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IL: Census rule change sparks debate about counting prisoners
Census rule change sparks debate about counting inmates Fight brewing over whether convict should be factored into hometown or prison town population By Oscar Avila Chicago Tribune staff reporter February 21, 2010 Normally, few communities would want to take credit...

Dickinson College adding unisex restrooms
NECN.com: The private college is among the first in the midstate to make gender-neutral restrooms available for LGBT staff and students.

Maine considers banning biology-based restrooms considers
WorldNetDaily: "A proposal by the Maine Human Rights Commission to establish a broad right for 'transgender' boys to use girls restrooms in all Maine schools will be the subject of a public hearing scheduled by the commission March 1...

Colorado Springs Police To Be Trained In Transgender Sensitivity
Huffington Post: "All Colorado Springs police officers are undergoing training on how the department expects them to behave when questioning, searching or detaining transgender individuals...

In Geneva: The Debate About Debate (IGP)
"Tuesday the Internet Governance Forum held its consultations about the 3rd Forum at Hyderabad, India. I am sorry to report that there are still intense pressures to sanitize the IGF program and to prevent the Forum from grappling with the real global governance problems...

High School Student Takes On Anti-Gay HarassmentAnd Wins
VALLEJO, CA ? The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Vallejo City Unified School District on behalf of a high school student who faced anti-gay harassment and discrimination from teachers and school staff and was required to participate in a school-sponsored ?counseling? group designed to discourage students from being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

F-1 Visas
Visas for Foreign Students

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

Evergreen
Wachovia, Settle Securities Allegations over Ultra Short Opportunities Fund

Restaurant Explosions
Injures 6 In Peublo, Colorado

CVS Mailing
Sparks Allegations of Privacy Violation

Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.