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康乃狄克州參議院一致通過具有里程碑意義的親子關係法案,擴大所有兒童獲得法律保護的平等機會

《康乃狄克州父母法案》——該法案將父母身分保護範圍擴大到所有康乃狄克州兒童,無論其出生情況、父母的婚姻狀況、性別或性取向如何——現已提交州長審議。

哈特福德——康涅狄格州參議院昨晚一致投票通過了《康涅狄格州親子法案》(CPA),這是康涅狄格州家庭的勝利。此前,眾議院以141票贊成、1票反對的兩黨投票通過了該法案,目前該法案已提交給拉蒙特州長。 CPA將更新州法律,以確保所有康乃狄克州兒童——無論其出生環境、父母的婚姻狀況、性別或性取向如何——都能平等地享有合法的親子關係保障。

“對於康涅狄格州來說,這是一個歷史性的時刻,也是遲來的時刻——最終所有兒童都將受到法律的平等保護,所有父母在孩子出生時都將得到承認,” 參議員 Alex Kasser(康乃狄克州 36 區),該法案的主要參議院提案人“這項法案確認了康涅狄格州不存在歧視。我很榮幸能為這一里程碑式的勝利貢獻一份力量。”

《親子關係確認法》(CPA)將使康乃狄克州法律現代化,確保所有兒童,包括未婚、同性或非親生父母的兒童,都能獲得合法的親子關係。例如,它將擴大同性伴侶的親子關係確認程序,這是一種簡單的表格,已提供給未婚異性伴侶,允許父母在孩子出生時無需法院程序即可建立合法的親子關係。 CPA也將為透過輔助生殖技術受孕的兒童提供保護,這 佔百分之四 康乃狄克州所有出生嬰兒的出生率。

“我們現在正處於康涅狄格州的轉折點,所有家庭都受到平等對待,無論性別、性取向或婚姻狀況如何,” 康乃狄克州人、耶魯大學法學院教授道格拉斯‧尼傑米 (Douglas NeJaime) 是該法案的主要起草人“這項法案一旦簽署,將使康乃狄克州的親子關係法更加公平、符合憲法,並將為全州的LGBTQ父母及其子女提供更安全的環境。我們期待著這一天的到來。”

“通過這次投票,參議院承認康涅狄格州的每個孩子都應該享有與父母之間法律關係的保障,康涅狄格州家庭的多樣性應該得到保護和讚揚,” Polly Crozier,GLBTQ 法律倡導者和捍衛者 (GLAD) 資深律師“我們感謝卡瑟參議員和溫菲爾德參議員的領導,感謝主要發起人庫裡眾議員以及參議院和眾議院的所有支持者和讚助者,也感謝今天投票支持保護兒童的每一位參議員。我們希望拉蒙特州長能夠迅速採取行動,將這項重要法案簽署成為法律。”

通過的努力 康乃狄克州親子關係法 由 我們關懷聯盟,由康乃狄克州家庭、法律倡導者和社區組織組成的聯盟,由耶魯大學法學院診所牽頭, GLBTQ 法律倡議者與捍衛者該法案得到了廣泛專家和組織的支持,其中包括兒童權益倡導者、法律組織、LGBTQ 團體和醫學專家。

《州務卿法案》(CPA)改編自統一法律委員會(Uniform Law Commission)的示範立法。該委員會是一個由州議員、州法官、學者和律師組成的無黨派機構,負責就廣泛的州法律問題制定統一法律。緬因州、華盛頓州、佛蒙特州、加州和羅德島州都已通過類似的立法。

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The Connecticut Parentage Act—which extends protections to all CT children regardless of the circumstances of their birth or their parents’ marital status, gender, or sexual orientation—now heads to the Senate.

