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The article reports that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is still undecided on whether to proceed with a bill designed to protect the rights of transgender people in the workplace. Pelosi revealed in a gay press interview that she will wait to find out if GLBT lobbyists would be able to gather enough votes to include gender identity in the workplace non-discrimination bill.

The article reports on the chance of anti-gay activists who are working to repeal a law, the Assembly Bill (AB) 1266, in California which aims to protect transgender students to put a referendum before voters through the letter issued by Secretary of State Debra Bowen to the election officials.

The article discusses issues regarding the passage of several laws to protect transgender students in California and laws for the homeless youth and AIDS patients and mentions the work of the Privacy for All Students coalition against the Assembly Bill 1266.

The article informs that Privacy for All Students coalition which supported the law to protect transgender students are preparing to fight for the law because the anti-trans activists submitted nearly 600,000 signatures to manager of campaign, Frank Schubert for next year's election.

The article presents views of Karen England, executive director of the Capitol Resource Institute, on anti-trans activists' efforts to fight against a new California law that aims to support transgender students.

The article reports on the rule of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that sex discrimination laws will protect employees who are discriminated against because they are transgender.

The article reports on the move of the Stanford University to return the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program to the Palo Alto Campus, in which transgender rights advocates voiced their frustration with the decision of the Faculty Senate in Palo Alto, California.

The article reports that the case of a gay man who was beaten to death took a stunning twist during a sentencing hearing in San Francisco, California. It states that the lawyer for the defendant, Kyle Adams, revealed that Adams is a transgender woman and said that she should be given probation instead of a prison sentence because of the safety risk faced by people like her in state prison. Adams is originally charged with manslaughter and assault for the death of Chad Ferreira in January 2006.

The article reports that U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin, one of two openly gay members of U.S. Congress, pushing for the inclusion of GLBT people in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), has pointed out that she will continue to fight for the inclusion of transgender people. Baldwin was reacting to a move by Barney Frank, the other openly gay member of Congress, to exclude transgender people from the bill to make it easier for ENDA to pass.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the exclusion of transgender people from the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

The article argues against the campaign funded by Herman Rowland Sr., Chairman of confectionary Jelly Belly Candy Co., to overturn the School Success and Opportunity Act designed to provide equal opportunities to transgender students for participation in schools in California.

The author discusses AB 1266 bill known as the School Success and Opportunity Act signed by the California Governor Jerry Brown which will allow transgender students to participate in school programs and mentions the concerns of conservatives and parents of non transgender students on the bill.

The article discusses the progress made by the American system of government in laws and policies for transgender people of San Francisco, California.

The author offers her opinion concerning the effort of Mariela Castro Espin, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, to push for transgender rights in Cuba.

The author discusses the tragedy of the 23-year-old African American transwoman CeCe McDonald, who will be in jail for defending herself against a violent attack.

The author comments on the policy imposed by the Ministry of Transport which prohibits transgender people from air travel in Canada.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Spears visit was a team effort by LGBT leaders" in the March 31, 2011 issue, "Mailstrom," by Austin Tobin in the March 24, 2011, and "Police panel dismayed by patrol special case" in the March 24, 2011 issue.

In this article the author discusses the need to legally recognize the transgender people regardless of their surgical status, and allow them to be part of social and political undertakings in the society.

The article discusses issues on the tax deductions and federal laws over transgender care and surgery.

The article reports on the $25, 000 case of Charlene Hastings against Seton Medical Center for denying breast augmentation surgery in Daly City, California. According to the author, Hastings states that the hospital violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act of the state that forbid businesses from sex discrimination. He adds that Hastings also suffers emotional distress from the incident. Other information related to the case are also mentioned.

The article criticizes the move by U.S. congressional Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, to exclude transgender people from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Pelosi and Frank claim that such a bill would have a stronger chance of getting the required votes in U.S. Congress. However, it is pointed out that it is not a question of doing a politically easy action but it is about doing the right thing.

The article supports the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that includes gay men and women but excludes transgender people in the United States. Some activists are the playing the hard stance of not accepting an ENDA that excludes transgender people. However, it is pointed that pragmatism dictates acceptance of ENDA in its present form because ENDA will not include anybody if it does not pass.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the exclusion of transgender people from the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the exclusion of transgender people from the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article “ENDA vote scuttled” in the October 4, 2007 issue regarding the exclusion of transgender people from the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

The article reports on the delay in the trial of transgender prisoner Alexis Giraldo's lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in July 2007. Giraldo's lawsuit alleges that the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation failed to protect her from sexual assault while in prison.