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The article describes state and federal laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in Victoria, Australia. It mentions that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are regulated in Victoria by the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 and the Fair Work Act 2009. It presents information related to an exposure draft on the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Act.

The article provides information on the An Act Relative to Gender Identity signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick which will go into effect on July 1, 2012. It mentions that the law forbids private employers having six or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants based on gender identity. It states that Massachusetts will be the 16th state in the U.S. to forbid discrimination on the basis of gender identity when the law takes effect in July.

The article focuses on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) issuance of a ruling with regards to the inclusion of gender identity discrimination over transgender people to the Title VII provision of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. It mentions the complaint filed by transgender woman Mia Macy who was denied promotion due to her gender. EEOC explains that it has violated the provision. The complaint of a firefighter who was fired due to his sexuality is also mentioned.

The article offers the author's insights on the issued directive by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama which includes gender identity to Education Amendments of 1972. Topics mentioned include the giving of full access to transgender students to use locker rooms and school bathrooms of the opposite sex, the same transformation on the policy regarding homosexual marriage, and the opposition of parents on showering of girls with boys in public schools.

The article offers news briefs related to GLBT in California. An unanimous vote was made by the Long Beach City Council to add gender identity to its employment nondiscrimination act. The Center Long Beach sponsors Women's Mixer which begins in June 24, 2008 at Gaslamp Restaurant and Bar. The Center Orange Country will transfer to Santa Ana after years of renting three suites in an office building in Garden Grove.

The article focuses on the Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, created by the American Bar Association (ABA). The commission is a follow-up to February policy action by the ABA House of Delegates. The commission's 13 members, appointed by ABA President William H. Neukom of Seattle, were to gather at the end of November 2007 to start setting an agenda. According to chair Jeffrey G. Gibson, reducing workplace discrimination is likely to be high on the commission's to-do list. Others say the commission can serve as a forum for LGBT lawyers to share stories about making their way in a profession in which discrimination still occurs.

The article reports on the arguments by the six U.S. states regarding gender identity based on the Title IX, federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education program or activity.

The article reports on the recognition of Malta as having one of most comprehensive laws protecting transgender (trans) and intersex people in the world. It cites the passage of the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act (GIGESC) on April 1, 2015, how trans and intersex people are no longer required to undergo surgery, sterilization and mental illness diagnosis before changing gender and the ban on medically unnecessary surgery involving the genitals of intersex infants.

The article focuses on the U.S. states without anti-discrimination laws that protect against bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity of a person including Alabama, Arizona, and Texas.

The article focuses on the Fairness Ordinance, a legislation that aims to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Topics discussed include the August 13, 2014 vote that the Metro Council will take, three members of the council that support the measure including C. Denise Marcelle, John Delgado and Chandler Loupe, and the support offered by the Baton Rogue Chamber and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation for the legislation.

The author focuses on the decision made by the Supreme Court of India on the affirmation of rights and privileges for group of society with large number of sexless members to gain its government rights and privileges in India. The sexless members will be categorized as third gender and as other backward class (OBC). The Supreme Court of India also provides the third gender members a unique identity to enjoy many fundamental rights in the country.

The author looks at the future of the gay rights activist movement in the U.S. following legal victories for same-sex marriage in the U.S. Supreme Court and state legislatures in 2013. It is argued that laws to prohibit employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) individuals are needed. The author contends that the LGBT movement should address gender roles and identity in U.S. society, including an end to sex segregation and acceptance of gender variants.

The article highlights new anti-discrimination laws enacted by the Australian government which aims at protecting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI). It mentions about the Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill 2013 which addresses sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status. It reflects that these law reforms will greatly help in ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity in Australia.

The article presents news briefs related to state workplace laws. Massachusetts has enacted a law which makes it illegal to discriminate against gender identity in employment. A New Jersey court has ruled that an employee who quite after being threatened by her supervisor is not qualified to collect unemployment benefits. Changes to the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act of Oklahoma have gone into effect.

The article reports on the elimination of gender identity as a protected class for state employees by Ohio Governor John Kasich, which depicts his opposition to employment discrimination.

This section reports on the activities of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in the fight for equality in Maryland. Work is underway to pass two bills in 2011 which will add gender identity and expression to Maryland's nondiscrimination law and marriage for same-sex couples. Task Force Transgender Civil Rights Project Director, Lisa Mottet spoke at a press conference for House Bill (HB) 235. A National Transgender Discrimination Survey showed mistreatment of transgender people in Maryland.

The article reports on a partnership between the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Equality Maryland organizations to pass two critical pieces of state legislation in 2011, one of which would add gender identity and expression to the non-discrimination law of the state.

The article discusses the debate within the U.S. Congress and beyond over gender-identity bills. Alliance Defense Fund senior legal counsel Austin Nimocks cited the efforts across the country to make gender a state of mind instead of a biological fact. The bills related to gender-identity proposed by congressional Democrats include Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act. The social and psychological issues related to transsexuality are tackled.

The article reports on a Batavia, New York high school that decided to uphold the rights of a teacher with a gender-identity disorder. The teacher, who students recognized as a man during the 2005-2006 school year, returned to teach in the fall of 2006 as a woman. The approach the school district took in working to prepare students, families and communities for the transition is described, and a similar situation at a New Jersey school is mentioned.

The article focuses on the Ontario legislative bill Toby's Act or the "Right to be Free from Discrimination and Identity because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression." It mentions that with the passage of the Toby's Act, which would amend the Ontario Human Rights Code, gender identity and gender expression become protected grounds. It adds that the amendment also requires employers to accommodate transgendered applicants as required.