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		<title>Fla. transgender teen claims discrimination, says McDonald&#8217;s refused her job interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Transgender teen: McDonald&#8217;s refused to hire me

TAMPA, Fla. — A transgender teen in Florida is saying that a McDonald&#8217;s restaurant refused to let her interview for a job.
A discrimination complaint against the restaurant in Orlando was filed Monday with the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
Zikerria Bellamy claims two McDonald&#8217;s managers refused to interview her after .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-transgender-teen-claims-discrimination-says-mcdonalds-refused-her-job-interview-241143/">Fla. transgender teen claims discrimination, says McDonald&#8217;s refused her job interview</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. transgender killer seeking sex-change operation asks judge for electrolysis treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Transgender murderer renews electrolysis request

BOSTON — A convicted murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation has asked a judge to order Massachusetts prison officials to provide electrolysis treatments.
A lawyer for Michelle Kosilek (KOH&#8217;-sih-leck) argued Monday that having facial hair is &#8220;intensely personally stressful to her.&#8221;
A lawyer for the Massachusetts Department of Correction says Kosilek .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-transgender-killer-seeking-sex-change-operation-asks-judge-for-electrolysis-treatments-234516/">Source &nbsp;: Mass. transgender killer seeking sex-change operation asks judge for electrolysis treatments</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Pogatchnik</dc:creator>
		
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Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club

DUBLIN — A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.
In a split 3-2 judgment, Ireland&#8217;s top court ruled that Portmarnock Golf Club was not .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-supreme-court-rules-dublin-golf-club-can-keep-barring-women-from-membership-216472/">Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawry&#8217;s restaurants to pay $1 million to settle suit claiming men barred from waiting tables</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawry&#8217;s settles men&#8217;s sex discrimination suit

LOS ANGELES — The Lawry&#8217;s restaurant chain agreed Monday to pay more than $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it barred men from waiting tables at its high-end steakhouses.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a final consent decree Monday in federal court. A judge must still .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawrys-restaurants-to-pay-1-million-to-settle-suit-claiming-men-barred-from-waiting-tables-215487/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Lawry&#8217;s restaurants to pay $1 million to settle suit claiming men barred from waiting tables</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More gay immigrants citing sexual orientation as grounds for seeking asylum in the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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More immigrants cite sexual orientation for asylum

WORCESTER, Mass. — For weeks, Nathaniel Cunningham and his boyfriend secretly lived together in rural Jamaica. They showed no affection in public and rarely spoke to neighbors.
Then one morning, Cunningham picked up a local newspaper with a front-page story under the headline, &#8220;Homosexual Prostitutes Move into Residential Neighborhood.&#8221; His .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-gay-immigrants-citing-sexual-orientation-as-grounds-for-seeking-asylum-in-the-us-208810/" title="More gay immigrants citing sexual orientation as grounds for seeking asylum in the US">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic countries top gender gap index again; women still trail in economic and political clout</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Nordic countries top gender gap index again
NEW YORK — Women remain far behind men in economic and political power, but the Nordic countries come closest to closing the gender gap, according to a survey of 134 nations released Tuesday.
The four Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden — have topped the Global ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nordic-countries-top-gender-gap-index-again-women-still-trail-in-economic-and-political-clout-208699/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Nordic countries top gender gap index again; women still trail in economic and political clout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census bureau reps say 2020 survey could include boxes for gay and transgender individuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year&#8217;s national population count, but legally married gay couples won&#8217;t show up as such in the official once-a-decade tally, bureau representatives said Thursday.

Statistical problems related to the development of the 2010 census form and the evolving legal ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-bureau-reps-say-2020-survey-could-include-boxes-for-gay-and-transgender-individuals-204303/">Census bureau reps say 2020 survey could include boxes for gay and transgender individuals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census reps say future surveys could include gays and transgender individuals in count</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year&#8217;s national population count, but counting the number of individuals who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender could be next.

Census representatives told community leaders in San Francisco on Thursday that categories could be added in future editions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-reps-say-future-surveys-could-include-gays-and-transgender-individuals-in-count-204215/" title="Census reps say future surveys could include gays and transgender individuals in count">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African runner at center of gender controversy asks to put off university final exams</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — A South African newspaper reports a champion runner at the center of a gender controversy has asked to put off university final exams.

Caster Semenya&#8217;s coach, Michael Seme, was quoted in Beeld newspaper saying he suspected the trauma of the controversy was just hitting Semenya and led her to make the request to officials .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-runner-at-center-of-gender-controversy-asks-to-put-off-university-final-exams-196992/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: South African runner at center of gender controversy asks to put off university final exams</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On gay rights, new role seen for Justice Department in fighting discrimination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration&#8217;s point man on civil rights said Wednesday he will seek to fight discrimination against gays, an area in which the Justice Department has had only a small role in the past.

