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Sep 2008

TAKE ACTION! High Heels For Infants?
No Ike, but Lots of Sun and Sizzle in Austin
GenderPAC Announces the Release of the 2008 GENIUS Index

Aug 2008

Three New Studies Question Boys, Girls Differences - New Purity Balls Show Stereotypes Still Alive & Well

Jul 2008

Chicago and Top Chef Whip Up Support for GenderPAC
Gender Portrayals in Commercials Affect Career Choices - Men at Work, Women Sell Food, Cleansers

Jun 2008

Young Girls Battle Facial Hair, Eating Disorders to Fit In
Coloradans Cook-Up Support for GenderYOUTH Network.
Gill Foundation Adds "Gender Expression" with GPAC Assist
Study : Balance in Same-Sex Couples an Advantage - Conflicts Thought Biologically-Based May Be Learned
Students Suffer More from Sexual Harassment than Bullying

May 2008

Parents Can't Stomach Boys Losing to Girl B-Ball Star
NYC Restaurant Settles Bathroom Gender Discrimination Suit
Safer Schools for Maryland
New Yorkers Serve Up Support for GenderYOUTH with Top Chef Stars

Apr 2008

Schools Address Harassment through Gender Identity/Expression Policies

Mar 2008

The Advocate: "An Invisible War" -- by Riki Wilchins, Executive Director
Male-on-Male Harassment Claims Reach All-Time Levels
Ernst & Young Teams Up with GenderPAC
GenderPAC Announces Publication of 2007 Annual Report
Gender Politics: Election Pushing Against the "Pink Ceiling?"

Feb 2008

Gender Politics: 'New Man,' or Maybe Old 'Woman'
Teen Boys Succumb To Eating Disorders - Black Girls Resist Pressure To Be Thin
Middle School Hate Crime Murder
Gifts from Arcus, Ford & OSI Push GenderPAC to New Level

Dec 2007

Restrooms for Feminine Women Only?
Action Alert! GenderPAC Joins Campaign Against Biased Sentencing of Newark 4

Nov 2007

Action Alert! Hate Crimes Bill Still in Danger
Gender Norms Holding Back Women in the Workplace
Degrading Lyrics -- Not Hip-Hop -- Tied to Teen Sex

Oct 2007

Sexy Tween Halloween Costumes Scare Parents
Pretty in Pink: New Anti-Bullying Movement
Federal Employees: CFC Contributions to GenderPAC - Two Months Left!
Blue for Girls? Masculinity Bad for Dads?
L-Word Ladies, Capacity Crowd Dish Up Support for GenderYOUTH
GPAC Executive Director Urges Action on ENDA
Youngstown U Makes Campus More GenderSAFE
GPAC Condemns Non-Inclusive ENDA

Sep 2007

Senate Passes Hate Crimes Bill with Gender Identity
College Students: Campus Climate Chilly on Gender
U Mich Expands Non-Discrimination Policy
230 Major Corporations Adopt Gender Protections
GPAC Applauds Guilford College, Student Activists for Expanding Non-Discrimination Policy
Stanford Adds Gender Identity to Non-Discrimination Policy

Aug 2007

GenderSAFE: New Report Shows US Schools Move Closer to Protecting Students of All Genders
'Manny' Upends, Upholds Gender Stereotypes
New Study: Making Black Girls "Ladylike" Discourages Achievement?

Jul 2007

Studies Show Toddlers Pick Up Gender Expectations and Cues Early

Jun 2007

4 More States Ban Gender Identity/Expression Discrimination
Rapper Talib Kweli Talks Gender, Hip-Hop with GPAC

May 2007

California Endowment Supports Expansion of GenderYOUTH to At-Risk Teens

Apr 2007

GPAC Applauds Introduction of Gender-Inclusive Federal Workplace Bill

Mar 2007

Savaging the Dead
Gender-Based Violence Claims Life of Another Young Person of Color
Youth Say Too Much Sex, Violence in Rap
Inclusive Hate Crimes Legislation Introduced in House
NFL Quarterback, Film Director, and Community Leaders Speak Out About Race, Gender, and Hip-Hop
Queer Eye's Ted Allen, GPAC Talk With Largo Manager About Firing, Transition
Slim, Pretty, White? Sorority Wants You (Other Women Need Not Apply)

