RA Candidate at Miami University Files Complaint Against College President for Being Assigned to Female Dorm
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- Published on Monday, 19 March 2012 23:04
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Kaden Kass, an FTM student at the University of Miami applied for a job as a resident adviser. Kass told the university staff that he expected to be housed in a male dormitory, but when the application was approved, he was told he would preside over a female dormitory. Although Kass presents as male, his birth certificate still says female.
Miami University of Oxford Ohio’s non-discrimination policy prevents discrimination on the basis of race, religion, country of origin, veteran's status, sexual orientation or gender identity. When the student filled out his application, he made sure Residence Life was aware of his housing requirements. Living in sex-segregated dorm with female students was not acceptable to Kass.
Cicero Police Department Sued by Transgender Woman Alleging Harassment
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- Published on Sunday, 18 March 2012 18:46
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A transgender woman in Cicero Illinois has sued the local police department alleging harassment. Officers stopped Bianca Feliciano on the 1400 Block of Cicero and apprehended her on suspicions of prostitution. They took the young woman into custody and would not accept state-issued ID that identified her as a woman. Officers said they thought the ID Feliciano held was fraudulent.
Officers Scott Harris and Jose Calderon were named in the lawsuit filed on the sixth of last month. Cicero's police department eventually held her on tobacco possession by a minor and unlawful possession of a weapon. The weapon, found in Feliciano's purse, was a sock with a rock stuffed inside.
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Separate but Unequal: Discovery Channel Releases Documentary About HIV/AIDS And Race
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- Published on Friday, 16 March 2012 17:02
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More than thirty years after the first case report of HIV, AIDS remains a significant problem in America. Despite tremendous advances in testing and treatment, not everyone has benefitted equally. Discovery Channel takes an in depth look at the color lines of HIV/AIDS in a world premiere documentary HIV/AIDS: AMERICA’S DIVIDE airing Saturday, March 17 at 8am e/p.
Every nine and a half minutes someone in the United States is infected with HIV – and chances are that it will be someone of color. African Americans represent nearly half of all new cases of HIV, although they represent only 15% of the population. HIV/AIDS: AMERICA’S DIVIDE tells the unheard stories of triumph and tragedy in America’s neighborhoods and spotlights the heroes on the front lines of the fight to prevent and treat the disease. This compelling look at the new reality of HIV/AIDS exposes the cultural stigmas and social disparities that are widening the gap between who is living and who is dying.
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Indiana Youth Group's LGBT License Plate Pulled
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- Published on Saturday, 17 March 2012 19:09
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The Indiana BMV offered a LGBT license plate, but car owners can no longer buy the plate. The Indiana LGBT Youth Group was one of three organizations that had permission to offer specialty license plates revoked. Two other groups, the 4-H Foundation and the Greenways Foundation also had permission for license plates revoked.
Indiana legislators tried to influence the BMV to pull the license plate, but the decision came about because the group sold low numbered license plates in exchange for the largest contributions.
Dharun Ravi Found Guilty of Hindering Apprehension, Invasion of Privacy and Witness Tampering
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- Published on Friday, 16 March 2012 15:01
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A jury found Dharun Ravi not guilty on several accounts of bias intimidation. The jury in Ravi's case did not absolve him of all the charges he faced. Ravi was found guilty of invasion of privacy of his roommate Tyler Clementi.
The jury may have thrown out the bias intimidation charges, but the former Rutger's university student was found guilty of witness tampering and hindering apprehension in addition to the invasion of privacy charge. A sentencing hearing will determine his punishment.