Tom Perez, the assistant attorney general in charge of the department&#8217;s Civil Rights Division, said pending legislation in Congress will ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-gay-rights-new-role-seen-for-justice-department-in-fighting-discrimination-196257/">On gay rights, new role seen for Justice Department in fighting discrimination</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights group after opposing anti-discrimination laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with a gay rights advocacy group Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.

Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said he doesn&#8217;t think ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-gov-gary-herbert-meets-with-gay-rights-group-after-opposing-anti-discrimination-laws-188750/">Read : Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights group after opposing anti-discrimination laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights groups after opposing anti-discrimination laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.

Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
Within weeks of his inauguration, Herbert said he doesn&#8217;t think it .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-gov-gary-herbert-meets-with-gay-rights-groups-after-opposing-anti-discrimination-laws-188450/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights groups after opposing anti-discrimination laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South African governing party wants Semenya to compete as a woman regardless of gender tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — South Africa&#8217;s governing party wants champion runner Caster Semenya to compete as a woman regardless of any gender tests.

African National Congress party spokesman Jackson Mthembu said Monday that Semenya had been brought up as a girl and should therefore &#8220;continue to run as a woman.&#8221;
Semenya won the 800 meters at the world championships .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-african-governing-party-wants-semenya-to-compete-as-a-woman-regardless-of-gender-tests-187375/">South African governing party wants Semenya to compete as a woman regardless of gender tests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed male co-workers got more pay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A former pharmacist at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues is entitled to $2 million in damages awarded by a jury, the state&#8217;s highest court ruled Monday.

Cynthia Haddad was fired in 2004 after working more than 10 years for Wal-Mart, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-court-upholds-2m-award-to-wal-mart-pharmacist-who-claimed-male-co-workers-got-more-pay-187342/">Mass. court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed male co-workers got more pay</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay rights advocates urge passage of bill to protect gays, transsexuals from bias at work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Hananel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would — for the first time — protect gays and transsexuals from workplace bias.

The testimony from Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., comes as supporters of the measure believe Congress is closer ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-rights-advocates-urge-passage-of-bill-to-protect-gays-transsexuals-from-bias-at-work-176631/" title="Gay rights advocates urge passage of bill to protect gays, transsexuals from bias at work">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In NYC, Clinton Global Initiative tackles dealing with gender inequality, investing in women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepti Hajela</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The importance of gender equality took center stage Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative as speakers emphasized how investing in girls and women can have repercussions at all levels of a society.

&#8220;No country can prosper if it leaves half its people behind,&#8221; said Melanne Verveer, the State Department&#8217;s ambassador-at-large for global women&#8217;s .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-nyc-clinton-global-initiative-tackles-dealing-with-gender-inequality-investing-in-women-176055/">In NYC, Clinton Global Initiative tackles dealing with gender inequality, investing in women</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merchant shipping fleets see more women on deck, but the industry is slow to change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Torchia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — Somali pirates who seize ships for ransom hold more than 100 captive mariners, including a rarity in the male-dominated shipping industry — a woman officer.

Women like Aysun Akbay, a 24-year-old Turk, are slowly making inroads into the upper levels of seafaring, a profession more resistant than most to female command. Women have long ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merchant-shipping-fleets-see-more-women-on-deck-but-the-industry-is-slow-to-change-169699/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Merchant shipping fleets see more women on deck, but the industry is slow to change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Ahmadinejad pushes for women Cabinet ministers despite hard-line opposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scheherezade Faramarzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — After securing one woman on his Cabinet, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pushing for a second, defying opposition from hardline Islamic clerics who say women have no place in leadership positions.

His push for the first female Cabinet members since the 1979 Islamic Revolution may say more about Ahmadinejad&#8217;s peculiar renegade position in Iran&#8217;s ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-ahmadinejad-pushes-for-women-cabinet-ministers-despite-hard-line-opposition-163263/" title="Iran&#8217;s Ahmadinejad pushes for women Cabinet ministers despite hard-line opposition">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia may remove gender criteria for military jobs, allowing female combat roles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanalee Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ADELAIDE, Australia — Australia may allow female soldiers to serve in front-line combat roles under proposed equal-opportunity guidelines that stoked debate Wednesday on whether women can meet the physical demands.

