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	Miami Beach Provides Transgender Protections
		Equality Florida, SAVE Dade, the National Gay and Lesbian task Force, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) spent the last several months working with the transgender community, local groups, and the City Commission in support of expanding Miami Beach's human rights ordinance.
		National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national, lesbian-feminist non-profit law firm that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families.
		The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, founded in 1973, was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality.
	www.nclrights.org /releases/pr-miamibeach070704.htm (646 words)

	The Transgender Law and Policy Institute: Home Page
		Transgender People and the Federal Marriage Amendment: Frequently Asked Questions, from the Transgender Law Center, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and the Transgender Law and Policy Institute.
		If you are considering drafting and/or proposing a state or local anti-discrimination law, the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, working with Lisa Mottet of the Transgender Civil Rights Project at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is available to advise you.
		Recommendations for Transgender Health Care, Transgender Law Center.
	www.transgenderlaw.org (646 words)

	The Transgender Law and Policy Institute: Home Page
		Transgender People and the Federal Marriage Amendment: Frequently Asked Questions, from the Transgender Law Center, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and the Transgender Law and Policy Institute.
		Advocates from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (the Center), Queers for Economic Justice (QEJ), the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), and the Transgeneder Law and Policy Instituteworked to adopt this change, which guides intake, assessment, and shelter staff to ensure that gender identity is taken into consideration when making intake assignments.
		Recommendations for Transgender Health Care, Transgender Law Center.
	www.transgenderlaw.org (1110 words)

	The Task Force - Media Center - Press Release
		Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice and equality.
		Couples, elected officials, clergy, and gay and non-gay allies will join together to demand equality in NY State, as we celebrate the Massachusetts marriages.
		As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.
	www.thetaskforce.org /news/release.cfm?releaseID=683 (1110 words)

	All Headlines Transgender Crossroads News and Views From the Midwest
		The National Center for Transgender Equality, along with the Human Rights Campaign, today unveiled the first in a series of ads aimed at educating Congress and the Washington policy community.
		Transgender issues are forcing schools to reexamine policies--policies that are utterly taken for granted-- that understand gender as an entirely binary system.
		A transgender police officer in Vermont who claimed he was forced out of his job due to bias received a $90,000 settlement ruling from the state attorney general on Thursday.
	www.tgcrossroads.org /news (3688 words)

	National Center for Transgender Equality
		Transgender people may therefore be subject to greater security scrutiny, being “outed” to DMV officials and others in the area, and possible denial of a license that accurately reflects a person’s lived gender.
		Transgender service members also face the possibility of being discharged for having a personality disorder, in some cases, with a general discharge.
		Transgender people who are thinking about becoming more public or starting their transition while in the military should be aware of a strong bias against recognizing the standard of care involving hormone therapy, living in the appropriate gender, and surgery.
	www.nctequality.org /news.asp (4012 words)

	FTM 2005: A Gender Odyssey
		Caeden Dempsey, Field Director for the National Center of Transgender Equality.
		Transgender and genderqueer students face many barriers to higher education such as discriminatory admissions policies, uncomfortable/unsafe housing, hate crimes and an overall lack of institutional support.
		Young transgender, transsexual and gender-queer people are impacted by institutionalized oppressions that target many facets of their identities.
	www.transconference.org /programming (4012 words)

	National Transgender Advocacy Coalition - NTAC
		NTAC and the National Center for Transgender Equality will help attendees arrange meetings with their senators and representatives and staff members.
		Lobby Days 2005 is sponsored by the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), the country's largest and most active organization advocating for the rights of transgender Americans at federal, state, and local levels.
		Founded in 1999, NTAC - the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition - is a §501(c)(4) civil rights organization working to establish and maintain the right of all transgendered, intersexed, and gender-variant people to live and work without fear of violence or discrimination.
	www.ntac.org (4012 words)

	Publications NCLR - National Center for Lesbian Rights
		A joint publication of the The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center & The National Center for Lesbian Rights
		Equality California leads efforts for LGBT civil rights at the state level through an array of strategies including lobbying legislators, building coalitions and empowering other organizations and individuals to engage in the legislative process, and sponsoring bills and leading efforts to ensure their passage.
		NCLR, in collaboration with the Out of Home Youth Advocacy Council and California Youth Connection, produced a "Know Your Rights Guide" to help queer and transgender youth in the foster care system navigate the rights which protect them.
	www.nclrights.org /publications (2801 words)

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		There, the Task Force will be presented with the community centers' award for 25 years of service to GLBT community centers throughout the nation, including NGLTF's support in establishing the National Association of Community Centers.
		Sanlo is now head of the UCLA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Resource Center, which organized the event.
		As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.
	www.qrd.org /qrd/orgs/NGLTF/1998/lobel.on.the.road.during.pride.month-06.12.98 (296 words)

	Atlanta gay, Atlanta lesbian, Atlanta bisexual, Atlanta transgender, Atlanta business network
		In January, Dr. Fenton became the director of the National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
		AEN's mission is to encourage and educate its members, and the Atlanta business community, by promoting business contacts and friendships; to advocate equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenders; and to champion diversity
		One of his top goals is to address complacency among gay and bisexual men when it comes to HIV prevention efforts.
	www.aen.org (231 words)

	NCLR to Honor Glenn Close, Guinevere Turner, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, and Five Asylum Clients at 28th Anniversary Gala
		The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is the nation's premier public interest law firm dedicated to advancing the rights of lesbians and their families.
		San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who alongside NCLR is leading the charge in the fight for marriage equality, will receive NCLR's Champion for Equality Award for his commitment to justice and equality.
		As lead counsel on the San Francisco marriage case, NCLR is on the front lines in the battle for marriage equality.
	www.nclrights.org /releases/pr-glennclose_050505.htm (231 words)

