chrissy polis

I find that I cannot sit idly by while a county department head vacillates on yet another issue and an elected official plays to the fears of the citizens with inaccurate depictions of a small minority portion of the citizenry.

Obama administration's recent advisory to schools on transgender rights has been twisted into something it wasn't by the usual demagogues

Warning from Justice Department that HB2 violates the rights of transgender people hits the mark

Failure of challenge to Maryland's transgender rights law despite trumped up 'bathroom bill' fears should be a source of pride

Opponents of equality need to get their minds out of the bathroom and recognize the very real discrimination, violence and alienation transgender people suffer.

Republican opponents stoop to misguided fears of bathroom invasions to oppose anti-discrimination protections that most Marylanders support

Transgender people want to be treated fairly and equally

Three years after the attack on Chrissy Lee Polis, it's time Maryland protected the basic rights of transgender individuals

Maryland, like 34 other states, lacks laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity – laws that would protect transgender people and others who transgress traditional notions of male and female.

For transgender attack victim Chrissy Lee Polis, trauma remains

Transgender people would be protected from discrimination in Baltimore County under a measure approved by the County Council Tuesday.

Fears of cross-dressing voyeurs are a distraction in Baltimore County debate over transgender law

A dozen people gathered outside Tom Quirk's office Monday morning to protest the proposed transgender bill that the Baltimore County Council will vote on Tuesday evening.

Nearly a year after one of the nation's most high-profile assaults on a transgender person happened at a Baltimore County McDonald's, the County Council is considering legislation to ban discrimination based on gender identity.

Baltimore County Council members said Tuesday they would consider exempting public restrooms and locker rooms from the measure.

Baltimore County Council members heard emotional testimony Tuesday as dozens of residents turned out to speak about a proposal meant to prohibit discrimination against transgender people.

A Baltimore County councilman plans to introduce a measure next week to prohibit discrimination against transgender people.

Howard County has moved to bar discrimination against transgender people within its borders; now lawmakers in Annapolis must act to extend similar protections to all Maryland residents

The 23-year-old transgendered woman whose videotaped beating in a Rosedale McDonald's went viral over the Internet is facing a disorderly conduct charge after an argument with a police officer in Baltimore County.

Some opponents also attend public hearing, express concern about 'bathroom issue'

Advocates pushing for laws barring discrimination against transgender individuals are looking to local jurisdictions after suffering a defeat in the state legislature and a brutal attack on a woman at a Baltimore County McDonald's last spring.

Woman who savagely attacked a woman in Rosedale deserves a longer prison sentence whether the victim was transgender or not

Five year sentence sends the right message to help reassure the transgender community that it is welcome and will be protected.

A teenager who pleaded guilty in the beating of a transgender woman at a Rosedale McDonald's has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Violence against Chrissy Lee Polis shows the need for more news about hardships endured by transgender people.

The guilty plea Thursday by one of two assailants in the terrible beating of a transgender woman at a Rosedale McDonald's provides not only justice for the victim but also an important message for a community that is still marginalized in this state.