Category: Transgender Finances
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Uber deactivated transgender drivers’ accounts for submitting profile photos taken after they transitioned
Summary: Uber has deactivated some transgender drivers’ accounts over what it deemed to be fraudulent profile photos taken after their transitions, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The ride-hailing app company mistakenly classed some transgender and nonbinary drivers’ ID documents as fraudulent, according to five drivers who spoke to The Times and American Civil Liberties Union…
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5 States, Nonprofits Sue in New Battle Over ObamaCare Transgender Health Rule
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) broadly prohibits sex discrimination in health care. This being the first time something like a provision like this has passed without great fanfare or opposition. It is now starting to backfire and may be emerging as the next major battleground in health care law. Included in Section…
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Transgender in the Workplace
Congress will be voting on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) soon, and if an editorial in this weekend’s New York Times is any indication, and inclusive version of the ENDA is likely to pass. A combination of factors can explain the current political environment. There has been an increase in media attention to transgender issues…
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Where Are We on ENDA?
Guest blogger Dr. Jillian Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds of companies and public agencies that have adopted ‘œgender identity’ policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of…
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Let’s Pass ENDA: US Legislator of the Day
Guest blogger Jillian Weiss will be posting, from time to time, a link to the U.S. Legislator of the Day. This link will allow you to email a legislator who is undecided on ENDA, and tell him or her of your support for HR 3017, an inclusive ENDA that protects both sexual orientation and gender…
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Where Are We on ENDA?
Guest blogger Dr. Jillian Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds of companies and public agencies that have adopted “gender identity” policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of…
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Chastity Bono Changing Gender from Female to Male
In news from late yesterday, Chastity Bono has announced that she is changing her gender from female to male and the process began just after her 40th birthday. He will now go by the name of Chaz. Very little details are being provided on the announcement and Chaz is not currently available for media…
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Money, weapons, and power: a response
Ashley’s recent post about the challenges of being transgendered in Weapons Of Mass Destruction Part I deserves a proper response. I intend to respond to Part II separately in an upcoming post. She writes: It seems to me that we Transgendered, as a group, are not overly prosperous. Oh, I know that some of…
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Transgender Job Bank Offers Transgender Employment Resources
According to national statistics, unemployment rates for transgender individuals is three times as high as the unemployment rate for the rest of America. Ashley’s post this week is a stark reminder of these statistics. The Transgender Job Bank was launched in July of 2008 to address this need. I caught up with the site’s founder…
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