哈特福德 — Today, in a historic vote, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) 141-1, with overwhelming bipartisan support. If approved by the Senate, HB 6321 would overhaul existing state law to ensure that all CT children — regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents — have equal access to the security of a legal parent-child relationship. “Today, the House of Representatives voted to protect the rights of all Connecticut families, regardless of how they’re formed,” said Rep. Jeff Currey (East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor), the lead sponsor of the bill. “The CPA will ensure that LGBTQ parents and their children no longer have to face degrading obstacles and painful uncertainty because of outdated and unconstitutional parentage laws. The Senate must now act without delay and vote to approve the CPA—our families cannot wait any longer.” The CPA would modernize Connecticut law by ensuring access to legal parentage for all children, including those with unmarried, same-gender, or non-biological parents. For example, it would extend to same-gender couples access to the Acknowledgement of Parentage process, a simple form already available to unmarried different-gender couples that allows a parent to establish a legal parent-child relationship at birth without court proceedings. The bill would also provide protections for children conceived through assisted reproduction, which 佔百分之四 of all Connecticut births. “Today’s historic vote is a victory for children and families across Connecticut,” said 耶魯大學法學院教授道格拉斯·尼傑米 (Douglas NeJaime) 是康乃狄克州人,也是該法案的主要起草人。 “We are now on the cusp of a Connecticut that treats all families with the respect and recognition they deserve, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or marital status. We urge the Senate to act quickly to pass this legislation and protect LGBTQ parents and their children.” The effort to pass the 康乃狄克州親子關係法我們關懷聯盟,由康乃狄克州家庭、法律倡導者和社區組織組成的聯盟,由耶魯大學法學院診所牽頭, GLBTQ 法律倡議者與捍衛者. The bill is supported by a broad range of experts and organizations, including child advocates, legal organizations, LGBTQ groups, and medical experts. The CPA was adapted from model legislation by the Uniform Law Commission, a non-partisan body of state lawmakers, state judges, scholars, and lawyers that produces uniform laws on a wide range of state-law issues. Similar legislation has been passed in Maine, Washington, Vermont, California, and Rhode Island. “A secure relationship to their parents is core to the wellbeing of every child, and today’s vote brings us one step closer to a recognition of legal parentage that reflects and protects the diversity of Connecticut families,” said Polly Crozier,GLAD 資深律師。 “We’re grateful to the leadership of Representative Currey, our sponsors, and every House member who voted today. We are hopeful that the Senate will act quickly to finish the job and ensure that all families are protected under Connecticut law.”

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GLAD 在人權與機會委員會訴 Edge Fitness 等案中提交的法庭之友陳述指出,創建任何法定語言均未授權的「性別隱私」默示權利將產生很大的風險,即在其他情況下被用來破壞該州的反歧視法,包括針對跨性別者的法律。

GLAD 已提交了一份法庭之友陳述 在康乃狄克州最高法院 人權與機會委員會訴 Edge Fitness 等,一名男性顧客在健身房起訴康乃狄克州設立女性專用健身區。同性戀者反歧視聯盟 (GLAD) 提交了這份簡報,以確保法院的裁決不會無意中破壞康乃狄克州的反歧視法,包括針對跨性別者的反歧視法。由於康乃狄克州現行法律並未授權設立性別隔離的健身房或健身區,因此本案的初審法院創建了一種新的、模糊的、定義不明確的隱含「性別隱私」權利,以裁定女性專用健身區合法。 GLAD 的簡報認為,創建任何法定語言均未授權的隱含「性別隱私」權利將帶來很大的風險,即該權利可能會在其他情況下被用於破壞該州反歧視法。隱私權常常被用作掩蓋對 LGBTQ 族群的偏見和不適的幌子。例如,「性別隱私」幾十年來一直被那些反對跨性別者進入性別隔離空間的人毫無根據地當作藉口。它也被用作將公開的同性戀軍人排除在軍隊之外的理由。新增「性別隱私」權利甚至可能鼓勵在先前男性主導的場所重新實行性別隔離。 GLAD 認識到女性擁有免受騷擾和物化的健身空間的重要性。然而,康乃狄克州法律的任何修改都必須由立法機構制定,立法機構可以製定一個狹義的例外規定,而不是透過司法程序賦予一項寬泛的新權利。 GLAD 的簡報已提交 由哈特福德 Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, PC 律師事務所的 Bennett Klein、Jennifer Levi、Gary Buseck 和 Kenneth Bartschi 律師共同撰寫。 Lambda Legal 和康乃狄克州跨性別倡議聯盟也參與了此案的審理。 閱讀簡介

人權與機會委員會訴 Edge Fitness 等

更新: 2022 年 1 月 25 日,康乃狄克州最高法院裁定,Edge Fitness 為女性設立單獨的健身區,違反了康乃狄克州的反歧視法規。 閱讀裁決.