Feb 2007

Transitioning Against 'Biblical Principles,' 16-Year Professor Fired
6 Year Old 'Hot Girls' - Have Children Gone Wild?
Race, Gender & Hip-Hop: A Community Dialogue
Male-on-Male Workplace Sexual Harassment at Record Levels
Busta Rhymes + Patricia Ireland + Barney Frank = ???
Codes of Color, Codes of Masculinity - GPAC Hosts Black History Month Dialogue

Jan 2007

GPAC Denounces Attack, Police Investigation of Male Student Singers' Assault
Beyond Beats & Rhymes, 2007 Community/Campus Week

Dec 2006

Ford Foundation Awards $125K for Work in Communities of Color
Murders of Gender Non-Conforming Youth Documented in New Report
Be The First To... Bridge The Gap, 2007 GenderYOUTH Leadership Summit
Wanted: Gender Offenders - Your Input Needed

Nov 2006

Supergirl Dilemma: Girls Stressed About Books & Looks

Oct 2006

Missing Victims: FBI Omits Gender
GPAC Applauds Police Investigation of Male Cheerleader Hate Crime
Gender, Race & Hip-Hop: Spelman College and GenderYOUTH
New Report: Gender Rights, Best Practice in Campus Diversity
School Shootings Follow 'Kimmel Profile,' White House Calls Summit
GPAC & POD of DaimlerChrysler Host Evening for Parents and Educators
Ivy League Unanimous in Support for Gender Rights

Sep 2006

Nat'l Latino Congress Passes Gender Identity Resolution

Aug 2006

SF Chronicle: When is it OK for boys to be girls, and girls to be boys?
Toddler Dies While Being 'Toughened Up'
New School Shooting Appears Tied to Bullying, Gender Stereotypes
GPAC Regrets Rescinding of Support for Diversity Statement

Jul 2006

GPAC Featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
GPAC Featured on Kathy Griffin Season Finale

Jun 2006

Parents Support Male Enrolling in Kindergarten as Girl
Dartmouth Acts: 90% Ivy League Adopt Gender Protections
Dress Means No Prom, Graduation for High School Boy

May 2006

SHRM: Is It Time To Add Gender Identity to Your EEO Policy?
+ Princeton = Two-Thirds Ivy League Adopt Gender Protections
Midwest Youth Flock To GenderYOUTH Training

Apr 2006

Chicago: $50K Raised and Cover Story for GenderYOUTH

Mar 2006

Higher Education Takes Higher Ground
Mother of Slain Teen to Keynote GenderYOUTH Leadership Summit

Jan 2006

Washington - 7th State to Add Gender Protections
JPMorgan Chase Foundation: $100,000 to Support GenderYOUTH Network
School to Girl: Bring Your Posse or Don't Come
Barbie Bails: Caving In to the Far Right on Gender

Dec 2005

SHRM: Gender Identity in the Workplace

Nov 2005

GenderTOUR Makes Tracks Across Country, Leaves Last Impressions
Private GPAC Screening of Award-Winning TransAmerica

Oct 2005

2006 National Conference on Gender: New Look, Same Commitment
Playwright and NY/CT Lawmakers Celebrate GPAC 10th Anniversary

Sep 2005

100th Major Corp Adds Gender Identity/Expression to EEO Policies
Students Call for End to Gender-Based Bullying in National Campaign

Aug 2005

Woman of Color Not 'Hot' Enough for Manager?
Sticks and Stones Break Bones - Words Hurt Too
The HumVee Makes the Man?

