SAVE THE DATE~!
How often do you turn 50…? Only once (at least in my case). Back when I was born, Ike & Mamie were still in the White House; now Barack & Michelle live there. The times they are a-changing~!
So I’m throwing the birthday party of the century — well, at least the birthday party celebrating [...]
SONDA and Transgender Inclusion in Pending State Legislation
by Pauline Park
Member, NYAGRA Board of Directors
January 2002
Recently, there has been much discussion within the transgender community in New York City about the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA), the ‘gay rights bill’ currently pending in the New York state legislature. I would like to take this opportunity to inform NYAGRA members about [...]
An Interview with Pauline Park
Chapter 8 in Embodying Asian/American Sexualities, edited by Gina Masequesmay & Sean Metzger
Based on interviews conducted August 22, 2004 and January 3, 2005
1. What does transgender mean? Can you distinguish between transgender and gay/lesbian/bisexual for the reader?
‘Transgender’ is an umbrella term that refers to a diverse population. The transgender community [...]
Pauline Park: a profile from Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists & Policymakers
As coordinator of a legislative work group that includes city council members, transgender-supportive allies, and other members of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, Pauline Park is one of the key players in the initiative to amend New York City’s Human [...]
TransWorld Conference 1998
by Pauline Park
The Missive
fall 1998
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) will be hosting TransWorld: New York’s first conference specifically for People of Color of Transgender experience. On Saturday, October 24, this full-day conference will feature a variety of panels and workshops. Speakers will address a range of issues, spanning from Survival Skills to Non-Western [...]
GMHC Expands Legal Reach to Queens
Pride House in Woodside home to effort focused on new Americans
By Matthew Coleman
Gay City News
1-7 November 2002
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GHMC) opened a new legal services program this week in Queens in cooperation with Queens Pride House and the City University of New York School of Law. The clinic, named GMHC@Queens [...]
Jackson Heights This Week
New Law Stands Up For LGBT Youth
Queens Tribune
1-7 July 2010
The New York State Senate passed sweeping anti-bullying legislation on June 22 that will be the first in the nation to include protection for transgender individuals.
The Dignity for All Students Act passed the Senate by an overwhelming 58-3 margin, winning support from [...]
Follow Up on Clinton’s Gender Rights Comments
By: Pauline Park
Gay City News
11.9.2006
To the Editor:
In your article, “Absorbing Gay Pain & Praise, Clinton Says She’s Evolved” (Paul Schindler, Oct. 26-Nov. 1), you report on Senator Hillary Clinton’s response to a question from a member of the Greater Voices Coalition about whether she would support inclusion of gender identity and expression in [...]
Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer came to the forum at NYU and spoke briefly about transgender rights.
Turning Law Into Action
Panel at NYU discusses obstacles, opportunities of gender rights law
By Winnie McCroy
Gay City News
April 21-27, 2005
Vol. IV, Issue 16
A crowd of about 50 transgendered people, advocates and political leaders gathered at New York University’s Kimmel Center on April [...]
City implements trans rights
Local Law 3 amends the city’s Human Rights Law to protect gender identity and
expression
By Mike Lavers
New York Blade News
Friday, April 22, 2005
As a transsexual, Justine Nicholas said she often feels like Nora in the last act of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” This sense of isolation was only compounded after a security guard in Midtown demanded that [...]
Pataki ready to be underdog once again
Governor’s gay-friendly record could hurt a potential presidential run
By James Withers
New York Blade News
August 5, 2005
After months of speculation, Gov. George Pataki made it official last week and announced he would not seek a fourth term. Instead, many political experts expect Pataki to make a run for the Republican Party’s nomination for [...]
Loehmann’s settles human rights complaint with transgender woman
By Chris Lombardi
Chelsea Now
Volume One, Issue 23
February 23 – March 1, 2007
Jane Garra, a tall, leggy blues guitarist with hair flopping into her eyes, is often interrupted during performances at Brooklyn’s Buttermilk bar and the Ace Café in Manhattan, accosted by young women with a simple question not about her unusual [...]
