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• Zapata family after verdict: ‘Justice was achieved for my sister ... - The Colorado Independent
Los Angeles Times
• Zapata family after verdict: ‘Justice was achieved for my sister ...
The Colorado Independent, CO
Andrade was found guilty on all counts including first degree murder and a bias-motivated crime in the beating death of Angie Zapata, a transgender woman. (Pool photo/Eric Bellamy, Greeley Tribune) In a statement read to the media, Zapata praised Weld ...
Testimony in transgender slaying trial winds down Examiner.com
Reporter Blog From Transgender Murder Trial Of Allen Andrade TheDenverChannel.com
Taped calls played in transgender slaying trial KRDO
Melbourne Community Voice - CNN
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Categories: Transgender News
Transgender Rights Bill Comes Before Senate Hearing - WMUR
Transgender Rights Bill Comes Before Senate Hearing
WMUR, NH
CONCORD, NH -- A controversial bill focusing on rights for transgender people was being debated in Concord on Thursday. The bill narrowly passed the House by one vote after it was previously rejected. The Senate is now considering the bill, ...
Categories: Transgender News
FAU could be one of first schools to protect transgendered people ... - TCPalm
FAU could be one of first schools to protect transgendered people ...
TCPalm, FL
Florida Atlantic University would become the latest state school to specifically protect gays and lesbians from harassment and discrimination, and one of the first to protect transgendered people, if a student plan succeeds. ...
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Murder Suspect Said To Have Victims' Items - Washington Post
Murder Suspect Said To Have Victims' Items
Washington Post, United States
Associated Press Man Convicted in Murder: A jury in Greeley found a Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder for beating a transgender woman to death with a fire extinguisher. Jurors deliberated two hours before convicting Allen Andrade, 32, ...
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Murder and Hate Verdict in Transgender Case - New York Times
ABC News
Murder and Hate Verdict in Transgender Case
New York Times, United States
A jury took just two hours Wednesday to find a Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of an 18-year-old transgender woman, and determined that the act was a hate crime. Mr. Andrade, right, in court Wednesday with a public defender, ...
Jury reaches verdict in Colo. transgender slaying The Associated Press
Colorado Man Found Guilty For Killing Transgender Woman MyStateline.com
Life in prison for killer in transgender murder Denver Post
Washington Times - KJCT8.com
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Wallace: nu's housing policy pushes transgender students off-campus - North by Northwestern
Wallace: nu's housing policy pushes transgender students off-campus
North by Northwestern, IL
I consider myself an exception, as most transgender people I know regularly struggle to access education, housing, and jobs. Policies such as Northwestern's that refuse to accommodate gender-variant students are absolutely discriminatory and ultimately ...
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Man found guilty in death of transgender woman, sentenced to life - KJCT8.com
ABC News
Man found guilty in death of transgender woman, sentenced to life
KJCT8.com, CO
(AP) - A jury has found a Thornton man guilty of first-degree murder in the beating death of a transgender woman. Jurors deliberated only about two hours today before convicting 32-year-old Allen Andrade in the death of 18-year-old Angie Zapata. ...
Jury Convicts Colo. Man Of Transgender Slaying CBS2 Chicago
Jury Ready To Deliberate In Transgender Murder On Top Magazine
Andrade gets life for murder of transgendered woman Denver Post
Fort Collins Now - Twirlit
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Gregoire oks transgender hate-crime protection - Seattle Times
Gregoire oks transgender hate-crime protection
Seattle Times, United States
Attacks against transgender people could be prosecuted as hate crimes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire. By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Attacks against transgender people could be prosecuted as hate crimes under a bill signed into ...
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Poll: Support Seen For Medical Marijuana, Parental Notification - WMUR
Poll: Support Seen For Medical Marijuana, Parental Notification
WMUR, NH
Residents were more split on the issue of transgender rights. Thirty-eight percent of residents said they were more likely to vote for a candidate who supported a law protecting transgendered individuals, while 16 percent said they were less likely. ...
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NH Sen holding hearing on transgender protections - Fox44 News
NH Sen holding hearing on transgender protections
Fox44 News, Vermont
AP - April 22, 2009 2:05 PM ET CONCORD, NH (AP) - The New Hampshire Senate is holding a hearing Thursday on legislation to protect transgender individuals from discrimination. The House killed the bill, then revived and passed it by one vote. ...
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YOUR OPINION: Transgender bill is serious, not frivolous - The Patriot Ledger
YOUR OPINION: Transgender bill is serious, not frivolous
The Patriot Ledger, MA
I feel I must respond to the “Transgender bill is ‘insanity'” letter sent in by a woman in Pembroke, and to any others who have argued the same point. Anyone who writes a letter to the editor on a political topic that deals with “equality” or ...
LGBT advocates fight back against 'bathroom bill' rhetoric Bay Windows
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ACLU demands LGBT website access for TN students - OneNewsNow
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ACLU demands LGBT website access for TN students
OneNewsNow, MS
The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that the school system unblock "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" websites by April 29, 2009, or face a lawsuit. The ACLU claims the filtering software employed by Knox County -- which is provided ...
ACLU Accuses Tenn. Districts Of Blocking Gay-Themed Web Sites Education Week News (subscription)
ACLU Asks Tennessee Schools to Stop Banning Gay Educational Sites School Library Journal
Gay Issues Websites Blocked at Schools Momlogic.com
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Gay and transgender mental health addressed - Scotsman
Gay and transgender mental health addressed
Scotsman, United Kingdom
A SERIES of events promoting the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people will take place in Edinburgh. The Capital's LGBT health and wellbeing centre will run the series – called The Mind Matters programme. ...
Students' silence supports gay rights Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
EDGE Publications Launches LGBT iPhone Application EDGE Boston
Allies have day of silence to promote LGBT awareness Daily Pennsylvanian
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Transgender Bill Passes Assembly; Bellwether for Gay Marriage? - Village Voice
Village Voice
Transgender Bill Passes Assembly; Bellwether for Gay Marriage?
Village Voice, NY
As explained by the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, current anti-discrimination law, which protects gay citizens, is too narrowly defined because "not all transgender people are gay... When transgender people face discrimination it often has no ...
Assembly Again Approves Gender Rights Measure Gay City News
NY Assembly Passes Trans Rights Bill Advocate.com
New York State passes trangendered protection law PinkNews.co.uk
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Testimony in transgender slaying trial winds down - Examiner.com
Los Angeles Times
Testimony in transgender slaying trial winds down
Examiner.com
(Map, News) - A Greeley police detective has testified that a fire extinguisher found 13 blocks from the apartment of a slain transgender woman may be related to her death. Thirty-two-year-old Allen Andrade is accused of beating 18-year-old Angie ...
Reporter Blog From Transgender Murder Trial Of Allen Andrade TheDenverChannel.com
Taped calls played in transgender slaying trial KRDO
Transgender Woman's Killer On Trial Melbourne Community Voice
CNN - Greeley Tribune
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Court ruling allows transgender people to change CA birth certificate - The Desert Sun
Court ruling allows transgender people to change CA birth certificate
The Desert Sun, CA
The April 10 decision stemmed from a case brought by the Transgender Law Center on behalf of Gigi Marie Somers, a 67-year-old transgender woman born in California living in Kansas, according to a news release. Somers had sex reassignment surgery in ...
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