Michigan School District In Transgender Discrimination Probe
The U.S. Department of Education says a school district in southeastern Michigan is under federal investigation for possible discrimination against transgender students.
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The U.S. Department of Education says a school district in southeastern Michigan is under federal investigation for possible discrimination against transgender students.
Michigan has changed its policy on requiring an amended birth certificate to change an individual's gender on a state driver's license or identification.
Gidget Groendyk was formerly known as Scott Wade Langford.
A Detroit mom shooting a video of her transgender teen during what appears to be a routine day turns into a watershed moment for the teen.
"People in the LGBT community often don't report crimes because there traditionally has not been a strong relationship with police," Craig said. "We want to change that."
A poignant ad that's been getting a lot of attention online was thrust before sports fans when it aired during the ESPYs.
The state is being sued over its refusal to change gender identities on driver's licenses without a new birth certificate.
On personal Facebook pages, Makela had reportedly likened homosexuality to alcoholism and written things like "the transgender movement is going to assist opportunistic sickos in preying upon children and others."
In the 1970s, Bruce Jenner was a symbol of American masculinity as an Olympic champion. Nearly 40 years later, in an extraordinary television interview, Jenner told the world that he identifies as a woman and has felt gender confusion since he was a little boy growing up in the New York suburbs.
An embalmer and funeral director was fired after disclosing that she was transitioning from male to female.
The 14-year-old was born a girl but identifies as a boy.
A coalition of business leaders and others has been lobbying to add legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a way to attract talent to Michigan.
Federal law "prohibits employers from firing employees because they do not behave according to the employer's stereotypes of how men and women should act," said EEOC attorney Laurie Young.
A Michigan funeral home and a Florida eye clinic illegally fired employees because they're transgender, a federal agency alleged Thursday in two lawsuits.
Businesses and organizations known to be friendly to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are putting out the "help wanted" sign.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information in the death of a transgender woman whose body was found outside a Detroit home last month.
Detroit Police say a transgender woman was killed during an early morning shooting on Tuesday.
It's a first-ever conference of its kind in Michigan, held in hopes of creating a more "inclusive" environment for all students.
The burned torso of a 19-year-old transgender Detroit woman has been identified.
A gay rights group is pushing to make discrimination against gay and transgender Michigan residents illegal.
Motor City Pride is back in the "D" and they had a parade down Jefferson Avenue to celebrate their return to Detroit after 25 years.