 

GLAD 已提交法庭之友陳述 在康乃狄克州最高法院 人權與機會委員會訴 Edge Fitness 等,該案中,一名男性顧客在健身房起訴一家女性專用健身區。同性戀者反歧視聯盟(GLAD)提交了這份訴狀,以確保法院的裁決不會無意中損害康乃狄克州的反歧視法,包括針對跨性別者的反歧視法。

由於康乃狄克州現行法律未授權設立性別隔離的健身房或健身區,本案初審法院為了裁定女性專用健身區合法,創造了一項新的、模糊的、定義不明確的「性別隱私」默示權利。 GLAD 的辯護狀指出,創造一項未經任何法定語言授權的「性別隱私」默示權利,將帶來巨大的風險,即該權利可能會被用於其他場合,從而破壞該州的反歧視法。隱私權常被用作掩蓋對 LGBTQ 族群的偏見和不適的幌子。例如,「性別隱私」幾十年來一直被那些反對跨性別者出現在性別隔離空間的人毫無根據地用作辯護理由。它也被用作將公開的同性戀軍人排除在軍隊之外的理由。新的「性別隱私」權利的創立甚至可能鼓勵在以前由男性主導的領域重新確立性別隔離。

GLAD 認識到女性擁有免受騷擾和物化的健身空間的重要性。然而,康乃狄克州法律的任何修改都必須由立法機構制定,立法機構可以製定一個較為狹隘的例外規定,而不是透過司法程序賦予一項更為寬泛的新權利。

GLAD 的簡報已提交 由哈特福德 Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, PC 律師事務所的 Bennett Klein、Jennifer Levi、Gary Buseck 和 Kenneth Bartschi 律師共同撰寫。 Lambda Legal 和康乃狄克州跨性別倡議聯盟也參與了此案的審理。

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獲得兩黨壓倒性支持…

康乃狄克州立法者批准歷史性法案,改革過時且違憲的親子法

《康乃狄克州父母法案》現已提交眾議院審議,該法案將保護範圍擴大到所有康乃狄克州兒童,無論其父母的婚姻狀況、性別或性取向如何。

哈特福德 — 緊隨其後的是 本月初的有力聽證會 康乃狄克州家庭呼籲立法者改革州親子法,康乃狄克州司法委員會今天 通過了康乃狄克州親子法(CPA) 經委員會同意。如經全體大會批准, HB 6321 將徹底改革現有的康乃狄克州法律,以確保所有康乃狄克州的兒童——無論其出生環境、父母的婚姻狀況、性別或性取向如何——都能平等地享有合法的親子關係保障。 “今天的歷史性投票使我們距離康涅狄格州更近了一步,該州承認所有家庭在法律下都應享有尊重和尊嚴,” 耶魯大學法學院教授道格拉斯·尼傑米 (Douglas NeJaime) 是康乃狄克州人,也是該法案的主要起草人。 康乃狄克州現行的親子法剝奪了許多LGBTQ家庭的保護,該法已過時、歧視性且違憲。我們希望全體州議會能夠立即採取行動,投票批准《親子關係法案》(CPA)。該法案由兩黨議員共同提出,並獲得了廣泛支持。 CPA將使康乃狄克州的親子法現代化,確保所有兒童,包括未婚、同性或非親生父母的兒童,都能獲得合法的親子關係。例如,它將把「親子關係確認」程序擴展到同性伴侶,這是一種已向未婚異性伴侶提供的簡單表格,允許父母在孩子出生時無需經過法庭程序即可建立合法的親子關係。該法案還將從該州的親子法中刪除針對性別的語言,並為透過輔助生殖技術受孕的兒童提供保護。 佔百分之四 康乃狄克州所有新生兒中,有一半是新生兒。 “在父母與非親生子女建立法律關係的途徑方面,康乃狄克州遠遠落後於新英格蘭其他州,” 眾議員傑夫·庫裡(Jeff Currey,東哈特福德、曼徹斯特、南溫莎)是該法案的主要發起人。 康乃狄克州的輔助生殖生育率位居全美第二,37%的兒童由非婚生父母所生。然而,我們的法律並不承認父母與非親生子女之間的法律關係,這實際上為親子關係的認定設置了障礙。 3月8日,在司法委員會舉行的公開聽證會上,數十個受影響的家庭以及法律和醫學專家提交了口頭和書面證詞,以支持該法案。推動《康乃狄克州親子關係法案》通過的努力由…領導。 我們關懷聯盟由康乃狄克州家庭、法律倡議者和社區組織組成的聯盟,由耶魯大學法學院診所和LGBTQ法律倡導者與捍衛者組織領導。 「當我們可愛的女兒出生時,我和我的妻子丹妮絲驚恐地得知,除非丹妮絲經歷漫長而昂貴的收養過程,否則她將無法在全國範圍內獲得法律認可,成為她的母親,” 布里奇波特居民斯蒂芬妮·奧卡西奧·岡薩雷斯 (Stephanie Ocasio-Gonzalez) 與妻子丹尼斯 (Denise) 共同撫養著他們的幼女和十幾歲的兒子……「我夜不能寐,擔心著如果上帝保佑,萬一我出了什麼事——丹尼斯可能會失去妻子和孩子——我的家人該怎麼辦。我敦促你們通過這項法案,讓康涅狄格州成為一個所有家庭都得到平等對待的州。我們孩子的未來取決於此。」作證說:「排他性親子法傳遞的信息是,像我這樣的孩子不屬於這裡。」 馬麗娜·西馬德·哈爾姆 耶魯大學法學院一年級學生、We Care 聯盟會員,她的兩個父親都是透過代孕生下的。 「在我成長的過程中,像康乃狄克州這樣的法律賦予了校園霸凌合法性,並激起了我自己的不安全感;有時,這讓我對那些最愛我、為我奮鬥的人感到羞恥。」CPA 改編自統一法律委員會的示範立法,該委員會是一個由州議員、州法官、學者和律師組成的無黨派機構,就廣泛的法律問題負責制定。緬因州、華盛頓州、佛蒙特州、加州和羅德島州都通過了類似的立法。 “康乃狄克州現行的親子法引發了嚴重的憲法問題,” Polly Crozier,GLAD 資深律師。  康乃狄克州亟需透過這項常識性改革,保護所有兒童,無論其父母的婚姻狀況、性別或性取向如何。司法委員會今天的投票意味著我們距離建立一個反映和保護康乃狄克州家庭多樣性的法律體系又更近了一步。

