December 2009
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McDonald's tells 17 yr old trans job seeker... →
(via thegang)
“Zikerria’s story is all too common. Transgender people face tremendous discrimination in the workplace. According to a recent survey by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, 47% of transgender people report being fired, or denied a job or promotion, just because of who they are.”
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New York State Senate Rejects Gay Marriage
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“The defeat revealed stark divides: All 30 of the Republican senators opposed the bill, as did most of the members from upstate New York and Long Island. Support was heaviest among members from New York City and Westchester County and among the Senate’s 10 black members (!!). Seven of the Senate’s 10 women voted for it.”
What can be said when one of the country’s most “progressive”...
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Meredith Baxter: "Yes, I'm gay" →
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(CNN) — ‘Family Ties’ actress Meredith Baxter made the media rounds Wednesday confirming the rumors that she is a lesbian.
“It was a later in life recognition,” the actress explained to Matt Lauer on the ‘Today’ show Wednesday.
The National Enquirer recently ran a story about Baxter being spotted on a lesbian cruise through the Caribbean with a...