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In the Media

The Advocate.com: Keisling to Pawlenty: You Should Be Ashamed

The Advocate.com: LGBT Leaders Urge Action on ENDA

Congressional Quarterly: Bill Banning Job Bias Against Gays Slips to 2010

ClickOrlando: Manager Fired after Transgender Discrimination Claim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCTE staff at Creating Change

Our staff in Dallas for the Task Force's Creating Change conference this weekend. To reach staff members, please contact us by e-mail.


Breaking News: IRS Rules in Favor of SRS Deduction

The U.S. Tax Court today issued a long-awaited decision in O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, ruling that medical treatment for gender identity disorder (GID) qualifies as medical care under the Internal Revenue Code, and is therefore deductible.

NCTE applauds and thanks Rhiannon O'Donnabhain for her bravery and perseverance and to the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) for their smart and amazing work on this case. Read more

  • Listen to a recording of a conference call with GLAD about the decision (note: large file).

Join NCTE for Lobby Days: March 14-16

2009 Lobby Day participantsEnough delays already! We need to get the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) moving forward. It’s time again for all of us to talk directly to our Representatives and Senators, and their staff members, about why this bill is so urgently needed for transgender people and our families.

We had hoped that ENDA would already have passed the House at the time of our Lobby Days, which we usually hold later in the year. We’ve just made the decision that we needed to move that date up so that members of Congress can hear face to face from their constituents about the need to move forward now, so we’re holding Lobby Days early, 2 months from now.  Will you join us?

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Take Action on ENDA, HR 3017 / S. 1584

Act now for ENDA

"Now is the time that we must take action for ENDA! Whether you have never contacted your members of Congress or if you are a frequent visitor in their offices, we need you to call." -Mara Keisling

Congress needs to hear from us very clearly about why LGBT people need protection from the widespread discrimination that we continue to face in the workplace. It just takes 5 minutes to have your voice be heard. Click for all the info you need to make this call.

In the Transgender Discrimination Survey we conducted with The Task Force, we found that 97% of the respondents had been harassed or mistreated on the job and 26% had been fired. This cannot continue. We need you to work with us to pass ENDA now and ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace.

Learn what you can do to pass ENDA
View NCTE's ENDA Toolkit
Read on for more information about ENDA
View our Fact Sheet on ENDA
View the Senate committee hearing

The actions you take right now have a very real impact on the possibilities of passing legislation to protect transgender people. Please, act now!


Blog

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Looking Ahead to ENDA in the Senate (January 20, Mara Keisling)

We have heard concerns from members of our community about the election of Scott Brown to the United States Senate and the impact on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).

ENDA certainly can still be passed by the Senate and it remains a bipartisan bill. It currently has two Republican co-sponsors in the Senate, Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both from Maine. There are a several other Republican Senators who have indicated their potential support and could, with continued constituent action and education, join in sponsoring or voting for ENDA.

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