Sentences with phrase «gender identity in»

Legislation has been introduced each of the past few years, and was again introduced in the 2017 General Assembly which would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the Fair Housing Law.

HUD prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in HUD funded housing.

At least 200 cities and counties in the U.S. have banned discrimination based on gender identity in various aspects, including employment, housing, and public accommodations.

Experienced staff affirm patients» sexual orientation and gender identity in a supportive environment.

«With the Local Legal Protections feature available on all property details pages on Trulia, homebuyers will know if their prospective new home is in a place where there are laws to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations,» Trulia general manager and senior vice president Tim Correia wrote in a blog post announcing the tool.

About 30 per cent of refugee claims based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Canada are rejected by the IRB.

A second, related issue is the fact that sexual minorities have to declare their sexual orientation and gender identity in order to access state protection.

Asylum Claims Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Europe, VU University 2011.

Denmark opted out of the 2004 Directive, but does recognise the claims of gay and lesbian applicants (see S. Jansen and T. Spijkerboer, Fleeing Homophobia: Asylum Claims Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Europe, Amsterdam, 2011, p. 24, fn.

The study with 32 transgender children, ages 5 to 12, was led by psychological scientist Kristina Olson of the University of Washington, and is one of the first to explore gender identity in transgender children using implicit measures that operate outside conscious awareness.

Tony Morgan turned to themes of gender identity in the early»70s, establishing Herman, his part - woman alter ego.

Inspired by Fluxus, using the mediums of video and performance, he turned to themes of gender identity in the early»70s, establishing Herman, his part - woman alter ego.

Harris, who grew up in New York City and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, came to prominence in 1994 when Whitney Museum of American Art curator Thelma Golden included his large - format Polaroid pictures of friends, family members and himself in poses and guises challenging racial and gender identity in her seminal exhibition «Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art.»

These booths cover topics such as race and gender identity in media, consumerism, media and health, and product placement.

The Right To Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America's Public Schools.

To address this need, USC Rossier has created «Students and Gender Identity: A Guide for Schools,» which is a collection of tools and resources to support conversations surrounding gender identity in the classroom.

Education staff will voice their concerns today (Tuesday) about the lack of meaningful, informed discussion surrounding gender identity in schools.

Massachusetts» ESSA Plan, in its Title II section, points to family engagement training opportunities to support its pre-K and K Standards and, under Title IV, the state identifies opportunities for «joint professional networking opportunities on topics such as transitions between pre-K and kindergarten, family engagement and gender identity in the early years.

Melissa Joy Bollow Tempel said she encountered pushback when she wanted to start including professional development on gender identity in the training she provided as a culturally responsive teacher - leader in the Milwaukee Public Schools district.

Dr. Hunt explains that because it's up to individual states to determine whether or not to include questions about gender identity in their surveys, there is a lack of data on the topic.

Olson wanted to better understand gender identity in transgender children, taking a scientific approach to investigating whether their gender identity is deeply held, confused, or simply pretense, as some have argued.

The study, led by psychological scientist Kristina Olson of the University of Washington, is one of the first to explore gender identity in transgender children using implicit measures that operate outside conscious awareness and are, therefore, less susceptible to modification than self - report measures.

Researchers examined youths» developing gender identity in survey responses from French adolescents over four years, starting in sixth grade and following them each year until ninth grade.

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes gender identity in its nondiscrimination clause, to what extent it will protect transgender people from denial of coverage remains to be seen, she adds.

• Include questions regarding gender identity in health surveys to help monitor the progress and effects of new transgender health care measures.

Colorado enacts non-discrimination law: «Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation today prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, public accommodations, credit transactions, juror service, and other areas.

The Cuomo administration told insurance companies they can not discriminate or deny coverage to people based on gender identity in New York after DFS received complaints from transgender individuals who said they were denied services in certain circumstances.

Look at the definitions of transgender and gender identity in Cuomo's proposed law (which is probably similar to other state's laws):

In response, DiNapoli said this policy isn't enough and noted the Securities & Exchange Commission denied that inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in this policy was a reason to block the resolution.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, pending in committee in both the House and Senate, would bar job bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most public and private workforce situations.

«Signatory organisations agree that neither sexual orientation nor gender identity in themselves are indicators of a mental disorder.»

It explains what emboldened the Obama administration to force every public school to comply with students» professed gender identity in every domain.

Instead, the researchers say we need organizational initiatives that encourage women to identify positively with their gender identity in the workplace — not to be wary of trying to help other women succeed.

She wears high heels / I wear sneakers / We're each expressing our gender identities in ways that make us feel comfortable / Date me

Middle - grade fiction has seen an uptick in transgender characters or those questioning their gender identities in recent years.

For half a century now, Lynn Hershman Leeson has made pioneering contributions to performance, conceptual art, new media, and film with works whose formal and technical experimentation is matched by her fearlessness in the deconstruction of gendered identity in a misogynist and technologically mediated world.

In deploying the term «queer abstraction,» Finkelstein cites a specific discourse around the mutual exchange of non-referential imagery and sexual and gender identities in order to intervene in it.

Not exact matches

Catherine Lhamon, the Department of Education's assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement that the government would «vigorously enforce Title IX's prohibition against discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity, in every applicable school.»

As more and more people opt to make their diverse sexual and gender identities public, and as choice - craving individuals seek clothing that perfectly reflects their personal style, retail and fashion insiders expect sales of androgynous duds to climb in the years ahead.

«If the way a person expresses their gender identity does not «match» the gender in their passport this can lead to distressing questions.

In 29 states, it «s still not explicitly illegal to discriminate against both employees and prospective hires based on sexual orientation — and 32 states allow workplace discrimination based on gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization.

ENDA (the Employee Non-Discrimination Act), which would prohibit all employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the Senate in November but still awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

The prom king issue was ultimately resolved; now the school district has policies in place stating that you may run for whichever is more aligned to your gender identity.

-- Discriminating against or harassing an employee because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity, in combination with another unlawful reason, for example, on the basis of transgender status and race, or sexual orientation and disability.

We've been tabulating data over the years that show increases in the experience of inclusion according to racial and ethnic identity, gender and expression identity, disabilities, and many others.

Republican officials in numerous states have opposed that campaign, saying schools should not be required to let such students use bathrooms or locker rooms based on their gender identity.

Of the Fortune 500 companies, 66 % include «gender identity» in their anti-discrimination policies; 34 % offer trans inclusive benefits, including surgical procedures for employees who wish for a medical transition.

Born as Bradley Manning to a Welsh mother and an American father, Manning also elevated discussion on LGBT rights in the military after her struggles with gender identity came to light in the midst of the WikiLeaks scandal.

Keisling's organization, for example, held a call - in session Friday to provide advice to transgender people worried that changing their gender designation on federal and state identity documents might become more difficult in the new political environment.

As it stands, the law prevents local governments in North Carolina from passing nondiscrimination ordinances, and bans transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.