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National News


Jul 2008

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
For Gays, Doors Open Wider

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
Santorum's Same-Sex Pledge: Anatomy of an Unsigning
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
Gender-Based Protections Go Mainstream

Apr 2006

GPAC Disappointed By Ruling Requiring Make-up
Coach Steps Out of Bounds - Still Her Ball
Iowa Colleges Among 50 with Gender-Identity Policies
CT: GPAC Testifies for Passage of Gender Rights Law
Chicago: $50K Raised and Cover Story for GenderYOUTH
Transgender Movement Emerging From the Shadows

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
NYC Education Dept Adds Gender Expression to Discipline Code
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
House Finally Passes Hate Crimes Bill With Gender Identity
Two Murder Convictions in Araujo Case But No Hate Crime

Aug 2005

GenderPAC Calls on Courts, Public to Take Gender-Based Hate Crimes More Seriously
Woman of Color Not 'Hot' Enough for Manager?
Sticks and Stones Break Bones - Words Hurt Too
The HumVee Makes the Man?
GenderPAC Calls on NYC Dept of Education to Add Gender Expression to Discipline Code

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 Applauds New IL Rights Bill
GPAC Announces Keynote Speakers for 5th National Conference on Gender
GPAC Disappointed: Makeup Can Be Required of Women

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
GenderPAC Calls for an End to Abstinence-Only Curricula that Treat Stereotypes about Boys and Girls as Scientific Fact

Nov 2004

Shortage of Male Teachers Worsens in Elementaries-Stereotypes Add to the Imbalance
School Supervisor's Remarks on Bullying Show Lack of Understanding, Says GPAC
Attacks on Candidate's "Manhood" Out-of-Bounds, Says GPAC

Oct 2004

GPAC Applauds New School Dress Code Guidelines
GPAC Disappointed With Working Mother Trial Outcome
GPAC Applauds Students Raising Gender Awareness
GPAC Applauds Defeat of Same-Sex Marriage Amendment
GPAC Applauds: Doctors Changing on Intersex Surgery

Sep 2004

Students Launch Campaign to Stop Bullying Based on Gender Stereotypes
New EEOC Stats Show Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment Is Serious, Growing Problem
GPAC Condemns U.S. Immigration Policy on Transgender Applicants
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
GenderPAC Applauds 50th Major Corporation to Add Gender Identity/Expression to EEO Policy
GPAC Applauds Morgan Stanley Sex Discrimination Settlement

Jul 2004

GPAC Outraged by FL Ruling on Transgender Parent
GPAC Denounces Sexual Assault Hazing at Top Prep School
GPAC Outraged at Schwarzenegger's Attack on Political Foes as "Girlie Men"
GenderPAC Applauds Passage of Hate Crimes Bill in Senate
States with Gender Expression, Identity Protections Surpass Those with Sexual Orientation for First time
GPAC Applauds Supreme Court Sexual Harassment Ruling
GPAC Applauds Federal Ruling Striking Down Gender Discrimination Against Working Mother

Jun 2004

GenderPAC Disappointed in Araujo Murder Mistrial
GenderPAC calls Right-Wing's Criticism of Shrek 2 "Petty and Foolish"
Genital Surgery Losing Favor on Dual Fronts
GenderPAC Grassroots Membership Initiative to Launch Next Week
GPAC Applauds Historic Federal Appeals Court Ruling
150th Congress Member Signs Diversity Pledge
GPAC Disappointed in CU’s Coach’s Reinstatement
GPAC Applauds IOC Decision to Allow Transgender Athletes to Compete

May 2004

Male Eating Disorders On Rise, Experts Say
Student’s “Suit” Opens the Door for Equality
GPAC Applauds Passage of Connecticut Hate Crimes Bill
GenderPAC Applauds Citigroup for Adding Gender Protections to EEO Policy
GenderPAC Mourns the Suicide Death of "John/Joan"
GPAC Applauds Coors, Amex, NYTimes, and Goldman Sachs
Race+Gender Focus of Successful 4th National Conference
GenderPAC Honors Rep. Shays, JPMorgan Chase, Activist Rachel Goldberg