Defence Personnel Minister Greg Combet told Parliament Tuesday that new physical employment standards were being developed for the Australian Defence Force that remove gender and age ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-may-remove-gender-criteria-for-military-jobs-allowing-female-combat-roles-163257/">Original article on  : Australia may remove gender criteria for military jobs, allowing female combat roles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho transgender activist runs for mayor in Nampa, townspeople forecast uphill battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAMPA, Idaho — About a block from a street concert in downtown Nampa, Melissa Sue Robinson strolls with purpose into a trendy coffee shop — the unofficial liberal embassy of this sprawling Republican stronghold in southwest Idaho.

Dressed in a cream-colored pantsuit, a political flier clutched in one hand, a soft brown leather purse in the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/idaho-transgender-activist-runs-for-mayor-in-nampa-townspeople-forecast-uphill-battle-160760/">Idaho transgender activist runs for mayor in Nampa, townspeople forecast uphill battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transgender teenager helps gay-rights group advocate for gender-neutral bathrooms in Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. — A transgender teen is lending his voice to a movement in Vermont to require the state&#8217;s middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms.

Sixteen-year-old Kyle Giard-Chase told the Vermont Human Rights Commission on Thursday that until a year ago he was a three-sport athlete and the co-captain of the field hockey team.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transgender-teenager-helps-gay-rights-group-advocate-for-gender-neutral-bathrooms-in-vermont-151786/">Read : Transgender teenager helps gay-rights group advocate for gender-neutral bathrooms in Vermont</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New momentum for federal bill that would protect gays, transsexuals from workplace bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Momentum is building for Congress to pass the first major civil rights act protecting gays and transsexuals, supporters say, and one of the stars in the debate is a barrier-breaking transgender staffer on Capitol Hill.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, would prohibit workplace discrimination — including decisions about hiring, firing and wages — based on .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-momentum-for-federal-bill-that-would-protect-gays-transsexuals-from-workplace-bias-151595/">New momentum for federal bill that would protect gays, transsexuals from workplace bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian women activists not fooled by president&#8217;s decision to appoint female ministers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sebastian Abbot</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Women&#8217;s rights activists say they aren&#8217;t fooled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s nomination of the first female Cabinet ministers since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, calling it a ploy to improve his popularity that will actually hurt the cause of women.

With the nominations of three women for his new government, the hard-line president appears ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-women-activists-not-fooled-by-presidents-decision-to-appoint-female-ministers-150926/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Iranian women activists not fooled by president&#8217;s decision to appoint female ministers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FAIRLIE, South Africa — In the poor, rural village where South African runner Caster Semenya grew up, relatives on Thursday brushed off questions about her deep voice and muscular build that have prompted the world governing body for track and field to seek gender tests.

&#8220;That&#8217;s how God made her,&#8221; said her cousin, Evelyn Sekgala, who ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-of-south-african-800-meter-winner-at-worlds-dismiss-gender-test-uproar-145093/">Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>50 million Asian women at risk of HIV from partners: UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — An estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus from their husbands or long-term partners, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday.

The report produced by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, known as UNAIDS, and its partner organizations said the HIV epidemics in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-says-estimated-50-million-women-in-asia-are-at-risk-of-hiv-infection-from-their-partners-137068/" title="50 million Asian women at risk of HIV from partners: UN">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge denies Mass. transgender killer&#8217;s request for hair removal; inmate is seeking sex-change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday denied additional hair-removal treatments for a murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation, saying the inmate has failed to prove she will suffer &#8220;serious harm&#8221; without further electrolysis.

Michelle Kosilek also failed to prove that her rights have been violated by being denied hair-removal treatment, U.S. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-denies-mass-transgender-killers-request-for-hair-removal-inmate-is-seeking-sex-change-136682/">Judge denies Mass. transgender killer&#8217;s request for hair removal; inmate is seeking sex-change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge denies Mass. transgender killer&#8217;s request for hair removal; inmate wants sex-change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A Boston federal judge has denied a murderer&#8217;s request to continue hair removal treatments as the inmate awaits a ruling on whether the state will be forced to pay for a sex-change operation.

U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf said Tuesday that Michelle Kosilek has not shown she will suffer &#8220;serious harm&#8221; without further electrolysis .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-denies-mass-transgender-killers-request-for-hair-removal-inmate-wants-sex-change-136649/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Judge denies Mass. transgender killer&#8217;s request for hair removal; inmate wants sex-change</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia —A group of female ski jumpers will return to court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal will hear the case Nov. 12-13. That&#8217;s just three months before the Olympics begin on Feb. 12.
A British Columbia Supreme Court ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/female-ski-jumpers-appeal-to-be-heard-in-november-on-competing-in-vancouver-olympics-135961/" title="Female ski jumpers&#8217; appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-rights activists: Struggle continues for basic rights; marriage equality is secondary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Wittenauer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CLAYTON, Mo. — Gay marriage and gays in the military may dominate the headlines, but activists in many states say their fight is much more fundamental: basic rights and protections against discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation.

