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Linus · 11-02-2012, 12:17 PM

Saw this story: http://www.canada.com/news/national/...924/story.html and made me wonder... hrmm... could this potentially open a door for FTMs?

DMW · 11-02-2012, 04:37 PM

Biden Gets It: Trans Rights Are a Defining Civil Rights Fight

by WATCHER Posted November 02, 2012 (6 hours ago)
http://www.sodahead.com/united-state...stion-3292249/

http://www.care2.com/causes/biden-ge...#ixzz2B52Y92U2

Nadeest · 11-02-2012, 10:54 PM

Linus, I think that it is possible that it eventually will open a door, but it is going to take lots of time, I'm afraid. There are also likely to be transphobes that freak out about it, if they find out that transmen are using this to help themselves father children.

Greyson · 12-14-2012, 10:50 AM

Transgender college hoops player keeps head high

By LISA LEFF
Associated Press

In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, according to advocates, the first transsexual to play college hoops as both a man and a woman.

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/13/505...ps-player.html

alexri · 12-14-2012, 01:31 PM

http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/2773

The last 12 months saw great advances in the areas of employment protections and health care access that should continue to yield considerable progress for months and years to come.

(My notes: very good start, a long way to go)

alexri · 12-15-2012, 09:32 PM

http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/c...inclusive-heal

Since 2004, the HRC Foundation has asked employers whether they offer transgender health benefits without exclusion as part of its annual Corporate Equality Index survey. Businesses large and small have removed transgender exclusions from their health insurance contracts and modified clinical guidelines to provide health insurance coverage for mental health counseling, hormone therapy, medical visits, surgical procedures and other treatments related to gender transition or sex reassignment.

11-02-2012, 12:17 PM	#1
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12-14-2012, 10:50 AM	#4
Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,146 Times in 2,005 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Transphobia and Ageism? Transgender college hoops player keeps head high By LISA LEFF Associated Press In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, according to advocates, the first transsexual to play college hoops as both a man and a woman. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/13/505...ps-player.html __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale

12-14-2012, 01:31 PM	#5
alexri Member How Do You Identify?: - Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 549 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,209 Thanked 2,799 Times in 468 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	2012: An Amazing Year for Transgender Rights http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/2773 The last 12 months saw great advances in the areas of employment protections and health care access that should continue to yield considerable progress for months and years to come. (My notes: very good start, a long way to go)

12-15-2012, 09:32 PM	#6
alexri Member How Do You Identify?: - Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 549 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,209 Thanked 2,799 Times in 468 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Corporate Equality Index: List of Businesses with Transgender-Inclusive Health Insurance Benefits http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/c...inclusive-heal Since 2004, the HRC Foundation has asked employers whether they offer transgender health benefits without exclusion as part of its annual Corporate Equality Index survey. Businesses large and small have removed transgender exclusions from their health insurance contracts and modified clinical guidelines to provide health insurance coverage for mental health counseling, hormone therapy, medical visits, surgical procedures and other treatments related to gender transition or sex reassignment.

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11-02-2012, 04:37 PM	#2
DMW Member How Do You Identify?: FTM/Male (Will 14) Relationship Status: Caught An Angel and she doesn't lie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: @ Posts: 784 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,256 Thanked 1,858 Times in 614 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Biden Gets It: Trans Rights Are a Defining Civil Rights Fight by WATCHER Posted November 02, 2012 (6 hours ago) http://www.sodahead.com/united-state...stion-3292249/ http://www.care2.com/causes/biden-ge...#ixzz2B52Y92U2

11-02-2012, 10:54 PM	#3
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077997	Linus, I think that it is possible that it eventually will open a door, but it is going to take lots of time, I'm afraid. There are also likely to be transphobes that freak out about it, if they find out that transmen are using this to help themselves father children.