Apr 2004

Man Arrested for Attempted Murder of Transgender Teen
Slam Dunk No Contest for One All-American Girl
Full Legislature to Hear CT Hate Crimes Bill
TX Republican Loses Bid After Outed as Crossdresser
CA School District: Better to Lose Funding Than Ban Discrimination
GPAC Applauds ASU Changes to Non Discrimination Policy

Mar 2004

Boys Love Barbie (Too)
STAND-UP for Gender Rights - Comedians Judy Gold, Kyle Grooms at NCG
Heated Marriage Debate Also About Gender Roles
Brave Hearts: Manhattan Men Don’t Skirt Issue
TIME: Intersex Infants More Common Than Thought
GPAC Disappointed by MD Veto of School Gender Protections
New Wave of Students Redefines Gender on Campus
Study: Students Excel When Inoculated Against Gender Stereotypes
CA School to Coeds: Stay Out of the Gym

Feb 2004

Transsexual Police Officer Receives Nearly $1 Million
Suit-Wearing Female Firefighter Files Suit
GPAC Condemns Teen Shooting Death Following Gender Taunt
GPAC Denounces CO Coach’s Comments on Assault of Female Athlete
GPAC Denounces Boy-Bashing Clothing Line
AT&T, Johnson & Sons Expand EEO Protections

Dec 2003

Race+Gender Focus for '04 National Conference on Gender

Oct 2003

California Father Continues To Fight
for Son’s Freedom From Gender Discrimination
Anniversary Of Araujo Death Marked By Vigil, New Funding

Sep 2003

GenderPAC Congratulates Efforts of Intersex Group
GenderPAC Applauds Student Leaders
Launching First GenderROOTs Chapters and Affiliations
Student Leaders Make GenderROOTS Take Off
GenderPAC Mourns Victims Of Capital Killings

Aug 2003

GPAC Mourns DC Transgender Victims
Attacks Leave Two Dead, One Injured
GPAC Welcomes New National Advisors
GPAC Announces Fall Internships
GPAC 2002 Annual Report, 2003 Conference Program Online
Appeals Court Rejects Perceived Sexual Orientation Claim
Girls Get Construction Toys – Finally
CA Woman Called “Betty Boop” Wins Right to Trial

Jul 2003

GPAC Applauds PA Non-Discrimination Order, First Executive Order to Include Gender Expression
GPAC Files Brief Supporting Gender Stereotyping Appeal
GPAC Praises CA Passage of Non-Discrimination Bill, Congratulates Gov. Davis for Signing Law Immediately
GPAC Announces $90,000 in Foundation Funding
Congress Passes Prison Rape Reduction Bill
The Rise of the “Metrosexual” Man
GPAC Congratulates “Fair and Inclusive” Fortune 500 Companies
GPAC Meets with Senators on Democratic Steering Committee
GPAC Draws Fire from Traditional Values Coalition
Men Filling Traditionally “Women’s Jobs”

Jun 2003

Lesbian Athlete Arrested for Using Maryland Women’s Room
GPAC Applauds KY Non-Discrimination Order
PA Court: Gender Stereotyping of Gay Employee Insufficient

May 2003

GPAC Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Family Leave
GenderPAC Awarded $100,000 Grant
GenderYOUTH Launches First 14 Chapters
National Conference on Gender Draws 1,500 Over 3 Days
GenderPAC Condemns Murder of African-American NJ Teen

Apr 2003

GPAC, HRC Join Forces on Congressional Diversity Pledge
IL Transgender Father Loses Custody Fight
Hawaii Passes Hate Crimes Bill; El Paso Adopts Non-Discrimination Law

Mar 2003

GPAC Applauds New Mexico Passage of Non-Discrimination and Hate Crimes Bills
Oscar Winner Hilary Swank, Director Kimberly Peirce Speak Out on Araujo Killing

Feb 2003

GPAC Condemns Shooting Murder of Michigan Transgender Teen
GPAC Applauds FL Ruling Upholding Change of Sex
GPAC Expresses Disappointment: Lawsuit by Lesbian
Who Was "Too Butch" Dismissed
"We're Going to Get Some Shovels" -- Witness Testifies
in Murder Being Compared to Brandon Teena's
GPAC Applauds MD Ruling Upholding Sex Change,
Stage Set for Conflict with Recent TX, KS Decisions
GPAC Applauds Conviction in Harassment of Effeminate Gay Customer
GPAC Paid Internship Opening