Jul 2005

A Father's Lesson in 'Manhood' Deals Deadly Blow to Toddler
No Aloha Welcome for Gender Identity and Expression Protections
Boys Can Sing Soprano, says GenderPAC

Jun 2005

GenderPAC Decries Preschool’s Discrimination Against Three-Year-Old
GenderPAC Celebrates 10th Anniversary with
Successful National Conference and Lobby Day
GPAC Praises Hate Crimes Bill Re-Introduction

May 2005

GPAC Announces 10th Anniversary Celebration

Apr 2005

Bullying Among Grade-School Youth a Daily Occurrence
GenderPAC Congratulates Merrill Lynch, Toys "R" Us

Mar 2005

GenderPAC Cheers Maine Rights Bill
GenderPAC Calls the “Boy Code” an Overlooked Factor in School Shooting Analysis
Women in the Workplace Just Can’t Win, Says GenderPAC
GPAC Urges Action on Employment Discrimination Laws
School & Family Stand by 4th-Grade Girl Who Asked to be Treated as Boy
A Quest for a Restroom That's Neither Men's Room Nor Women's Room

Feb 2005

GenderPAC Decries School Board's Ban of Girl in Tux
Open Letter to First Lady Laura Bush
GenderPAC Applauds Bush Focus on Boys and Young Men

Jan 2005

GPAC Decries Harvard President's Remarks
GPAC Announces Keynote Speakers for 5th National Conference on Gender

Dec 2004

GPAC Awarded $300,000 by Arcus Foundation
GPAC Celebrity Cook-Off Raises $45,000
GenderPAC Releases Three-Year Strategic Plan
Former Basalt Coach Sues District

Nov 2004

Shortage of Male Teachers Worsens in Elementaries-Stereotypes Add to the Imbalance

Sep 2004

GPAC Awarded $95,000 by Gill Foundation to Study Gender Issues

Aug 2004

Take Action: Tell Your Representatives to Protect All Students from Harassment and Bullying

Jun 2004

GenderPAC calls Right-Wing's Criticism of Shrek 2 "Petty and Foolish"
GenderPAC Grassroots Membership Initiative to Launch Next Week
150th Congress Member Signs Diversity Pledge

May 2004

GPAC Applauds Passage of Connecticut Hate Crimes Bill
Race+Gender Focus of Successful 4th National Conference

Mar 2004

Boys Love Barbie (Too)
STAND-UP for Gender Rights - Comedians Judy Gold, Kyle Grooms at NCG

Dec 2003

Race+Gender Focus for '04 National Conference on Gender

Sep 2003

GenderPAC Applauds Student Leaders
Launching First GenderROOTs Chapters and Affiliations

Aug 2003

GPAC Welcomes New National Advisors
GPAC Announces Fall Internships
GPAC 2002 Annual Report, 2003 Conference Program Online

Jul 2003

GPAC Announces $90,000 in Foundation Funding
GPAC Meets with Senators on Democratic Steering Committee
GPAC Draws Fire from Traditional Values Coalition

May 2003

GenderPAC Awarded $100,000 Grant
GenderYOUTH Launches First 14 Chapters
National Conference on Gender Draws 1,500 Over 3 Days

Apr 2003

GPAC, HRC Join Forces on Congressional Diversity Pledge

Feb 2003

GPAC Paid Internship Opening

Jan 2003

JPMorgan Chase Becomes GPAC's Newest Corporate Sponsor
GPAC Announces
New National Advisers
Queer as Folk’s Peter Paige
Joins GPAC for Aspen Reception

Dec 2002

GenderPAC Announces Job Openings
GPAC Denounces NE Supreme Court Ruling
Patricia Ireland, Anne Nenneau New Co-Chairs
GPAC Launches New GenderYOUTH Program

Oct 2002

Kodak GPAC's Newest Corporate Sponsor
GPAC Announces May, 2003 National Conference
Workshop Proposals Being Accepted

Sep 2002

GPAC Announces New Board Members, $100,000 in New Support

Aug 2002

GPAC Seeks Full Time Executive Assistant

Jul 2002

GenderPAC Denounces Attack by Traditional Values Coalition
GPAC Hires Youth Program Coordinator

Jun 2002

GPAC Denounces Right Wing Efforts to Discredit Gender Lobby Day
GPAC Accepting Applications for Fall Internships

May 2002

GenderPAC's 2nd National Conference on Gender Breaks New Ground
IBM Becomes Newest GenderPAC Corporate Sponsor
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Dawn Dawson Honorees at GPAC's National Dinner
GPAC Meets With Senators on Democratic Steering Committee