Activists from state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organizations from throughout the U.S. are meeting in Missouri ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-rights-activists-struggle-continues-for-basic-rights-marriage-equality-is-secondary-126037/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Gay-rights activists: Struggle continues for basic rights; marriage equality is secondary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC mayor undergoes another round of questioning in lawsuit against business news company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has completed another round of questioning about accusations that the financial data and news service he once headed discriminated against women.

Lawyers in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit deposed Bloomberg behind closed doors Monday.
Bloomberg is not a defendant in the case, and resigned as chief executive .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-mayor-undergoes-another-round-of-questioning-in-lawsuit-against-business-news-company-122373/">NYC mayor undergoes another round of questioning in lawsuit against business news company</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell settles federal gender discrimination suit for $9.1 million, promises pay-equity review</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class action lawsuit brought by former employees for $9.1 million.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Dell said $5.6 million will be used for payments to class members and for litigation costs.
According to a court filing, the class is defined .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dell-settles-federal-gender-discrimination-suit-for-91-million-promises-pay-equity-review-120175/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Dell settles federal gender discrimination suit for $9.1 million, promises pay-equity review</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing few assignments, NJ transgender teacher hailed as role model retiring in frustration</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — When word got out that Mr. McBeth, a popular substitute teacher at two southern New Jersey school districts, was about to come back to class as Miss McBeth, it caused an uproar.

The former William McBeth had undergone sex reassignment surgery and was now Lily McBeth. The schools&#8217; 2006 decisions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-few-assignments-nj-transgender-teacher-hailed-as-role-model-retiring-in-frustration-117541/">Read more : Citing few assignments, NJ transgender teacher hailed as role model retiring in frustration</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian singer Gangubai Hangal, who fought caste and gender prejudices, dies at 96</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI — Veteran Indian classical singer Gangubai Hangal, who battled caste and gender prejudices to establish a career that spanned more than seven decades, died Tuesday after being briefly hospitalized for respiratory problems. She was 96.

Hangal was put on a life-support system Monday night after her condition turned critical, her doctor, Asho Kalamadani, told ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-singer-gangubai-hangal-who-fought-caste-and-gender-prejudices-dies-at-96-115589/">Read more : Indian singer Gangubai Hangal, who fought caste and gender prejudices, dies at 96</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying; only 2nd such conviction in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A jury in upstate New York has convicted a man of a hate crime for killing a transgender woman.

Dwight DeLee was found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha (lah-TEE&#8217;-shuh) Green outside a Syracuse house party in November because of anti-gay bias. The jury delivered its verdict after deliberating .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-man-guilty-of-hate-crime-in-transgender-slaying-only-2nd-such-conviction-in-us-112787/">Original source &nbsp;: NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying; only 2nd such conviction in US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. bill promotes transgender equity; Foes say it would open restrooms to sex predators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Leblanc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — When Ethan St. Pierre decided in 2001 to begin a public transformation from woman to man, he said the security company he worked for at first supported his decision.

Then his features began looking more like a man&#8217;s.
&#8220;Once they saw the changes that my body was making they decided that I could no longer ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-bill-promotes-transgender-equity-foes-say-it-would-open-restrooms-to-sex-predators-109212/">Read more : Mass. bill promotes transgender equity; Foes say it would open restrooms to sex predators</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY to pursue killing of transgender woman as hate crime; few NY cases ever win convictions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy. She had been living mostly as a female since age 16.

On a Friday night last November, Green — this time dressed as a man — and her brother, Mark Cannon, went to a party. Several guests objected ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-to-pursue-killing-of-transgender-woman-as-hate-crime-few-ny-cases-ever-win-convictions-107511/">NY to pursue killing of transgender woman as hate crime; few NY cases ever win convictions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Women ski jumpers lose court bid to be included in 2010 Winter Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A group of women ski jumpers lost its case to be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The British Columbia Supreme Court said Friday it doesn&#8217;t have the authority to force the International Olympic Committee to put the sport on the program.
Fifteen former and current female ski jumpers went to court in ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/women-ski-jumpers-lose-court-bid-to-be-included-in-2010-winter-olympics-106095/">Women ski jumpers lose court bid to be included in 2010 Winter Olympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration not going to fight $500,000 judgment for transgender discrimination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nedra Pickler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.