Jan 2003

JPMorgan Chase Becomes GPAC's Newest Corporate Sponsor
GPAC Applauds Sentencing
of Effeminate Native American’s Killer
GPAC Announces
New National Advisers
Helmsley to Employee:
“You Look Like a Fag,
You Dress Like a Fag.”
Gay Customer Harassed,
Threatened for Being Effeminate
Queer as Folk’s Peter Paige
Joins GPAC for Aspen Reception
Babies ‘R’ Us Pays:
Employee Allegedly
Harassed for Being Unmanly
GPAC Concerned Over Decision
to Grant Bail to Alleged Araujo Killer
Sex is Irrelevant Says NY Judge
Key West Passes Gender Non-Discrimination Law
Gay Medical Group Releases
New Intersex Health Guidelines
Peter Oiler Ends Court Fight
Blames Conservative Political Environment
GPAC Condemns Shooting
of Feminine Miami Gay Man

Dec 2002

Steroid Use Spiraling Among Teenage Boys
Chicago, Cook Cty, San Jose Pass Job Laws
NY State Bill Protects Orientation, Not Gender
GenderPAC Announces Job Openings
GPAC Denounces NE Supreme Court Ruling
Patricia Ireland, Anne Nenneau New Co-Chairs
GPAC Launches New GenderYOUTH Program

Nov 2002

GenderPAC Calls on Augusta National to Open Its Doors to Women

Oct 2002

Kodak GPAC's Newest Corporate Sponsor
GenderPAC Condemns Killing of CA Teen
Boston Passes Non-Discrimination Law
GPAC Applauds NYTimes Job Harassment Coverage
GPAC Announces May, 2003 National Conference
Workshop Proposals Being Accepted
Men Behaving Badly -- New York Times Sunday Magazine
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gardiner Case
TX Prisoner Raped, Allegations Ignored
GenderPAC Criticizes CA Gov.’s Veto of Foster-Care Bill
Conviction in Murder of Native American Man Buried Alive for Dancing "Like a Girl"
Courts Split on Title VII and Sex-Stereotyping

Sep 2002

GPAC Applauds New Sexual Orientation Ruling
GPAC Denounces Ruling in Oiler Suit
IL Transgender Father in Custody Fight
NJ Gov. Signs Anti-Bullying Bill
GPAC Announces New Board Members, $100,000 in New Support

Aug 2002

Former Transgender Inmate Files $18 Million Suit
Nevada Student Awarded $451,000 in Landmark Settlement
GPAC Urges CA Gov. Gray Davis to Support Gender Inclusive Foster-Care Bill
Federal Court Awards $665,000 to Dad Denied Parental Leave
CA Anti-Bullying Settlement Missing Gender Protections
GPAC Condemns Murder of DC Transgender Teens
Plea in Murder of NV Man Killed Because He “Danced Like a Girl”
GPAC Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Curb Prison Rape
GenderPAC speaks out on 30 years of Title IX
GPAC Seeks Full Time Executive Assistant
Senate Prison Rape Bill On the Move

Jul 2002

Chicago Student Alleges Gender Discrimination
GPAC Urges Chicago Mayor to Support Gender Rights Bill
Time for Schools to Stand Up to Gender Stereotyping in the Classroom
GPAC Applauds Senate Resolution But Recommends Gender Inclusion
GenderPAC Denounces Attack by Traditional Values Coalition
GenderPAC National News Interviews Nikki Youngblood
GPAC Hires Youth Program Coordinator
Brandon Teena's Killer Wants Death Sentence Commuted

Jun 2002

GPAC Applauds Sentencing of Martinez Killer
GPAC Denounces Right Wing Efforts to Discredit Gender Lobby Day
GPAC Commends Philadelphia, Dallas for Gender Rights Bills
GPAC Applauds Gender-Inclusive NJ Safe Schools Bill
GPAC Accepting Applications for Fall Internships
Hate Crimes Bill Stalled by Senate Republicans
Maine Policemen Sues Over Gender-Based Harassment
FL Teen Excluded from Yearbook Files Suit
FL Transsexual Awarded Temporary Custody
News in Brief

