Gender identity not just body parts

This is another video relating to my last post. The girl and her parents being interviewed about the whole situation.


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Parents of transgender first-grader file discrimination complaint

This article is about a transgender boy wanting to be a girl. He identified himself as a girl, however the school didn't allow her to go into the girls bathroom. The parents withdrew her from school and filled a complaint.


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Domestic violence act passed and expanded

On Tuesday, the Senate voted and amazing 78-22. This vote was to expand the Domestic violence act of 1994 so that know the native american tribes that are in our country are know apart of it, and so that gay people that suffer from domestic violence are protected to.


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T.V. show on women's equality

The fight for women's equality in our society has been an on going battle in our country for generations. PBS has now come up with a television show which talks only about the woman in our history who have broken barriers that women have been fighting for years.



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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago Set To Open Gender Identity Clinic

The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is going to launch the first gender identity clinic focusing on transgender and gender-variant youth ages 13 and younger. The clinic hasn't officially launched yet but it will be under the hospital's Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention. Endocrinology, psychology and social services will be made available at the clinic. 

Idaho girl creates controversy by joining boys' lacrosse team

In Idaho, Sara Maras attends Borah High and is on the cheerleading squad. But her being a cheerleader isn't all that there is to Sara. She is very aggressive when it comes to sports. At her old school Sara played lacrosse and they played by the boys' rules, which was fine for her since there was more contact involved. When she moved to her new school she signed up to try out for the girls' lacrosse team and found it to be boring and not for her. She contacted the boys' coach and joined their team. The boys were very accepting of Sara and not verbalized any discomfort about her being on the team. The discomfort came from the parents. The board voted 18-4 that Sara was not to play on the team, her petition failed. But her coach sat the team down and asked the team if they would be willing to forfeit the season just to have Sara be apart of their team. All of the boys were in favor of keeping Sara.

Women who underwent sex change wins workplace discrimination claims

This article is about a transgender, Vandy Beth Glenn, who was fired from her job because of the sex change. Her boss disagreed with the sex change and said that it was inapropriate, disruptive, and would also make her co workers feel uncomfortable. The boss also kicked Glenn out for showing up to a halloween party dressed as a female. The court ruled that Glenn could return to work, stating that "An individual cannot be punished because of his or her perceived gender non-conformity," and "Because these protections are afforded to everyone, they cannot be denied to a transgender individual."

Man sent to jail for 38 years fo killing 3 women

Drew Peterson is killer of wives. Now after the death of his third wife in row, he has finally been convicted and sent to jail for 38 years




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'More than able to hold her own,' girl gets boot from Catholic football league

This article is about a girl who played men's football up to age 11 years old, and has been kicking all the opponents butts. She is a an amazing football player, and she ended up getting kicked out of the league because she was feminine.

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First Transgender to Play College Basketball as Both a Male and Female

This article is about Gabrielle Ludwig, the first transgender basketball player to play college ball as both a male and female. Robert Ludwig played one year at a community college on Long Island. Transgender student athletes who have taken medication to suppress testosterone for a year may compete on women's teams under a policy adopted last year. Because of this, Gabrielle was allowed to play NCAA basketball now as a 50-year-old, 6 foot 6, 220 pound female at Mission College. She got the surgery to become a female when she was 45 years old and despite threats and people making fun of her, Gabrielle has a loving and accepting team who say “If someone is going to talk against her, they are talking against all of us because it's like she is part of a family."

Female Chinese Swimmer Who Broke Lochtes split

In the Olympics over the past summer, Ryan Lochte was a favorite in the men's swimming events. While he did have a hard time at the games trying to beat all the other men, he was beaten by a girl at one point. Ye Shewin from china at the age of sixteen beat Lochtes split of 29.10 in the last 50 of the 400 meter freestyle with a score of 28.43 seconds. Here's the link http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/world/asia/olympics-china-ye-shiwen-swimming

Fighting over front row

Recently a law suit has come up about a fight that took place last September during New York fashion week. Why is it so important to sit in the front row of a fashion show, and what will women do to get a front row seat?



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/fashion/squeezing-one-more-in-fashions-front-row.html?hp&_r=0

Marcy Bowers transgender

This is an article about Dr.Marcy Bowers who is a transgender doctor who performs gender reassignment surgeries. She used to be a man named Mark. Here's the link http://www.marcibowers.com/about.html

Human Rights Advocacy on Gender Issues: Challenges and Opportunities

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This article talks about how women's rights have now started to become more incorporated with discussions. However, despite the progression, still many challenges remain.

Men and Women See the World Differently

This article is about how men and women view the world differently. Researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom did an experiment with a variety of men and women to track where their viewpoint went when looking at an image. They found that most of the time men and women looked at different spots on the image. They were able to tell whether or not a participant was female just by seeing where their eyes focused. Most of the time women looked away or below object of interest, especially if they were potent. Surprisingly, most of the time the women looked for at women in a picture of a couple than men did. When both looked at the female figure of the image, me focused more on the face and women on the body. Researchers believe this is because women are looking for faults in another women. 

Emphatic Femininity

In case you were curious about this whole human "Barbie" concept from this morning's class, here is an article about a girl who had surgery to look like a life size Barbie.  It is not the same girl I was thinking of when I mentioned it but still a good article.

Is it possible to look like Barbie?

First-Ever Softball Sports Diplomacy Program Sends Olympians to Nicaragua to Empower Women and Girls through Sports

The U.S. Department of State announced that Jessica Mendoza and Ruby Rojas will be traveling to Nicaragua to be apart of a global initiative to empower women and girls in sports. They will engage underserved girls in Esteli and Managua and Mendoza and Rojas will be running softball clinics for those girls and coaches. This is the first time that they are doing this and empowering girls through sports like this. The Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative is looking to increase the number of women in sports and educate further on Title IX.

London Olympic Sexism: Gender Issues Are Being Ignored During the 2012 Games

http://www.policymic.com/articles/12445/london-olympic-sexism-gender-issues-are-being-ignored-during-the-2012-games

This article is about the London Olympic Games and how women were treated with disrespect because of there sex. There was "sexist comments and offensive remarks." They say that equality requires more than just a female face; there is more too it.

Moms taking charge of the house hold

I chose this article from the New York Times about moms taking the role of staying at home because it goes along with how dads mostly go to work while their wives stay home and look after the house holds. Click here