| This is a collection of articles of interest to TYFA friends and allies. These items originally appeared on the website's home page, and are listed by date, the most recent first. |
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February 26, 2010 - In a conference sponsored by the School Law Section of the State Bar
of Texas, and hosted by the University of Texas Law School's
Continuing Legal Education program, Phyllis Randolph Frye delivered a message that she
hopes "will positively influence the respectful treatment by schools
of both transgender kids and teachers during the next decade.".  |
| February 22, 2010 - EQUAL Empowerment Summit 2010 - The EQUAL Empowerment Summit is an exciting day-long event for
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), queer youth and straight allies, and
educators across the Kansas City metro area.
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| February 22, 2010 - Yale Daily News: News' View: The power of students
- Gender-neutral housing shows the impact student activism can have. |
| February 18, 2010 - GLAADBlog: “The Dr. Oz Show” Raises the Bar for Transgender Talk Show Coverage - "In the introductory segment of his hour-long health show, Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted two transgender children and their families to discuss their process of realizing and embracing their respective identities" (Video link below) |
February 18, 2010 - Please join GLAAD and Trans Youth Family Allies in thanking Dr. Mehmet Oz and his show's
producers for ensuring that these children and their families were
represented in such a rich, meaningful, and respectful manner.
Sign the letter HERE. |
Groundbreaking Dr. Oz Show on Transgender Children
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who rose to fame as a regular medical correspondent on Oprah, talked with two transgender youngsters and their families about their experiences growing up and their parents’ decision to support them. Watch the video HERE. |
| February 15, 2010 - WorldNetDaily: Maine considers banning biology-based restrooms - 'Transgender ID' in schools under scrutiny by human-rights commission. "A proposal by the Maine Human Rights Commission to establish a broad right for "transgender" boys to use girls restrooms in all Maine schools will be the subject of a public hearing scheduled by the commission March 1." |
February 13, 2010 - Trans Talk: One Million Transgender Youth And Young Adults In the US?
In statistics extrapolated from the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau figures by San Francisco School Board member Rachel Norton, this figure seems highly likely. |
February 13, 2010 - The Japan Times: School lets boy with gender identity disorder try attending as girl.
"An 8-year-old boy who suffers mental woes caused by
gender identity disorder has attended a public elementary school as a
girl since last fall" |
February 11, 2010 - Tranifesto: Transgender kids and sports: what's fair for everyone?
"When I was in sixth grade, both my nemesis and my idol were the same
person--Mary Louise.
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February 3, 2010 - Boston.com: Case backs need for sex-change surgery, US tax court rules costs deductible.
"The US Tax Court ruled yesterday that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation, a decision that could have wide implications for transgender people." |
| January 27, 2010 - Human Rights Campaign:Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 Introduced in U.S. House. The measure would prohibit discrimination against public school students on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.. |
January 24, 2010 - studentpulse.com: "I spoke with Kim Pearson, the executive director of the national advocacy organization TransYouth Family Allies, to learn more about the struggles faced by transgender and gender-variant children in schools2. The first thing she mentioned was transgender children being diagnosed with nonexistent conditions."
This is an in-depth evaluation of the the lack of a basic understanding of trans youth in our nation's schools. |
| January 20, 2010 - NCTE: "The U.S. Department of Justice [has joined] a landmark federal lawsuit on behalf of a gender non-conforming middle school student who faced a two-year ordeal of harassment and abuse because of his gender expression. The Department's action last week marks the first time in a decade the US government has gone to court to combat discrimination based on gender expression." |
| January 12, 2010 - AcceptingDad: New Study Confirms Supportive Parenting Does Not Hurt Gender Non-Conforming Children. Barbie won’t hurt your boy. |
| January 8, 2010 - JustOut.com - Kindergarten Complications : Reporter Megan A. Gex tells the inspiring story of 5 year old Oliver, a kindergarten student and transboy in Silverton, OR, as he transitions successfully both at home and in school. |
January, 2010 - Fisher & Phillips, LLC - Should Your School's Dress Code Address Transgender Students? : "Although school officials might find dress code enforcement challenging, dress code violations in the past tended to be fairly routine...."
"But a new wrinkle in the dress code debate has developed, with some students demanding to express their gender or sexual identities by cross-gender dressing." |
| January 6, 2010 - The New York Times - U.S. Job Site Bans Bias Over Gender Identity : "The Obama administration has inserted language into the federal jobs Web site explicitly banning employment discrimination based on gender identity." |
January 1, 2010 - Pam's House Blend - [Transgender] Amanda Simpson Appointed Senior Technical Advisor For The U.S. Bureau Of Industry And Security: "I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me. And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, it demonstrates a commitment to hire the best qualified for a position and thus this appointment is symbolic of future opportunities for many others."
~Amanda Simpson |
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