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
GPAC Applauds Federal Hate Crime Indictment
GPAC Applauds Gender Rights Bills in New York, Tacoma
Crossdresser Shot in the Back, Police Arrest Hate Crime Suspect
Petite Only Please -- Treatment to Prevent Tall Girls Turns Deadly
Willie Houston Murder Suspect Extradited for Trial
ENDA Goes Back to Senate, Gender Language Still Missing
12-Year-Old NY Student Beaten by Classmates for Figure Skating
Texas Prisoner Raped, Sold Into Sexual Slavery
Weeding out Gay Priests: Gender Profiling and Effeminate Men

Apr 2002

An Interview with April Mora -- Teen Attacked in CO

Mar 2002

GenderPAC Welcomes Sponsors for the National Conference on Gender
GenderPAC Speaks Out Against Gender Profiling in Wake of Sept 11th
GPAC Condemns Assault on Colorado Teen
GenderPAC Denounces Kansas Gardiner Decision
GenderPAC Urges FL Governor to Help Overturn Ban on Gay Adoption
Court: Gay-Bashing Plaintiff Should Have Argued Gender Stereotyping
Federal Court Rules Gay Employee Can Sue Based on Gender Stereotypes
Gender Turning Up in More New Ad Campaigns
Fred Martinez's Mother, Pauline Mitchell, to Keynote NCG
GenderPAC Expresses Concern Over Plea Bargain in Martinez Killing
Florida F-to-M Custody Battle To Determine Legal Definition of Sex
NY, WA State Legislatures Take Steps to Stem School-Bullying
When Is Gay-Bashing Caused By Gender Stereotypes?
New GAO Report Shows Glass-Ceiling Coming Down, Not Going Up
MD Trooper Wins Family Leave Case Against State Gender Stereotyping
Vermont School Sued for Failing to Protect "Effeminate" Student
"...And Everything Nice:" Tampa School Rejects Suit and Tie Teen
US Military Unveils Saudi-Based Female Soldiers
News in Brief

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
GenderPAC Denounces Continued Intrasigence by ExxonMobil
More Low Damages, More Appeals in Brandon Case
Murphy's Mother Arrested for Intimidating Witness in Martinez Killing
UK Study: Gender-based School Bullying Major Obstacle to Achievement
New Protections for Gender Identity
News in Brief
Shot with His Hands in the Air -- Willie Houston's Fiancee Remembers

Nov 2001

Call for Workshop Proposals--National Conference on Gender
GenderPAC National News: An Interview with Dawn Dawson

Oct 2001

The Right to Be All That You Are: An Interview with Larry “Sissy” Goodwin
Special Package for National Conference on Gender 2002!
A Murder in Washington, Police Classify As Hate Crime
NCR Expands EEO Policy to Include Gender
Kansas State Supreme Court to Hear Gender Case
Federal Court Upholds FL Gay Adoption Ban
News in Brief

Sep 2001

Interview with the mother of Fred Martinez

Aug 2001

GenderPAC Condemns Martinez Killing -- Urges FBI to Investigate
GPAC Announces Formation of National Advisory Board
Man Murdered for Holding Fiancé's Purse, While Assisting Blind Friend
Federal Court Rules Against Sex Stereotyping of Male Employees
Gay Discrimination as Gender Bias: Two Federal Courts Split
Harvard Report Documents Intimate Violence Against Young Girls
New Legal Strategy on Queer Civil Rights Gaining Ground and Converts
Regional & Local News
News In Brief

Jul 2001

GenderPAC Applauds Rhode Island Gender Bill
GenderPAC Accepting Applications for Fall Internships
Suspect Arrested in Martinez Murder, Victims Mother Speaks Out
Salvation Army, Bush Administration Try Circumventing Discrimination Laws
Study Finds Children of Gay Parents Different... For the Better
Settlement Reached With African-American Beaten, Sodomized By NYPD
News In Brief
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
Native-American Transgendered Teen Found Murdered in Colorado
Kodak Adds Gender to Its Anti-Harassment Policy
NY GenderQueer Student Tells State of Repeatedly School Assaults
NJ Court Expands Sex to Include Gender/Transgender
NV Gender Case Filed in Federal Court: Can Employers Require Make-up?
News In Brief

