Articles
Legally Changing Your Name
There are many reasons why a transgender person may want to change his or her name. This section describes how to legally change your name, obtain a new driver’s license and receive a new or revised birth certificate.
Risks and Gains in the Workplace
People who come out as transgender where they work are not always understood or respected. There are few laws that protect people from discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
Leaving Categories Behind
There are people in the transgender community who, unlike transsexuals, don't feel they fit comfortably identifying as either a man or a woman and instead identify as gender-neutral or simply transgender.
Has Corporate America Protected the Transgender Community?
According to HRC WorkNet, the number of private sector employers that address gender identity and expression has grown significantly in recent years.
Federal Law Currently Provides Only Limited Protection to Transgender People
Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace, most federal courts have held that Congress did not intend this to include gender identity or sexual orientation.