Alameda County has become home to the first transgender trial judge in the country as Victoria Kolakowski won the race to fill an empty seat on the county’s Superior Court bench. With 100 percent of precincts reporting results, Kolakowski held 50.2 percent of the vote against Deputy District Attorney John Creighton, who had 48.7 percent. […]
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Equality Ride alumns launch Legalize Trans* campaign
Asher Koleiboi, co-director of the 2010 Equality Ride, launched the Legalize Trans* campaign in July with the help of 2007 Equality Rider Brian G. Murphy. The Legalize Trans* campaign is an artistic and educational campaign intended to create dialogue and draw attention to the lack of inclusivity within the popular American Apparel "Legalize Gay" campaign. Legalize Trans* serves […]
Soulforce Joins Voices in Support of the Audre Lorde Project’s Trans Day of Action 2010
The Audre Lorde Project’s TransJustice group has announced the 6th annual Trans Day of Action 2010, to take place June 25th, 2010 when trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, gender non-conforming people of color (TGNC) and their allies will take to the streets of New York in pursuit of justice for oppressed people. Soulforce joins a […]
Straight Americans Speak Out For Transgender Rights
Groundbreaking Project October 7-13 Highlights Broad Support for Full Workplace Equality ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 10, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, TX) — This week, straight people are speaking out in small towns and major cities across America as part of a landmark project called Seven Straight […]
Soulforce Calls for Inclusive ENDA
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 27, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** On Wednesday the Washington Blade reported that House Democratic leaders are "strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA." Today Soulforce joins other national LGBT organizations in opposing the removal of […]