Jun 2001

TIME Magazine Heralds GenderPAC's Riki Wilchins as Civic Innovator
GenderPAC Applauds Xerox Adding Gender to EEO Policy
GenderPAC Denounces Spiraling Male-on-Male Job Harrassment
High Court Overturns Gender Discrimination Damages Cap
Vigil for Amanda Milan in New York
Lesbian Crosses Gender Line As Prom King, Draws Fire
Amnesty Honors Argentine Transvestite Who Died Under Torture
News In Brief

May 2001

GenderPAC's National Conference "A Resounding Success"
GenderPAC Applauds Passage of Texas Hate Crimes Bill
GenderPAC Commends New Study, Condemns Gender-Based Prison Rape
GenderPAC Decries FBI Underreporting of Gender Hate Crimes
Rhode Island House Passes Gender Discrimination Bill
NYC Council Weighs Adding Gender to Human Rights Protection
Washington State Conservatives Stall Gender Anti-Bullying Bill
Iowa Governor Issues Job Discrimination Order

Apr 2001

GenderPAC Hails Nebraska's Supreme Court Decision

Mar 2001

GenderPAC Responds to HRC Addition of Gender to Mission
Nevada Student Sues After Officials Fail to Act
US News Attacks Transexual Political Activism
Darlene Jespersen Protest in Reno, Nevada
Texas Sheriff Supports Officer's Sex Change
On Guns, Genderbating and Youth
Gender Emerges as Gay Legal Issue
Gender Must Be Recognized As a Basic Civil Right Agenda
Another Gender-Based Murder in Houston
Same-Sex Couple Sentenced to Death for Living as Man and Wife
Jane Fonda Gives $12.5 Million to Study Gender Stereotypes
Flordia NOW Adopts Resolution Supporting Transgender
Oklahoma Executes Wanda Jean Allen
China Drops Classification of Homosexuality as Pathology
Democrats Introduce Landmark Gay-Inclusive Civil But No Mention of Gender Rights
Conviction in San Jose Gender Murder, But not a "Hate Crime"
Films About Gender Prominent in Sundance Honors
SF to Provide Gender-Related Health Benefits for City Employees
Somalia Lesbian Couple Sentence to Death
Texas Legislative Committee Approves Inclusive Hate Crimes Bill

Feb 2001

GenderPAC National News Interviews Peter Oiler

Jan 2001

Gill Foundation Adds "Gender Identity" to Mission
GenderPAC National News Interviews Darlene Jespersen
GenderPAC Goes to Sundance
Is Firing a Man for Being Feminine or A Woman for Being Masculine Sex Discrimination?
GenderPAC Reaches Out to Winn-Dixie -- Asks CEO to Expand Policies to Include Gender
Connecticut Extends Protection to Employees' Gender
Appeals Court Upholds Right to Express Gender, Backs Transgender Student
Gender Bias in Immigration Before Supreme Court
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
$2 Million for Discrimination Against College
ACLU Charges Sex Discrimination in Case of
Executive Order Protecting State Employees' Sexual and Gender Orientation Struck Down by Iowa Court
Bittersweet Progress on Gender Rights in Portland, OR
Student Victory Upheld in Boston Gender Rights Case
Parents Who Allowed Child to Identify as Female Granted Limited Visitation Rights
New Mexico Groups to Push for Gender Rights in Early 2001
GenderPAC Launches New-Look Website
GenderPAC Board Charts New Course

Oct 2000

MS. Magazine on Intersex Genital Mutilation
Gender-Bashed Student Mistaken For Gay
GenderPAC Files Amicus Brief in Brandon Teena Wrongful Death Suit
Olympics Suspends Gender Testing
Viva Las Vegas? Casino Employee Fired for Refusing to Wear Makeup
Supreme Court Denies Transgender Marriage Appeal

Sep 2000

An Interview with Aurora Lipscomb's Attorney

Aug 2000

Ohio Court Removes Child From Parents Because of Gender
Gender Ruled Legitimate Cause for Granting Asylum
GPAC Featured in AP Coverage of Gender Movement
AP Revises Stylebook References to Gay and Transgender
Gay Bashers Assaults Straight Couple
An Interview with Christie Lee Littleton
NJ Court Orders Wal-Mart to Pay Employee $2 Million Because of Gender
The Advocate Profiles Riki Wilchins
Funeral For Amanda Milan

Jul 2000

Gender Activists Denounce 'OUT' Magazine Survey
Gender-based Assault Of Olympic Hopeful Exiting Women's Room
Gpac On The Traditional Values Coalition Radar
Immigration Service Takes Aim At Gender
Gender Language Proposed For VAWA
Appeals Court Breaks New Ground -- Upholds Right To Sue Over Gender
Widow Denied Husband's Estate Because Of Her Gender
Hate Crimes Legislation Moves Forward In Washington And Albany
Woman Murdered In Times Square

Jun 2000

Genderpac's Interview With Christie Lee Littleton
Gpac On The Traditional Values Coalition Radar
Second Murder Within In A Month In D.c.

