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Just thought I'd share my experience with purchasing needles and syringes in California without a prescription ( Read more... )

I have started the ball rolling a bit in my workplace about advocating for a trans-inclusive health insurance plan. So I thought I'd share some of the things I've come across in my research ( Read more... )

Report of the initial decision

Comment by Dr. Rosanna Capolingua, head of the Australian Medical Association

Does anyone know what the youngest age has been for an equivalent decision in the United States?

The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act recently passed both the United States House and Senate by insane margins (414 to 1 and 95 to 0, respectively), and is expected to be signed by President Bush. You can read more about the House and Senate GINA bills on Genome.gov, but the basic idea is to prevent discrimination in employment and health ( Read more... )

I signed the petition "Objection to DSM-V Committee Members on Gender Identity Disorders" because the current committee members promote transphobic, discredited "reparative" therapy. I believe their presence on a committee that determines guidelines for treating transpeople can only negatively influence medical access. Please consider signing as ( Read more... )

Equality North Carolina Celebrates New Discrimination Protections for State Employees 4/14/2008 - Equality North Carolina announced today a significant victory in its campaign to end legal discrimination in our state. The 2008 edition of the State Personnel Manual, which covers most state employees, now includes a prohibition of discrimination ( Read more... )

i was wondering if anyone knew about the new law in nyc that was possibly being passed to allow transgender people to change their gender on their bc with 2 letters from doctors?

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Hi, everyone--

When danielray asked all of us what we would do if elected moderator, I wrote that I wanted to start a dynamic update of the community info to address current issues and disagreements about what is and is not proper to post. After seeing recent posts, it's clear to me that our policies about "milestone" posts need to be clarified and ( Read more... )