and executive summary can both be downloaded here - Study Supports Gay Adoptions (Chicago Tribune)
YOUTH AND SCHOOLS NEWS
- Student Publications Code Passed (Clovis News Journal)
- Why do we leave our youth out of our youth work? (The Bilerico Project)