The challenges facing transgender people on the job are varied and often misunderstood. Stemming from employees’ experiences and the desire for guidance on how to help them navigate the transition process in the workplace, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) developed a sample policy to address these critical issues.
A while back, I wrote Five Lesbians to Avoid at the Bar, a femme problems article where I explored and even poked a little fun at certain bar clichés and stereotypes, such as the gold digging femme and the baby dyke.
Capital Pride recently announced the recipients of the Annual 2014 Capital Pride Heroes Award, the TransPride Engendered Spirits, and the winners of awards named for the late founding board members of the Capital Pride Alliance, Bill Miles and Larry Stansbury.
On April 5, 2014 Equality Virginia will celebrate OUTstanding Virginians to highlight the importance of being out to the LGBT movement. These individuals represent Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community with distinction.
