Sentences with phrase «measure gender identity»

Although, despite our urging, the state does not measure gender identity, research shows transgender youth face enormous challenges as well.

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The law itself blocks local governments from passing their own measures that ban discrimination in public places on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Hoylman - Glick measure ---- which is broader than its title suggests, also barring efforts to change a minor's gender identity and expression ---- is similar to legislation enacted in the past two years by California and New Jersey.

New York State's Assembly has passed a measure aimed at preventing discrimination due to a person's gender identity or expression.

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.

Comptroller DiNapoli and the New York State Common Retirement Fund believe that board diversity, inclusive of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, is an essential measure of sound governance and a critical attribute of a well - functioning board.

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

On the IAT measuring children's gender identity, transgender children showed a strong implicit identification with their expressed gender.

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.

Franken also introduced a measure that would prohibit discrimination in public schools on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.

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.

Factor 4.1, «Equal treatment and absence of discrimination,» measures whether individuals are free from discrimination - based on socio - economic status, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, or gender identity - including with respect to public services, employment, court proceedings, and the justice system.

Countries around the world are called upon to «adopt appropriate legislative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate discrimination in the public and private spheres on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity» and to «take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate prejudicial treatment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity at every stage of the judicial process, in civil and criminal proceedings and all other judicial and administrative proceedings which determine rights and obligations...»

[30] When comparing such children to the children of opposite - sex parents there tends to be no difference «on measures of popularity, social adjustment, gender role behavior, gender identity, intelligence, self - concept, emotional problems, interest in marriage and parenting, locus of control, moral development, independence, ego functions, object relations, or self esteem.»