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 Legal aspects of transsexualism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, this was not legally tested until the case of Corbett vs. Corbett, where Arthur Corbett attempted to annul his marriage to April Ashley on the grounds that transsexuals were not recognised in English law.
Transsexual people were able to change their names freely; to get passports and driving licenses altered, to have their National Insurance details changed, and so forth.
Also, people with only a name change do not have to divulge their legal gender to employers even if the gender of the empoyee usually matters in a particular job.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legal_aspects_of_transsexualism   (2994 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Changing legal gender assignment in Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In order for a person's legal gender to be reassigned, an application is required accompanied by two medical certificates: one from a doctor who performed sex reassignment surgery, and a second from a doctor who assisted at the surgery.
In order for a person's legal gender to be reassigned, the person must be of age, unmarried, and a Canadian citizen, and have resided in Quebec for at least a year.
This was successfully challenged in court and now a person can change their name to one of the other gender by the normal name change procedure, without needing a gender reassignment.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Changing-legal-gender-assignment-in-Canada   (858 words)

  
 List of transgender-related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of transgender-rights organizations as of 5.1.2005, still a work in progress
List of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community centers in the USA and Canada
Sexual orientation and behaviour are independent from gender identity; since both are often mentioned together or even confused, some relevant topics are mentioned here.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_transgender-related_topics   (346 words)

  
 Gender and Violence in the Mass Media, NCFV, Public Health Agency of Canada
A review of the portrayal of gender and gendered violence in mass media reveals a field of study in the early stages of conceptual development, research, and regulation.
In addition, major dynamics of gender portrayal, such as male power and dominance, are much the same in "inconsequential" situations where no "violence" in the ordinary sense is involved in acts of violence.
Gender portrayal is a continuum where "violence against women" in the overt sense of physical assaults, shootings, mutilation and so on, is at one end.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca /ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/femviomedia_e.html   (11969 words)

  
 Legal Issues for Transgendered Women
Many young women are reluctant to take these legal steps because they don't want to deal with the hassle, or because they find official acknowledgement of their wrongly indentified gender to be painfully embarassing.
Other transsexuals have made their gender change with exactly the information provided here, if you are denied, ask your local support group for help.
Changing your Driver's License and Social Security Card, in combination with your court order for name change, should be enough to switch over most official documents you'll need for day-to-day living.
www.tsroadmap.com /reality/legalindex.html   (4443 words)

  
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This community of scholars at Clark has recognized that gender is not just a woman’s concern; it is a social construct through which all human beings organize their work, rights, responsibilities and relationships.
The application of gender analysis to existing and future programs and projects related to natural resource development will help enable researchers, planners and practitioners to become aware of the variety of socioeconomic constraints that must be overcome if the natural resource needs of all farm families are to be met.
She has earned an international reputation for her enlightened research on gender issues and is sought as a gender consultant on projects across the globe.
www.clarku.edu /departments/idce/research/ccbd/gender.htm   (5748 words)

  
 Patricia L. Martin, Moving Toward An International Standard In Informed Consent: The Impact Of Intersexuality And The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Some of these intersex issues include the creation of "new genders," definitions of sexuality, the legal issues of rights of the intersexed, medical informed consent and standard of care issues, all of which are being questioned and challenged in part as a result of Reimer's experience and Dr. John Money's experiment.
Current changes and theories in intersex treatment, and the rapidly spreading increase in information on the condition for patients creates the potential for one or more of the following torts to be used as a cause of action for an intersex patient injured by treatment or surgery.
Gender discrepancies arise in the assignment of sex: vaginas are "easier" to construct and have lower standards than for a penis.
www.law.duke.edu /journals/djglp/articles/gen9p135.htm   (13504 words)

  
 Komni Canada : Legal : Terms of Use Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Any such change or termination will legally bind Customer from the time when the Company publishes an updated version of the TOU on the first page of the Web Site.
A parent or guardian who accepts the TOU on behalf of a Minor will continue to be primarily liable for the obligations mentioned in the TOU even when the Minor has attained the age of 18, unless the parent or guardian obtains the Company's express written consent to the contrary.
Wherever in this TOU the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender is used, it will be construed as including all genders, and wherever the singular is used, it will be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, where the context so requires.
www.komni.ca /legal/terms.html   (5347 words)