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如需了解更多資訊或聯繫受影響的家庭和立法支持者,請聯絡 Cara Newlon,電話: cara.newlon@yale.edu 或者 阿曼達·約翰斯頓 ajohnston@glad.org. 「我們關懷」聯盟包括:美國婦產科醫師學會康涅狄格分校、美國生殖醫學學會、康涅狄格大學先進生殖服務中心、兒童權益倡導中心、康涅狄格州美國公民自由聯盟、康涅狄格州青少年與青少年發展協會 (COLAGE)、康涅狄格州男女同性戀商會、康涅狄格州兒童之聲、康涅狄格州婦女教育與法律基金 (CWEALF)、康涅狄格州男女同性戀商會、康涅狄格州兒童之聲、康涅狄格州婦女教育與法律基金 (Fility)、費達福法律師集團費洛特·費夫特 (Freedach)、費達林特 (Freedach)、費達律師集團費羅特·費夫特、費芙羅特法林特夫 (Fility) 費特費林特夫 (Firman)、費芙Marcroft)、同性戀法律倡導者和捍衛者 (GLAD)、康涅狄格州生殖醫學協會的同性戀父母、大哈特福德法律援助、全國社會工作者協會康涅狄格分會、新英格蘭生育協會、新英格蘭代孕協會、紐黑文驕傲中心、哈特福德 PFLAG、南新英格蘭計劃生育協會、康涅狄格州生殖醫學協會、新英格蘭解決組織、全國不孕不育協會解決組織、 LLC、耶魯兒童研究中心、耶魯生育中心、耶魯醫學院格林威治生育中心、耶魯大學醫學院生殖內分泌和不孕症科主任桑德拉·卡森博士、耶魯大學醫學院婦產科和生殖科學系主任兼美國生殖醫學學會主席休·泰勒博士以及耶魯大學法學院的學生。  

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“Outdated, Discriminatory, Unconstitutional”

A coalition of parents, community advocates, and scientific and legal experts delivered emotional testimony today in support of the Connecticut Parentage Act.

