Special Report: How to Get Away With Harassing, Firing or Never Even Hiring a Trans Worker of Color
In the late 1990s, attorney Kylar Broadus was forced to represent himself in a Title VII trans discrimination case. Twelve years after the unsuccessful suit, the EEOC essentially confirmed his argument.
A landmark federal lawsuit effectively outlawed work discrimination against transgender people four years ago. So why are trans employees of color still catching so much hell?
In This Issue
We lost a giant this past weekend with the passing of veteran journalist, George Curry, from a heart attack. George was a hero, a mentor, a father figure, a friend to so many people, including me and maybe even especially me.
Another Missed Opportunity
Phill Wilson, President and CEO, Black AIDS Institute and George Curry, founder and editor-in-chief of EmergeNewsOnline.com at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. Photo: Freddie Allen
DURBAN, South Africa – On my first night here to cover the 26th International AIDS Conference, I had dinner with Phill Wilson, president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, and three other members of our delegation. During the course of our wide-ranging conversation, Phill mentioned the unusual circumstances under which we had met in 2003.
Religious Community Still Struggling with the Gospel of HIV
Rev. Edwin Sanders talks about the importance of the Black church fighting the AIDS epidemic at a pre-conference on faith at AIDS 2016. Photo: Freddie Allen
DURBAN, South Africa – Rev. Edwin C. Sanders, II, sized up his audience at the 21st International AIDS Conference here and uttered instructions one wouldn't normally expect to hear from a minister.
Read more: Religious Community Still Struggling with the Gospel of HIV
Mass Incarceration Accelerating the Spread of HIV Among Black Women
Free of prison, but might be HIV-positive
DURBAN, South Africa – Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among African Americans, the most impacted group in the United States—particularly African American women—will not be successful without reducing the rate of mass incarceration among people of color, according to research made public here Tuesday at the International AIDS Conference.
Read more: Mass Incarceration Accelerating the Spread of HIV Among Black Women