	Public Relations Press Release
		Activities in support of the Day of Silence, a national effort focusing on discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, will be held April 10 from 4 p.m.
		"This vow of silence is a very powerful experience for participants who support equality and protest the discrimination of GLBT people and their allies," Smail said.
		National Day of Silence activities are sponsored by the GLBT Resource Center, the department of Housing, Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center, the LGBT Studies Certificate Program, the Building Community Campaign, United Ministries in Higher Education and the Chancellor's Standing Committee on GLBT Issues.
	www.colorado.edu /PublicRelations/NewsReleases/2002/1710.html (231 words)

	KOLAGE - Update April 03 00
		The Millennium March on Washington for Equality, which will take place in Washington DC on April 30th, 2000, will be the fourth national march for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights.
		The purpose of the Millennium March is to energize and galvanize the GLBT and allied communities to work for equality at all levels, to strengthen the overall movement for equal rights, and to empower and inspire voters for the 2000 elections.
		Pride Parade, AIDS Walk, Habitat for Humanity, Bowling for Kid's Sake, HRC functions)
	webpages.charter.net /kolage/updates/20000403.html (1050 words)

	The Task Force - Media Center - Press Release
		"State groups are ground zero in our struggle for equality and justice and it is essential that we support them," said Kerry Lobel, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
		We work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people.
		Representatives from a record-breaking 45 states and the District of Columbia will converge in Minneapolis beginning Thursday, July 29, for the mid-year meeting of the Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Political Organizations.
	www.thetaskforce.org /media/release.cfm?releaseID=25 (1050 words)

	Equality Maryland
		Silver Spring – Latina/o lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families, together with elected officials and community leaders will gather for an April 28th forum at the Langley Community Center to discuss discrimination, civil rights and marriage equality.
		The report was researched and published by Equality Maryland, the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and was made possible by a re-grant from the Human Rights Campaign via the Tides Foundation.
		ANNAPOLIS - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has joined a number of civil rights and religious organizations that oppose attempts to amend Maryland's Constitution to ban the legal protections of marriage for same-sex couples.
	www.equalitymaryland.org (1738 words)

	Gender Identity Disorder Resources
		Gender Pac: The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, or GenderPAC, is a not-for-profit organization, composed of individuals and groups, dedicated to a broad-based, inclusive national movement for "gender, affectional, and racial equality."
		Anne Lawrence, M.D. Clinical Sexology counseling about sexuality and gender identity concerns, pharmacologic and behavioral therapy to improve sexual satisfaction and function, transgender medical care, including hormone therapy, pharmacologic and behavioral treatment of sexual problems, local anesthesia and other pain control techniques for electrolysis.
		Gender Education and Advocacy: a transgender organization dedicated to both education and advocacy, which includes
	www.mhsanctuary.com /gender/books/res.htm (191 words)

	Gender Identity Disorder Resources
		Gender Pac: The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, or GenderPAC, is a not-for-profit organization, composed of individuals and groups, dedicated to a broad-based, inclusive national movement for "gender, affectional, and racial equality."
		Anne Lawrence, M.D. Clinical Sexology counseling about sexuality and gender identity concerns, pharmacologic and behavioral therapy to improve sexual satisfaction and function, transgender medical care, including hormone therapy, pharmacologic and behavioral treatment of sexual problems, local anesthesia and other pain control techniques for electrolysis.
		Gender Education and Advocacy: a transgender organization dedicated to both education and advocacy, which includes
	www.mhsanctuary.com /gender/books/res.htm (191 words)

	Gay-Straight Alliance Network
		GSA Network is excited to offer its latest publication, Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools, produced through a collaboration between GSA Network, Transgender Law Center, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
		On Friday, March 25, 2005, the GSA at International Studies Academy defended marriage equality in a school spirit rally, despite threats of a student boycott and parent protestors.
		Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds.
	www.gsanetwork.org (690 words)

	The Task Force - Media Center - Press Release
		Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice and equality.
		The Dignity for All Students bill would prohibit bias based on sexual orientation in school employment, curriculum and the treatment of students on campus.
		Sexual orientation is not listed among the bias crimes to be studied.
	www.thetaskforce.org /media/release.cfm?releaseID=148 (690 words)

	Gay-Straight Alliance Network
		GSA Network is excited to offer its latest publication, Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools, produced through a collaboration between GSA Network, Transgender Law Center, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
		On Friday, March 25, 2005, the GSA at International Studies Academy defended marriage equality in a school spirit rally, despite threats of a student boycott and parent protestors.
		Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds.
	www.gsanetwork.org (730 words)

	Transgender Advocacy Issues on Campus
		The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) was created to end violence and discrimination against trans people and we believe that everyone should be able to access college campuses regardless of their gender identity and expression.
		NCTE provides trainings and other forms of technical assistance to students, faculty, and administrators who are looking to either address immediate concerns about accessibility for transgender people, or who desire to be pro-active in their responses to these questions.
		However, even those schools that have supports in place for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students tend to turn a blind eye to the issues of trans and genderqueer people on their campuses.
	www.campuspride.net /trans.asp (554 words)

	Historic Mount Rainier, Maryland
		Equality Maryland (formerly Free State Justice) is Maryland's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, with thousands of members across the entire state.
		The Mount Rainier Nature/Recreation Center is part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
		Our mission is to make life better for LGBT Marylanders.
	www.mountrainiermd.org /links (97 words)

	List of trangendered people - T-Vox
		Mara Keisling, transsexual, founder of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
		Kamikawa Aya, or Aya KAMIKAWA Tokyo municipal official (first transgendered person to seek elected office in Japan)
	www.t-vox.org /index.php/List_of_trangendered_people (1851 words)

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