  
 GMU Libraries' Media Guide: Women's and Gender Studies: Gender Studies
This is a tale of Brandon's coming of age struggle with identity and how his gender ambiguity induced feelings of betrayal, confusion and hostility among residents of a town in America's heartland.
A lecture on gender, sex and sex role and the effects of rigid sex role identity in society.
Analyzes gender imagery in editorial cartoons from the 1984 U.S. presidential campaign, when Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman nominated for Vice-President by a major party.
library.gmu.edu /subject/gender.html   (7995 words)

  
 SFU Library - Distance Education: Gender in the Courts and the Legal Profession
The gendered nature of law will be addressed through an examination of its underlying factual assumptions, and the use of social science research as evidence in equality litigation.
On December 8, 1993, a committee was appointed by the Honorable Edward J. Lodge, Chief District Judge, and the Honorable Jim D. Pappas, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, for the District of Idaho, to examine the state of gender fairness in the District of Idaho.
Other members of the District of Idaho's Gender Fairness Committee include the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho, the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, federal court personnel, and attorneys who frequently appear in federal court as part of their private practice.
www.lib.sfu.ca /researchhelp/subjectguides/crim/classes/crim032432d.htm   (3506 words)

  
 The Women’s Movement
According to curriculum guidelines the "Canada in a North American Perspective" course should consist of 8 to 10 units (out of a possible 16), with a chronological balance.
However, there are many men and women working in many different ways to change society and try to create more gender equality.
Be it resolved that the Canadian tax system should be changed so that a single-income family would pay the same amount in taxes as a dual-income family with the same total income.
educ.queensu.ca /~munroi/unit2.html   (3432 words)

  
 Changing Pad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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www.cabaret-54.com /dust2209-changing%20pad.html   (371 words)

  
 Journal Assignment #2
Canada is also like Australia in that for some immigrants it is a sprawling, endless "white" canvas for a new beginning.
People may want to change and they may try to be civil, but it may take the next generation to be truly multicultural.
Canada is situated next to only one other country, the United States, whom we get along with.
www.ucalgary.ca /uofc/eduweb/engl392/journ1.html   (14650 words)

  
 Legal aspects of transsexualism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The proceedings can take a very long time, especially because of the time that can be needed for the expert opinions, but also because courts are often overloaded.
Since the courts usually impose the "experts" on the applicants (which is legally at least questionable) there is no way to escape these often expensive, lengthy and often humiliating assessments.
Press for change with information about the legal situation in the UK German Society for Transidentity and Intersexuality German
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/le/Legal%20aspects%20of%20transsexualism.htm   (2915 words)

  
 Elliott School Faculty
In his current position he is responsible for legal issues arising from both traditional and economic espionage, international and domestic terrorism, international organized crime and threats to the information and other critical infrastructure of the United States.
His military assignments also include the position of antiterrorism policy and assessments division chief for the United States European Command and special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
His most recent overseas assignment, from 1998 to 2001, was as a U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva.
www.gwu.edu /~elliott/faculty/parttime.html   (9452 words)

  
 MBR: Internet Bookwatch, November 2001
Polk's Army goes further to connect the army to the society from which it was drawn, and portrays a military undertaking that was a unilaterally shared experience for all ranks and walks of American soldiers, despite their differences in background or politics.
From resources used to achieve changes to the four key elements of interior design and the influences deemed particularly French, Betty Lou Phillips' French Influences is packed with commendable insights.
Lancon's superbly presented history also covers changes in sexuality, the role of women, education, the family, calendars of games and festivals, the role of the Senate, the rise of the papacy, and more.
www.midwestbookreview.com /ibw/nov_01.htm   (16300 words)

  
 USM Libraries - The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
All aspects of marine, freshwater, and brackishwater organisms and environments are examined, including information on biology and ecology of aquatic organisms, exploitation of living resources, and related legal, policy, and socioeconomic issues.
LexisNexis Academic Legal provides access to primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations and secondary source material such as legal news and law reviews.
www.lib.usm.edu /database_list.php   (7504 words)

  
 The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
(Research) Multiple-probe and comparison-group designs are used in combination to: (a) identify and explore high-quality classroom assignments from the perspective of inclusion teachers and students (LD and nonLD), and (b) determine the effects of the Quality Assignment Completion Routine on content teachers' planning, explanation and evaluation of assignments.
(Think Piece) This brief overview describes changes in the lives of adolescents with LD and their families over the past 20 years and presents six factors research has identified as fundamental to quality educational programs.
(Research) This is a two year qualitative study describing a middle school teacher's change in lesson plans and instruction from content centered instruction only, to content and student centered instruction in an inclusive secondary classroom, as a result of an intensive teacher-researcher professional development interaction.
www.kucrl.org /publications   (11669 words)

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