HARTFORD – In a powerful hearing before the Connecticut Judiciary Committee, families and community members called on assembly members to pass the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA), state legislation that would ensure that all Connecticut children — regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents — have equal access to the security of a legal parent-child relationship. A recording of the testimony is available here.  While Connecticut historically has been a leader in LGBTQ equality, it still fails to extend parentage protections to different-sex and same-sex couples equally—leaving many parents in same-sex relationships legal strangers to their own children. The absence of a legal relationship can have a devastating impact on families, including by barring parents from making medical and educational decisions for their children, adding their children to their health insurance, or obtaining custody in the event of separation or death of a legal parent. “When our amazing baby girl was born, my wife Denise and I were horrified to learn that Denise wouldn’t be legally recognized as her parent nationwide unless she went through the long and expensive process of adopting her own child,” said Bridgeport resident Stephanie Ocasio-Gonzalez who with her wife Denise is raising both their now-toddler daughter and a teenage son. “I lie awake at night worrying about what would happen to my family if, God forbid, something were to happen to me—Denise could lose both her wife and her children.  Same-sex couples shouldn’t have to worry about death before we create new life.” The CPA would modernize Connecticut’s parentage law by filling gaps in existing protections and ensuring access to legal parenthood for all children, including those with unmarried, same-sex, or non-biological parents. For example, the CPA would extend the Acknowledgement of Parentage process to same-sex couples, a simple form already available to unmarried different-sex couples that allows a parent to establish a legal parent-child relationship at birth without court proceedings. The bill would also remove gender-specific language from the state’s parentage laws, and it would provide protections for children born to unmarried parents through assisted reproduction—in a state where assisted reproduction accounts for about four percent of all births. “For years, I’ve heard from residents about the nightmare of red tape and degrading obstacles that our current law presents to parents,” said Rep. Jeff Currey (East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor), who introduced the legislation. “Our state’s law should reflect the reality of the lives of our state’s families—our children’s futures depend on it. The CPA will ensure that our state’s laws give LGBTQ parents and their children the dignity and security they deserve.” Many impacted families and representatives, including submitted testimony at the hearing.  The effort to pass the Connecticut Parentage Act is led by the We CARE Coalition, a coalition of Connecticut families, legal advocates, and community organizations and spearheaded by a Yale Law School clinic and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders. “As it stands, Connecticut’s parentage law is outdated, discriminatory, and unconstitutional,” said Professor Douglas NeJaime of Yale Law School, a Connecticut native and a principal drafter of the bill.  “The day a child is born should be the happiest time of a parent’s life—not a time of legal uncertainty and worry. The Connecticut Parentage Act will treat families that have historically been excluded based on gender, sexual orientation, and marital status with the respect and recognition they deserve.” Read Professor NeJaime’s written testimony “Passing the Connecticut Parentage Act will protect vulnerable children and families and send a signal that Connecticut stands for equality and dignity for all under the law,” said Polly Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders and a principal drafter of the legislation. “The bill is a commonsense measure that has been enacted in many states and has the bipartisan support of legislators and state and national legal and medical experts. Connecticut’s families cannot wait any longer for equal access to parentage—we hope the Assembly will act quickly to protect LGBTQ parents and their children.” Read Polly Crozier’s written testimony The Connecticut Parentage Act is adapted from model legislation by the Uniform Law Commission, a non-partisan body of state lawmakers, state judges, scholars, and lawyers that produces uniform laws on a wide range of state-law issues. The 2017 Uniform Parentage Act provides a model so that states meet their constitutional obligations to provide equal paths to parentage for nonmarital children and children of LGBTQ parents. Multiple states, including Maine, Washington, Vermont, California, and Rhode Island, have adopted similar legislation. In 2020, the CPA received strong bipartisan support in the Connecticut General Assembly, but the session was cut short due to COVID-19. The CPA is supported by a broad range of experts and organizations, including child advocates, legal organizations, LGBTQ groups, and medical experts. Supporters include: the Center for Children’s Advocacy, Connecticut Voices for Children, the Connecticut ACLU, the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber, the New Haven Pride Center, PFLAG Hartford, the Triangle Community Center, COLAGE, Family Equality, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Resolve New England, Fertility Within Reach, New England Fertility Society, the Center for Advanced Reproductive Services, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. A team of Yale Law students and faculty have worked for the past two years to coordinate legislative drafting and advocacy efforts with members of the General Assembly, judges of the family and probate courts, state agencies, state fertility clinics, child welfare groups, LGBTQ rights organizations, and the Connecticut Bar Association. “As Connecticut residents and Connecticut voters, we are proud to support the CPA,” said Cara Newlon, a third-year law student who has worked on the bill from its inception. “For those of us anticipating careers in LGBTQ justice and gender equality, working on this bill has been an incredible opportunity to legislate our own rights—and those of past and future clients—into existence. We call on Connecticut lawmakers to build on the state’s legacy as a leader in LGBTQ rights to protect all families, regardless of how they are formed.”

