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‘We shall overcome’: Hundreds of LGBT supporters rally after Transgender woman is beaten in McDonald’s

LGBT Weekly14 years ago13 years ago04 mins

Across an overwhelmingly large crowd of supporters, the song ‘We Shall Overcome’ could be heard during a Monday night vigil in support of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis – the same woman who was brutally attacked in a Baltimore McDonald’s after using a public restroom. The video – taped by an McDonald’s employee, now fired…

Assembly Judiciary Committee Passes Gender Nondiscrimination Act

editor14 years ago05 mins

The Assembly Judiciary Committee today passed the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 877) by a 7-1 vote. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and is sponsored by Equality California and co-sponsored by the Transgender Law Center. AB 887 seeks to strengthen employment, housing and other civil rights protections for transgender people and…

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‘We shall overcome’: Hundreds of LGBT supporters rally after Transgender woman is beaten in McDonald’s

Assembly Judiciary Committee Passes Gender Nondiscrimination Act