May 2000

Genderpac Lobby Day Marks New Era Of Activism
Transgender Marriage, Same Sex Marriage?
Tyra Henderson Dead In Washington

Mar 2000

A Milestone For Gender Rights
Boys Boys Boys
Killer Walks Free -- Vigil For Fitzroy Green
Colorado Conference Notches New Fundraising Mark
Defense Used Gender To Free Killer Of Black Gay Man

Feb 2000

Lambda Legal Defense Fund Will Join Appeal Of Meager Award In Brandon Teena Case
San Jose Murder Victim Identified

Jan 2000

Murder In San Jose
Same Sex Marriage? Transgender People And Marriage
Fisher Strikes Plea Bargain With ARMY: Gets 12 Years
Body Found In Portland

Dec 1999

Genderpac Announces Formation Of Developer's Circle
Behind-the-scenes Of "Boys Don't Cry" With Hilary Swank And Kim Peirce
Guilty Verdict In Winchell Murder Case
Brandon Teena's Mother Wins Wrongful Death Suit
Interview With Dana Rivers

Nov 1999

Murder In Baltimore
HRC Head Birch Supports Bi/Trans Inclusion In Mission Statement
GLAAD Censures Village Voice Over Trans-article
1,500 At 'Creating Change Protest Police Harrassment
Dana Rivers At Creating Change Reception This Thursday (Nov 11)!
Ruby Bota Murder Case Dropped
The Littleton Decision Explained

Oct 1999

Texas Court Rules That Gender Cannot Be Changed
Ally Sheedy As Hedwig At Genderpac Fund-raiser
Transgendered Woman Murdered In Cleveland
"Time" And "Newsweek" Do Gender
"Boys Don't Cry" - Brandon's Story At Last

Sep 1999

Whether you like it or not... HEDWIG!
National Groups Seek Dialog On GID Reform
An Interview With Calpernia Adams
Cross-dresser Murdered In New Jersey

Aug 1999

'No Penises On The Land': Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Expands Policy
Genderpac Releases ENDA Position Paper
Binet Usa Rescinds Endorsement For ENDA

Jul 1999

Transman Found Dead In California
More Transviolence In California
Supreme Court Denies Appeal Of Brandon Teena's Murderer
Hollywood Hate Crime

Jun 1999

Correction: Dates For 'Camp Trans'
NGLTF Announces Support For Trans-inclusion In ENDA
Alleged Murderers Walk
Media Watch: The New York Times And The National Review Online
Protest Called For Women's Music Festival Discriminatory Policy Still In Effect
Gender Activists Lobby Congress
An Editorial

May 1999

HRC Issues Statement On Gender Hate Crimes
NGLTF Announces It Will Not Support ENDA Without Transinclusion
Unearthed Body May Be That Of Missing Transwoman
Transexual Menace Protest GID At APA Convention
Unearthed Body Found, Death Of Transwoman Feared
The Advocate Features Transgender
Transexual Menace To Protest APA Over GID
GLAD Files Discrimination Suit Against Bank Alleging Illegal Sex Stereotyping
Federal Judge Rules For Transexual Prisoner Denied Hormones

Apr 1999

Transexual Woman Wins Court Award After Strip Search
Court Upholds Transexuals' Privacy Rights
Murdered Trans-woman's Niece Will Lobby Congress
Police Seek Murdered Transvestite's Boyfriend
Transgender Day In Japan
4th National Lobby Day 23-25 May

Mar 1999

Murder In Georgia
Gender-questioning Teen Suicide In Cleveland
GenderPAC Incorporates
Congressmembers And Trans-activists
Transexual Teacher Driven Out Of Job Speaks Out
Yet Another Trans-murder In Texas
Trans-teacher In Minnesota Resigns
Editorial From Genderpac's Executive Director