Learn more about the We CARE Coalition and the CPA.

If your family has been impacted by current gaps in the state’s parentage law, share your story and help build support for the Connecticut Parentage Act!

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To be connected with impacted families and supporters of the legislation, contact Cara Newlon at cara.newlon@yale.edu 或者 阿曼達·約翰斯頓 ajohnston@glad.org.

康乃狄克州親子關係法

康乃狄克州《親子法》更新了過時的親子法,使其更加清晰、公平,並為所有兒童和家庭提供法律保護。

勝利! 2021年6月1日,康乃狄克州州長內德·拉蒙特舉行簽署儀式,慶祝《康乃狄克州親子法》的通過。 點擊此處了解更多。

康乃狄克州《親子法》(CPA)更新了州法律,明確了誰可以成為父母以及如何確立親子關係。這些重要的改革承認了康乃狄克州家庭的多樣性,並確保所有兒童,無論其出生情況如何,都能獲得合法的親子關係確立。現行的州親子法已經過時且違憲。

GLAD 與耶魯大學法學院的 Douglas NeJaime、康乃狄克州的家庭以及其他社區組織共同組成了「我們關懷聯盟」。 「我們關懷聯盟」共同努力,為《美國公民及移民法案》(CPA)爭取支持,並促使該法案在 2021 年的議會會議上獲得通過。想要了解更多關於爭取支持的努力,並閱讀受康乃狄克州親子法影響的家庭的故事,請造訪: 造訪 We Care 網站.

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人人享有正義:GLAD 2021 年康乃狄克州活動

2021年4月25日星期日

下午 1:00 – 下午 2:30

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感謝所有參加 2021 年 4 月 25 日 GLAD 康乃狄克州全民正義活動的人!

錯過了活動?想重溫精彩片段?我們幫你搞定。

手錶 資深律師 Polly Crozier 了解 GLAD 在康乃狄克州和全國範圍內開展的重要 LGBTQ+ 工作的最新情況,以及像您這樣的支持者如何發揮作用。

作為 我們關懷聯盟,GLAD 正在努力通過 康乃狄克州親子關係法。該法案將保護 LGBTQ 父母的孩子,並確保在康乃狄克州出生的每個孩子都能平等地獲得合法父母身份的保障。

今年,我們很高興表彰 康乃狄克州眾議員 Jeff Currey 感謝他對LGBTQ團體權利和平等的不懈奉獻。觀看他感人至深的演講,了解真實性在生活和工作中的力量,並呼籲我們每個人都積極參與,爭取正義。

我們共同向朋友和開拓者致敬 傑瑞瑪麗·利斯岡,她畢生致力於維護康乃狄克州及其他地區的跨性別群體權益。她的工作影響了我們所有人,我們深切懷念她。

GLAD 的工作離不開您的支援。謝謝!如果您在活動期間做出了承諾,或者想立即捐款,支持正義的鬥爭,那麼… 點擊此處進行捐贈.

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Good news: nothing right now

For nearly 50 years, Title IX has served as a bedrock for establishing fair and equal educational opportunities. Any move the Office of Civil Rights takes to wield Title IX as a weapon against transgender high school girls erodes the significance of this landmark civil rights law.

What happened?

On May 15, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to the Connecticut Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAC) and to 5 Connecticut school districts saying that the CIAC’s policy, which allows transgender girls to participate on girls sports teams, violates Title IX. The letter also threatened CIAC and the schools with denial of federal funds.

What led to this letter?

Last year, an extreme, conservative, right-wing organization, Alliance Defending Freedom, initiated a complaint with OCR challenging the continued participation of two transgender high school girls in school track events.

What is the effect of the letter?

The letter has no immediate effect. To be sure, OCR’s position that CIAC’s trans-inclusive policy violates Title IX is very alarming. It is also in the same vein of civil rights rollbacks and anti-LGBTQ policies we have seen emerge from the Trump administration since January 2017 However, the letter contains no authoritative legal analysis and its issuance has no immediate legal impact on CIAC or the schools to which it was addressed, much less any other schools, districts, or other statewide athletic associations. And, while it threatens the CIAC and the schools with loss of federal funds, OCR has no authority to deny these entities of federal funds by the issuance of this letter. It’s also important to note that in its entire history, OCR has never denied any entity federal funds for either alleged or demonstrated violations of Title IX.

Why doesn’t the letter have any immediate effect?

