ICE: Transgender women to be housed in facilities for women
A memorandum from Immigration and Customs Enforcement suggests transgender women who are detained will start being held in women's facilities. Member groups from the #Not1More campaign released a statement criticizing the guidance for being too narrow, saying that it "still allows for practices that have been denounced as inhumane -- including administrative segregation, 'protective custody,' and isolated pods -- as adequate forms of housing for transgender individuals." BuzzFeed
(6/29), Advocate.com
(6/29), The Huffington Post/The Associated Press
(6/29)
N.J. Senate, Assembly approve transgender birth certificate legislation
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly approved legislation that would allow transgender individuals to change their birth certificates to reflect their gender. The bill would amend the state's current procedures, which required individuals to provide proof of surgery. The proposal would allow a new certificate after a health provider indicated the person had sought appropriate treatment for a gender transition. Metro Weekly (Washington, D.C.)
(6/26)
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The Advocate reflects on its purpose after marriage equality
The Advocate, along with other groups that campaign for LGBT rights, are reflecting on the next step in their efforts after the legalization of marriage equality. "Our community -- now much broader than the homophile movement mentioned by those early editors -- is still far from equal. No longer just homosexuals, but transgender people, lesbians, bisexuals, genderqueer individuals, asexual people, and our allies are still 'out to win their legal rights.' And those rights don't end with marriage. In fact, that's only the beginning," the editorial board of The Advocate writes. Advocate.com
(6/29)
Columnist: "I wish Larry had lived to see Friday"
In a time of anti-black violence and the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality, Charles M. Blow reflects on his cousin Larry, who was murdered in an act of anti-gay violence in Louisiana. "Larry lived a kind of amplified erasure: black and non-heteronormative. And, he lived it as boldly as he could at a time when it was dangerous to do so and in a place where there was little support or protection," Blow writes. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(6/29)
Commentary: U.S. "marriage penalty" affects low-income, disabled LGBT people
Jordan Gwendolyn Davis writes about how even in light of the legalization of same-sex marriage, it is still inaccessible to low-income, disabled LGBT people. "Even before the Supreme Court ruled in favor of nationwide marriage equality, I kept getting stuck on one fact: Even if Jessica and I can legally marry, we really don't have the option to. That is, we don't have the option unless we want to risk losing the disability benefits that sustain our survival," Davis writes. Advocate.com
(6/29)
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Out officials around the country celebrate marriage equality decision
Several out officials, including Reps. Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan, Mark Takano and Houston Mayor Annise Parker, celebrated Friday's landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages nationwide. WKOW-TV (Madison, Wis.)
(6/26), Houston Press
(6/26), The Princeton Packet (N.J.)
(6/26), Roll Call (free content)
(6/26), WTNH-TV (New Haven, Conn.)
(6/26)
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U.S. landmarks lit in rainbow colors after marriage decision
Following the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, a range of famous landmarks across the country, including the White House, Niagara Falls, a bridge in Little Rock, Ark., and the Empire State Building, all turned on rainbow lights to show their support. Advocate.com
(6/27)
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I've always said, 'Love is love, family is family.' And we know discrimination against love, against family, is wrong, and now we have the Supreme Court of the United States saying it's also unconstitutional."
-- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the first openly gay U.S. senator in history, commenting on the Supreme Court's ruling on legalizing same-sex marriages nationwide, as quoted by WKOW-TV.
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