Feb 1999

Genderpac Announces Fourth National Lobby Day
Another Trans-murder In Texas
GenderPAC's 4th National Lobby Day

Jan 1999

Rally For Slain Trans-teenager In Austin
Family Of Bronx Transexual Alleges Police Brutality
Conservative Group Treatens Lawsuit Over Trans-teacher
Trans-murder In Austin

Dec 1998

Transgender Doctor Fired For Transitioning On Job
Analysis: Tyra Hunter Wrongful Death Trial
Jury Finds Dictrict Of Columbia Guilty Of Negligence And Malpractice In Tyra Hunter's Death

Nov 1998

Transwoman Murdered In Boston
Will Justice Department Use Existing Laws To Protect Transgender People?
Transwoman Chanel Chandler Murdered In California
Commentary: The Tyra Hunter Wrongful Death Trail
Tyra Hunter Wrongful Death Trial Opens
Rally Held For Assaulted Drag Queen
U.S. Justice Department Announcement Q&A

Oct 1998

Transwoman Elected Co-Chair Of NLGLA
Trans-teen Forced To Quit School
Transinclusion In Matthew Shepard Protest

Sep 1998

PFLAG Votes "Yes" To Trans-Inclusion
Groundbreaking Documentary On Gender Movement To Air
Anti-violence Rally In Greenwich Village

Aug 1998

'Focus On The Family' Trashes Transgender Parent
NY Papers Cover Trans-murder In Greenwich Village
Transwoman Fired For Transitioning On The Job
Media Watch: New York Post
Congress Members Advocate Equal Rights For Transgendered
NY Times Features Controversy Over Gay Games Transgender Policy

Jul 1998

Gay, Lesbian, And Transgender Groups Protest Gay Games Policy For Trans-athletes
Time Magazine Highlights Trans-movement
Transactivist Joanna Mcnamera Is Dead
Transwoman Reservist Files Suit Against Tennessee Army National Guard
Media Watch: Television

Jun 1998

Media Watch: Speaking Of Transgender...
Sexual Minorities Round Table In Portland
Transwoman In Murder-suicide
Unlicensed Surgeon Endangers Transexuals
Sex Reassignment After Circumcision Accident

May 1998

Violence Against Transpeople
New York Times Editor Comes Out
NGLTF Names Transexual To Board Of Directors
Minister In Lesbian Ceremony To Be Fired
Unabomber Tranny?
Transgender-transexual-crossdresser
Progressive Groups Hold First Roundtable On Gender & The Law
Study Finds Psychological Disorders In Intersex Children
Vacaville Prison Warden Meets With Transgender Prison Advocates
Philadelphia Paper Trashes Transexuals

Apr 1998

National Roundtable On Gender And The Law
APA Picketed Over Gender Identity Disorder
HWA Protests Intersex Genital Mutilation
National Gender Lobby Day On Capitol Hill
West Hollywood Adopts Trans-protection Ordinance
GPAC And ITA! Weigh In On Brandon Teena Movie
Trans-awareness Week At Oberlin
Gender Identity Hate Crime Bill Passes CAState Assembly Committee
And Now... A Kickass Tranny
CT School Boy Wearing Dress Suspended

Mar 1998

Federal Court Upholds Transexual Inmates' Right To Treatment
Herms To Protest Jocelyn Elders At Uc-berkeley
GLMA Issues Policy On Intersex Surgery
GLAAD Seeks Consultation On Brandon Teena Movie
CT Transexual Teacher Forced To Retire

Feb 1998

Transexual Woman Murdered In New Jersey
Mademoiselle Examines Intersex Controversy
'TOPS' Protests Trans-murder In Tampa
Houston Protects Transgender Employees
Transgendered Sex Worker Murdered
Pre-operative Transexual Wins Legal Name Change
DC Drops First Amendment Claim In Transexual Wrongful Death Suit
Transexual Files Discrimination Claim, Alleges Tampering With US Mail
DC Says Rescue Worker Had 'Right' To Taunt Dying Victim
Transexual Witness To Church Bombing Dies
PBS Highlights Use Of GID Against Queer Kids
NOW-NY Supports Suny President Bowen

