Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report Titled, “Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions” | In Custodia Legis
Today's blog post announces a newly published legal report by the Law Library of Congress focusing on access to information for persons with disabilities in selected jurisdictions.
The (mis)representation of queer lives in true crime - Abbie E. Goldberg, editor.
"This book examines the representation and misrepresentation of queer people in true crime, addressing their status as both victims and perpetrators in actual crime, as well as how the media portrays them. The chapters apply an intersectional perspective in examining criminal cases involving LGBTQ people, as well as the true crime media content surrounding the cases. The book illuminates how sexual orientation, gender, race, and other social locations impact the treatment of queer people in the criminal legal system as well as the mass media. Each chapter describes one or more high-profile criminal cases involving queer people (e.g., the murders of Brandon Teena and Kitty Genovese; serial killer Aileen Wuornos; the Pulse nightclub mass shooting). The authors examine how the case(s) are portrayed in the media via news, film, podcasts, documentaries, books, social media, and more. Each chapter discusses not only what is visible or emphasized by the media, but also what is invisible in the accounting or societal focus surrounding the case. Lesser known (but similar) cases are used in the book to call attention to how race, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, social class, and/or other features influence the dominant narrative surrounding these cases. Each chapter addresses "teachable moments" from each case and its coverage, leaving readers with several considerations to take with them into the future. The book also provides media resources and supplemental materials, so that curious readers, including scholars, students, content creators, and advocates can examine the cases and media content further. The book will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, psychology, sociology, law, media studies, sexuality studies, and cultural studies and people with an interest in true crime"--
This free website shows how to make a gender transition.
It tells about gender identity and gender expression, as well as the social, legal, and medical ways to make a transgender transition.
It has lists of people who can help. You can learn how to pay for transition.
There is also help for young people and their families.
About this Collection | AIDS Memorial Quilt Records | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
This online collection presents digitized images of the AIDS Memorial Quilt panel maker files housed in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The panel maker files contain more than 150,000 mementos and ephemera submitted by Quilt panel makers to the NAMES Project and the National AIDS Memorial, which memorializes victims of HIV/AIDS. Conceived by Cleve Jones and friends in response to the AIDS epidemic unfolding in San Francisco, California, it was first displayed on the National Mall on October 11, 1987 at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The Quilt's impact was immediate and helped transform discussions about HIV/AIDS victims, treatment, prevention, prejudice, and taboos. Since 1987 the Quilt has grown to nearly 50,000 panels memorializing 110,000 individuals - the largest piece of community folk art ever created - and has traveled all over the world.
Inside the Supreme Court arguments on transgender care - SCOTUSblog
The biggest case of the term, so far, is being argued this morning and there is anticipation in the chilly Washington air. Demonstrators on each side of United States v. Skrmetti, the dispute over access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers, have arrived early in front o
Trans Health - Health and Fitness for Transgender People
Online since 2001, Trans-Health.com is a comprehensive collection of health-related articles, many of which have been referenced in academic publications.
FOLX is a nationwide healthcare provider for the LGBTQIA+ community. We deliver affirming and joyful care that celebrates your identity and honors your choices.
All Are Welcome - The Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute Of Arizona | Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute of AZ
Welcome To The Sexual Orientation & Gender Institute Of Arizona (SOGIA), A Comprehensive Behavioral/mental Health Center Dedicated To Meeting The Needs Of The Arizona LGBTQIA+ Community. Dr. Josh Kellison Phd And His Team Are Looking Forward To Meeting You Soon. Schedule A Consultation - Call 480-780-0278 Today!
Equality Arizona is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that LGBTQ+ Arizonans are treated equally under the law, our full human and civil rights are respected by every level of government, and we have the same rights and obligations as every other citizen of our state and nation.
GLSEN Arizona believes that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education. We are a local chapter of a national network of educators and students working to make this right a reality. Learn more about who we are and how to get involved with our mission.
Chase Strangio Makes History: First Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court
Next week, our guest Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. Strangio will argue on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBTQ & HIV Project that Tennessee’s state ban on gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender children is a form of sex discrimination. “Our hope is that the cultural anxiety about trans people … is not going to sway the justices from applying straightforward constitutional principles,” says Strangio about the case. We also discuss recent cultural backlash against trans rights as part of an “approach to gender that is regressive and dangerous.” The Democratic Party has been unwilling to provide a robust defense to conservative attacks on trans identity, says Strangio, ceding ground to the further loss of the community’s civil rights and protections. Yet even as trans people are “demonized” and blamed for structural problems in the U.S., he adds, “We have always resisted. We have always taken care of each other. No matter what happens, that is what we’ll do.”
This report describes experiences of violence, poor mental health, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, school connectedness, and unstable housing among high school students who identify as transgender.
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court’s December argument session will feature the challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, as well as a case by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust seeking compensation for the seizure of the property by the Hungarian government and a
First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court
The ACLU’s Chase Strangio is representing a group of trans people opposing Tennessee’s Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.
Fair shake : women and the fight to build a just economy - Naomi R. Cahn.
"A stirring, comprehensive look at the state of women in the workforce--why women's progress has stalled, how our economy fosters unproductive competition, and how we can fix the system that holds women back. In an era of supposed great equality, women are still falling behind in the workplace. Even with more women in the workforce than in decades past, wage gaps continue to increase. It is the most educated women who have fallen the furthest behind. Blue-collar women hold the most insecure and badly paid jobs in our economy. And even as we celebrate high-profile representation--women on the board of Fortune 500 companies and our first female vice president--women have limited recourse when they experience harassment and discrimination. Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy explains that the system that governs our economy-a winner-take-all economy-is the root cause of these myriad problems. The WTA economy self-selects for aggressive, cutthroat business tactics, which creates a feedback loop that sidelines women. The authors, three legal scholars, call this feedback loop "the triple bind": if women don't compete on the same terms as men, they lose; if women do compete on the same terms as men, they're punished more harshly for their sharp elbows or actual misdeeds; and when women see that they can't win on the same terms as men, they take themselves out of the game (if they haven't been pushed out already). With odds like these stacked against them, it's no wonder women feel like, no matter how hard they work, they can't get ahead. Fair Shake is not a "fix the woman" book; it's a "fix the system" book. It not only diagnoses the problem of what's wrong with the modern economy, but shows how, with awareness and collective action, we can build a truly just economy for all"--
Court rules on law requiring gender reassignment to change birth certificate
Arizona can't refuse to amend the sex on someone's birth certificate just because the person seeking the change has not submitted to transgender surgery, a federal judge has ruled.
Man accused of stabbing transgender teen 18 times at Miami airport
The 17-year-old was having a meal on the floor when she was attacked with a butcher knife Sunday. Officials say they aren't yet ruling out hate crime charges.
LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves
Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted.
More than marriage : forming families after marriage equality - John G. Culhane
"Today, about one-half of all adults are unmarried. Many of them are in other kinds of significant relationships, yet the law offers them few protections. Although a few states have created nonmarital relationship statuses, they fall far short of the kind of comprehensive structures needed to recognize and protect. John Culhane offers a comprehensive approach to satisfying the needs of this vast population of unmarried adults. Using a narrative approach that resulted from in-depth interviews, he gives voice to the many couples inadequately served by existing law. Their stories provide living evidence of the need for the law to extend its reach to those who are inadequately protected-or not protected at all"--
"AI Comes Out of the Closet" is a new system that leverages AI-generated dialog and virtual characters to create complex social interaction simulations involving LGBTQIA+ individuals. The project is led by MIT Media Lab researchers and graduate students D. Pillis and Pat Pataranutaporn.
