Trans 101 & Caitlyn's Courage!

Week of July 20, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Awards acceptance speech captures the spirit of Arthur Ashe!

John Oliver's humor highlights the "do's" and "don'ts" in a helpful trans rights primer!

And in NewsWrap: the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers LGB job rights, the Pentagon plans to un-mix trans service messages, Ireland and New Zealand transform gender identity policies, a right-wing U.S. pundit promotes public school panic, the U.S. Senate fails an anti-bullying test, flamboyant footballer Robbie Rogers has big goals for the World Cup, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Rick Watts and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending July 18, 2015

SUMMARY

Hidden in Plain Sight - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rules that LGB people are protected from workplace bias by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …

About Face - the Pentagon initiates a six-month study to determine if transgender enlistees should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military …

Right to Self-Determination - Ireland’s Parliament approves a landmark gender recognition bill, and Statistics New Zealand recognizes “gender diverse” in addition to “male” and “female” …

Soar Like Eagles - the Boy Scouts of America’s executive committee unanimously recommends lifting the ban on gay adult leaders and volunteers …

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Tony Perkins of the far-right Family Research Council wants Christian parents to pull their kids out of public schools because the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling will require their “immoral reeducation” …

Bullies' Pulpit - the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejects a measure to protect LGBT students from discrimination …

Goal Setter - openly gay soccer (football) star Robbie Rogers vows to be “extremely flamboyant” to protest anti-queer laws in Russia and Qatar if he’s picked to play for the U.S. team in the World Cups in those countries in 2018 and 2022 …

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