Mar 2002

GenderPAC Welcomes Sponsors for the National Conference on Gender
Fred Martinez's Mother, Pauline Mitchell, to Keynote NCG

Jan 2002

Special Package for National Conference on Gender 2002!
New Additions to GPAC's National Advisory Board Announced
GenderPAC Expands -- Moves to New Offices
GenderPAC Awarded $50,000 in Grants from Foundations, Corporations
Local Donors Raise $60,000 to Fight Discrimination and Violence
More Congressmembers Sign Gender Diversity Pledge: Total Now 112
News in Brief

Nov 2001

Call for Workshop Proposals--National Conference on Gender

Oct 2001

Special Package for National Conference on Gender 2002!
News in Brief

Aug 2001

GPAC Announces Formation of National Advisory Board

Jul 2001

GenderPAC Accepting Applications for Fall Internships
NOW Passes Intersex Resolution at Urging of GenderPAC, ISNA
GenderPAC Awarded $70,000 in Grants from Foundations
GenderPAC, Gender, and Transgender Show Up in Right-Wing Attacks

Jun 2001

TIME Magazine Heralds GenderPAC's Riki Wilchins as Civic Innovator
GenderPAC Denounces Spiraling Male-on-Male Job Harrassment
News In Brief

May 2001

GenderPAC's National Conference "A Resounding Success"
GenderPAC Commends New Study, Condemns Gender-Based Prison Rape

Mar 2001

GenderPAC Responds to HRC Addition of Gender to Mission
Gender Must Be Recognized As a Basic Civil Right Agenda
Films About Gender Prominent in Sundance Honors

Jan 2001

GenderPAC Goes to Sundance
GenderPAC Reaches Out to Winn-Dixie -- Asks CEO to Expand Policies to Include Gender
State Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Brandon Teena Appeal
Gill Foundation Adds GenderPAC OutGiving Speech to Their Website

Dec 2000

GenderPAC Files Brief in Kansas Gender Rights Suit
GenderPAC Launches New-Look Website
GenderPAC Board Charts New Course

Oct 2000

GenderPAC Files Amicus Brief in Brandon Teena Wrongful Death Suit

Aug 2000

GPAC Featured in AP Coverage of Gender Movement
An Interview with Christie Lee Littleton
The Advocate Profiles Riki Wilchins

Jul 2000

Gpac On The Traditional Values Coalition Radar

Jun 2000

Genderpac's Interview With Christie Lee Littleton
Gpac On The Traditional Values Coalition Radar

May 2000

Genderpac Lobby Day Marks New Era Of Activism

Mar 2000

Boys Boys Boys
Colorado Conference Notches New Fundraising Mark

Dec 1999

Genderpac Announces Formation Of Developer's Circle
Behind-the-scenes Of "Boys Don't Cry" With Hilary Swank And Kim Peirce

Nov 1999

HRC Head Birch Supports Bi/Trans Inclusion In Mission Statement

Oct 1999

Ally Sheedy As Hedwig At Genderpac Fund-raiser

Sep 1999

Whether you like it or not... HEDWIG!

Aug 1999

Genderpac Releases ENDA Position Paper

Jun 1999

NGLTF Announces Support For Trans-inclusion In ENDA
Media Watch: The New York Times And The National Review Online
An Editorial

Apr 1999

4th National Lobby Day 23-25 May

Mar 1999

GenderPAC Incorporates
Editorial From Genderpac's Executive Director

Feb 1999

Genderpac Announces Fourth National Lobby Day
GenderPAC's 4th National Lobby Day

Aug 1998

Media Watch: New York Post

May 1998

Progressive Groups Hold First Roundtable On Gender & The Law

Apr 1998

National Roundtable On Gender And The Law
National Gender Lobby Day On Capitol Hill
GPAC And ITA! Weigh In On Brandon Teena Movie

May 1997

More Congressmembers Sign On Against Trans-violence, Letters Presented To DOJ In Landmark Meeting

Mar 1997

Genderpac Board Diversifies

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