Jan 1998

Suny Board Ignores Report Exonerating Bowan
Suny Chancellor Calls New Paltz Sexuality Conference 'offensive'
Advocates For Transgender Prisoners Challenge Discrimination At Vacaville State Prison

Dec 1997

Rolling Stone Addresses Intersex Controversy

Nov 1997

Major US Corp Protects Transgender Workers
Sexual Harassment Against Transexual Covered By Title IX
S/m Controversy Erupts At Suny
Trans-activists Decry Gay Games Policy
GenderPAC Washington DC Advocate Reports On Hate Crimes Conference
Man Sentenced For Killing Female Impersonator
Intersex Woman In UK Denied Job

Oct 1997

Gay Games V: Back To The Future On Trans-participation?
Transinclusion Resolution Passed By Chicago Council

Sep 1997

Free Surgery For Brazilian Transexuals
NGLTF Adds Bi & Transgender To Mission Statement
Genderpac Board Endorses GID Reform
HWA And Menace To Demonstrate When Jocelyn Elders Addresses Lesbian Group
"john/joan" Sex Researchers Publish Recommendations
Intersex Community Angered Over Prime Time Live Piece On IGM

Aug 1997

King Family Member Compares Gays To Prostitutes, Pedophiles, And Murderers
Queer Groups Demonstrate Again Over NYPD Torture Of Haitian Immigrant

Jul 1997

Trans-rights Protection Unanimous In Il
Florida Congress Member: Transpeople Immoral
Member Of Nyc Sm Community Found Murdered
New Group On Capitol Hill
Turkish Trans-rights Activist Assaulted, Re-arrested After Receiving Us Award
Activists Rally For Trans-prisoner
Men Convicted In Gay/trans-murder

Jun 1997

Enda Re-introduced - No Coverage For Gender
PA Court Holds Transexuals Not Protected Against Discrimination
Transexual Man Convicted On Rape Charge
Mother Of Child Subjected To Intersex Genital Mutilation Starts Group For Parents
New Book Details Treatment Of "pre-homosexual" Children Through GID Diagnosis
Turkish Trans-activist And Prisoner Of Conscience Honored By Gay Rights Group

May 1997

On the Lighter Side - We Wuz Robbed!
Judge Imposes Maximum Sentence For Assault In Chanelle Pickett Murder
Newsweek & New York Times Cover Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM)
More Congressmembers Sign On Against Trans-violence, Letters Presented To DOJ In Landmark Meeting
Egyptian Transexual Wins Inheritance
Iowa City Plans Transexual Anti-discrimination Video
KY Man Dressed As Woman Beaten, Shot At Park
Finally - on the Lighter Side... MILITANT HOMOSEXUAL PLOT FOILED IN UTAH
Text Of Letter On Violence Against The Differently-gendered
Sibling Decries Murder Acquittal: Verdict Is Assault In Transsexual's Death
Federal Court Rules Transexuals Protected By Human Rights Laws
Federal Court Rules Transexuals Protected By Human Rights Laws

Apr 1997

Saturday Night Live Savages Transexual Once Again
Ellen Degeneres Does Not Come Out As Transgender
Results Of First National Survey Of Transviolence Announced
Menace Demonstrator Encounters Killer
ENDA Resolution Passed By Genderpac Board
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Transexual Police Officer
Oregon Transexuals' Rights Threatened
NYC's LAST TRANS-BAR CLOSED BY POLICE
Human Rights Court Rules Against Trans-parent

Mar 1997

Despite Surgical Intervention, Gender Identity Persists
Transexual Denied Custody Of Children
Genderpac Board Diversifies
Justice Dept Urged To Investigate Hate Crimes
Cambridge Passes 'freedom Of Gender' Legislation
European Court Of Human Rights May Hear Transexual Cases
LCCR And AVP Speak Out On Transviolence
On the Lighter Side...AND THEN THERE'S

Feb 1997

Vigil Held For Chanelle Pickett
Genderpac Board Unanimously Endorses Position On GID Reform
Menace Protests Presentation
Menace Protests GID Meeting
GLAAD And FTM Respond To Transphobic New Yorker Piece
Obsenity Ruling On Video Rental

Mar 1996

Queer Organizations Support Call For APA Meeting On GID Reform

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