On to Yuma!

Well, the day's not quite over.  I'm sitting in the San Jose International Airport and writing my blog for the day.  I don't know yet what my final mileage will be, but I know that I have walked over 10,000 steps already, and 4.32 miles, which takes me to the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. CLICK HERE for a ground view.

Here's some information about the city of Yuma, Arizona.  (I'm glad that my actual walking is being conducted in San Diego, since it will be 112 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade today in Yuma today!)

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Since I'm "back" in the USA now, on my virtual journey from San Diego to Washington D.C., I thought I would take another look at some of the more significant laws affecting transgender people.

EEOC Ruling
One of the more significant federal legal actions was in (Quote) a landmark ruling on April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Title VII, the federal sex discrimination law, protects employees who are discriminated against because they are transgender. In its unprecedented decision, the EEOC concluded that “intentional discrimination against a transgender individual because that person is transgender is, by definition, discrimination ‘based on … sex’ and such discrimination … violates Title VII.” The EEOC is the federal agency that interprets and enforces federal employment discrimination law, and today’s decision marks the first time it has offered clear guidance on this issue.(Unquote) (From Transgender Law Center)

Know Your Rights
Another great resource for the current state of federal laws in the United States regarding transgender issues is the National Center for Transgender Equality's "Know Your Rights" directory.

Trump On Transgender Rights
In regard to what might happen if Donald Trump became president, he was quoted by the Washington Post saying that, if elected president, he would rescind the Obama administration's new directives aimed at protecting transgender people against discrimination in schools and health-care coverage. But even as Trump accused the administration of federal overreach and argued that such matters "should be addressed by the states."  (So, it appears that some states would recognize transgender rights, and others would not, depending on how each state legislature voted and whether the governor of each state signed their bills into law, or lack thereof.)

Hillary On Transgender Rights
Hillary Clinton's own website says that she promises to:

1.  Ensure full federal equality for all LGBT Americans
2. Support LGBT kids, parents, and elders

She is quoted as saying: "We should ban discrimination against LGBT Americans and their families so they can live, learn, marry, and work just like everybody else."