While the U.S. Department of Education is charged with enforcing the law, it does not have the ability to change the law or ultimately decide what the law means. The power to interpret the meaning of Title IX lies with the courts. There is a pending federal lawsuit in which CIAC and the five schools to which OCR’s letter is addressed are defending current Connecticut policy which authorizes transgender girls to participate in girls’ sports. Initially, ADF sought an accelerated determination by the federal court hearing the case. However, with the cancellation of the spring sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the court has taken the case off any accelerated schedule. As a practical matter, any action taken by OCR, in follow up to the letter, will not be able to move more quickly than the pending lawsuit.

What is CIAC’s response to the letter?

The CIAC and the school districts named in the letter are vigorously defending the current sports policies that ensure full inclusion of transgender students in school athletics; and have publicly stated that they will continue to do so.

What does the law say?

Both state law and prior federal court decisions are on the side of fair and inclusive policies and support the CIAC policy. Connecticut has strong and clear non-discrimination laws as well as guidance from the state department of education that says transgender students must have equal access to school opportunities. That includes the ability of transgender girls to participate in girls’ school sports. There are multiple prior federal court decisions that have said that federal sex discrimination protections (including Title IX and others such as Title VII) apply to transgender people. In addition, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the state agency charged with enforcing the Connecticut non-discrimination laws, has intervened in the federal lawsuit and is also defending the CIAC policy.

Note on pending Supreme Court cases

The United States Supreme Court is considering a case in which an employer is seeking to reverse federal precedent that establishes protections for transgender people under federal employment law known as Title VII. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in that case before the end of June. The decision is likely to affect the arguments in the pending Connecticut Title IX lawsuit.  

What can we do?

  • Speak out in support of trans-inclusive school sports policies.
  • Spread the word that the OCR letter has no practical impact, and is not a basis or reason for changing any existing policies that support and protect the inclusion of transgender athletes. Nothing is imminent, nothing has changed in terms of the law, and the CIAC policy remains intact.
  • If you are a student or parent, let your school district representatives and any school administrators, teachers, and staff know that you support sports policies that allow transgender athletes to participate. Those who oppose transgender athletes may be vocal in some communities, skewing the perceived degree of support for their views. School leadership needs to hear the full-throated voices of those who stand behind the current trans-inclusive policies.
  • Contact your federal legislators and urge them to support clear federal laws that ensure transgender students are protected in all areas of school and social life, including participation in sports.
  • Keep an eye out for state legislation aiming to ban transgender girls from participating in sports and speak out against it. Idaho recently passed such a law. Its passage marks the first time a state adopted a law designed to exclude transgender students from athletics. Fortunately, similar bills introduced in other states have not passed. But advocacy and legislative outreach remains essential to stopping such bills.
  • Contact GLAD at GLADAnswers.org We need to hear when transgender students are impacted negatively in any way. If you have questions or need more information, please reach out.

Connecticut CHRO Strikes Down All Exclusions for Transgender Healthcare

Today the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities issued a landmark 裁決 prohibiting all employers and insurers from denying coverage for transgender people’s health care needs relating to gender transition. This ruling follows a national trend of striking down discriminatory exclusions for gender affirming medical care.

The ruling states:

Insurance policies that categorically refuse to consider certain procedures for certain people on the basis of their race, sex, or sexual orientation are facially discriminatory. So too are such exclusions for transgender people on the basis of gender identity, a condition unique to them. Consequently, when the State or a municipality contracts for health insurance plans that contain categorical exclusions for treatments related to gender dysphoria – and especially when the same treatments are covered for treatment of other conditions – it commits a discriminatory practice, as does the insurer. 

“We applaud the Commission for recognizing the critical healthcare needs of transgender people and calling out the discrimination inherent in health plans that deny care,” said Ben Klein, Senior Attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders. “Exclusions that categorize doctor-prescribed procedures as “elective” or “cosmetic” contradict a robust body of scientific evidence and can only be explained by stereotypes and bias towards transgender people. This ruling will ensure that critical healthcare decisions can be made as they should be, between patients and their doctors, and will allow Connecticut residents access to life-saving care.”

GLAD 提交了一份 簡短的 in conjunction with Professor Kevin Barry of Quinnipiac University School of Law on behalf of Connecticut resident Rylie Robillard, the Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund, and the National Center for Transgender Equality. The brief was supported by expert testimony from Randi Ettner, PH.D, one of the nation’s preeminent experts on gender affirming medical care.

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