Denied Gender Change at DMV: Government Workers Need More Education | SouthFloridaGayNews.com

Changing government ID can be very difficult, even when the law is in your favor, and government officials often feel free to give vent to prejudice.

Denied Gender Change at DMV: Government Workers Need More Education | SouthFloridaGayNews.com: "I returned to the Florida DMV to have my gender marker changed and after standing in line for 3 hours to my amazement I was denied. I was informed that only a supervisor could change the gender marker on my license and it seemed the supervisor was not at work that day.

I was flabbergasted because I had followed all of the instructions word for word yet I was turned away and refused."

She never did succeed in having her ID changed.

Career Stopped Because of Employment Discrimination

Nancy Nangeroni, a highly regarded trans advocate, tells her story, one that is, unfortunately, all too common:

Bay Windows - New England's largest GLBT newspaper: "My successes included a patented design that gave Bose a significant advantage over competitors; the first successful electronic telephone ringer transducer; and a PC plug-in card that became a telephony industry standard for 10 years. As you probably know, 10 years is a long time in the PC industry."

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Issues Guidance on Transgender Employees | Just Out

The federal government has been working on these guidelines for a while. I am glad to see that these are finally out.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Issues Guidance on Transgender Employees | Just Out: "Federal agencies can no longer use ignorance as an excuse when it comes to the (mis)treatment of transgender employees. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management outlined in a Friday memo policies and concepts relating to the employment of transgender people as well as guidelines for when an employee transitions in the workplace."

Interference not needed � Ventura County Star

This is a letter to the editor of the Ventura County Star newspaper, objecting to non-discrimination laws generally, and particularly those for trans employees. I post this here so that we can see the face of public rejection of such laws: not that I am prejudiced, but that prejudiced employers need protection. It is obvious that this person has no idea what kind of discrimination we are facing, partly because he or she has not, and cannot, experience it. It is too bad there is no treatment for lack of empathy.

Interference not needed -- Ventura County Star: "If an employee needs the protection of government, then he or she probably isn’t contributing sufficiently to the success of the organization and need to be booted anyway."

Las Vegas Business Press :: News : Shield for transgenders

A personal story about the new Nevada non-discrimination law.

Las Vegas Business Press :: News : Shield for transgenders: "Imagine losing a job that paid more than $100,000 a year, losing your health insurance and being forced from your home, all just because people didn't like who you are.

Karen Grayson says all that happened to her after people discovered the person they always knew as a man was part of the transgender community and sometimes dressed as a woman.

Now Grayson, who is transitioning from a man into a woman, is hoping a new state law banning job discrimination against transgender individuals will prevent others from suffering a similar fate."

California Bill Could Protect Cross-Dressing in the Work Force - FoxNews.com

This news headline and story from Fox News is interesting, because it makes no mention of the fact that California already protects gender identity and expression in the workplace. The new law would add those words to the civil rights statute in order to clarify that such protection already exists. Thus, the new law would provide no greater protection than the old. It appears as if the story is focused on the fears of opponents, rather than the facts of the proposal. The article also implies that the potential prejudices of customers, real or perceived, should permit an employer to fire an employee based on protected characteristics, whether gender identity, race or religion.

California Bill Could Protect Cross-Dressing in the Work Force - FoxNews.com: "A California bill working its way through the state legislature providing more protection for transgender individuals in the workplace could allow for cross-dressing employees to wear whatever they want to work, despite workplace dress codes."

CT House moves law to prohibit transgender discrimination

In 2000, the Connecticut Human Rights Commission ruled that transgender employees are protected in Connecticut. There have been several attempts to add "gender identity" to legislation in Connecticut. Here is the latest.

The Day - House moves to protect those who change gender | News from southeastern Connecticut: "The Democrat-controlled state House passed an anti-discrimination bill late Thursday night that supporters said would protect transgender people from discrimination"

Coming Out In The Chemical Sciences

Everyone know that "chemistry" can be important in the workplace environment. Here's what actual chemists have to say about it.

Coming Out In The Chemical Sciences | Employment | Chemical & Engineering News: "Job satisfaction is even harder to attain for transgender chemists.

“Michael,” who asked that his name be changed for this story, transitioned from female to male when he was an undergraduate student. Now a postdoc in a chemistry department at a large research university, Michael says he has not told anybody at his workplace about his gender reassignment out of fear of repercussions. “My past experiences have shown me that if I am out, it dramatically changes the way that people interact with me, and it makes me feel unsafe in my work environment,” he says."