The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the decision pass Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama hosted gay supporters at the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-not-going-to-fight-500000-judgment-for-transgender-discrimination-96730/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sotomayor responds to GOP questions as Republican plans criticism of Obama&#8217;s judicial views</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Defending her membership in an elite all-women&#8217;s club, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told senators that the group doesn&#8217;t discriminate unfairly by gender and includes men in many of its activities.

Her explanation, in a letter submitted Monday evening to the Senate Judiciary Committee, was accompanied by copies of several rulings, briefs and speeches ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sotomayor-responds-to-gop-questions-as-republican-plans-criticism-of-obamas-judicial-views-83210/" title="Sotomayor responds to GOP questions as Republican plans criticism of Obama&#8217;s judicial views">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocacy group: Bias killings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people highest since 1999</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Franklin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people killed in bias-motivated incidents increased by 28 percent in 2008 compared to a year ago, according to a national coalition of advocacy groups.

Last year&#8217;s 29 killings was the highest recorded by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs since 1999, when it documented the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocacy-group-bias-killings-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-people-highest-since-1999-83175/">Advocacy group: Bias killings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people highest since 1999</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor says all-women&#8217;s Belizean Grove doesn&#8217;t unfairly discriminate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN&#8217;-yuh soh-toh-my-YOR&#8217;) says an elite all-women&#8217;s club she belongs to doesn&#8217;t discriminate unfairly by gender.

Sotomayor tells senators in a letter that the Belizean (buh-LEE&#8217;-zee-uhn) Grove lets men speak at events and participate in trips. She also says she&#8217;s unaware that a man has ever tried to become a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-nominee-sotomayor-says-all-womens-belizean-grove-doesnt-unfairly-discriminate-83116/">Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor says all-women&#8217;s Belizean Grove doesn&#8217;t unfairly discriminate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Partially tax-funded VT program lets high school students explore how gender is portrayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilson Ring</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — Like plenty of other high school students, a group of about a dozen Vermont teenagers trundled into a youth center one day every week this spring to participate in an after-school program.

But their program was different; it focused on gender.
The nine-week program, partially funded by the Burlington School District, was held at ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/partially-tax-funded-vt-program-lets-high-school-students-explore-how-gender-is-portrayed-74618/">Partially tax-funded VT program lets high school students explore how gender is portrayed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sure Sotomayor would restate words about Hispanic female judges and white male judges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 07:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a white male judge. &#8220;I&#8217;m sure she would have restated it,&#8221; Obama flatly told NBC .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-sure-sotomayor-would-restate-words-about-hispanic-female-judges-and-white-male-judges-67444/">Original source &nbsp;: Obama sure Sotomayor would restate words about Hispanic female judges and white male judges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. invalidates marriage of transgender woman, man; state considers both men</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee authorities have invalidated the 18-month marriage of a transgender woman and a man, saying the state considers them both men.

Jo T. Rittenberry, 46, was born a man and claims to have had sex reassignment surgery in Canada. The Clarksville Leaf Chronicle reported that she had officials legally change the gender on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tenn-invalidates-marriage-of-transgender-woman-man-state-considers-both-men-62005/" title="Tenn. invalidates marriage of transgender woman, man; state considers both men">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prison</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thornton-man-convicted-of-killing-transgender-woman-gets-another-60-years-in-prison-57249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A man convicted last month of murder and a hate crime in the slaying of a transgender Colorado woman has received another 60 years in prison after being found a &#8220;habitual criminal.&#8221;

Allen Andrade of Thornton was convicted of beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher July 17 after discovering she .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thornton-man-convicted-of-killing-transgender-woman-gets-another-60-years-in-prison-57249/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report finds gender pay gap in federal work force declines to 11 cents on the dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Hananel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Women working in the federal government still earn less than their male counterparts, but the pay gap is shrinking.

The difference between average annual salary for men and women in the federal work force declined from 19 cents to 11 cents on the dollar between 1998 and 2007, according to a draft report from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-finds-gender-pay-gap-in-federal-work-force-declines-to-11-cents-on-the-dollar-41699/">Source &nbsp;: Report finds gender pay gap in federal work force declines to 11 cents on the dollar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing transgender woman in Colorado</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-convicts-man-of-first-degree-murder-for-killing-transgender-woman-in-colorado-34177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREELEY, Colo. — A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.

Allen Andrade, 32, of Thornton, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing Angie Zapata, 18. The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-convicts-man-of-first-degree-murder-for-killing-transgender-woman-in-colorado-34177/">Read more : Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing transgender woman in Colorado</a>.]]></description>
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