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T-HOUSE MISSION & VALUES
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The MISSION of T-HOUSE is to benefit Transgender and gender-questioning residents of Broward County by: (1) Providing quality information regarding HIV testing, HIV/AIDS related services and providers; (2) Providing problem-resolution and service-linkage assistance regarding service access; (3) Providing important Transgender community information regarding events, activities and news features, and; (4) Providing cultural competency training to service providers so they have the tools to address the needs of transgender clients.
The VALUES of T-HOUSE assert that: (1) All Transgender and gender-questioning persons who are eligible for Ryan White funded services should possess quality barrier-free service access, and; (2) All such persons deserve to receive services in a manner that both respectfully acknowledges and accommodates their self-expressed gender identity.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
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Broward Passes Trans Amendment Ordinance
Broward County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 12,2008 to amend the county’s Human Rights Act to include anti-discrimination protections for transgender people and pregnant women. The 9-0 vote brings to an end the long struggle to include transgender men and woman as a protected class. The amendment defines the class as “identity, appearance, expression or behavior of an individual, regardless of the individual’s assigned sex at birth.”
Broward is now the third county behind Monroe and Palm Beach in Florida to approve the gender identity protections. Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Miami Beach and Miami all have municipal ordinances that include gender identity and expression in their laws.
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STATEWIDE GENDER IDENTITY PROTECTIONS
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Across the state of Florida there is a growing list of counties and municipalities that provide gender identity protections these are. Tampa Bay, Monroe County, Gainesville, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Gulfport, Miami Beach, Key West, Largo, Tequesta, Dunedin, and Orlando.
There is also an increasing number of employers that are adding gender identity to their anti-discrimination policies.
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