Historic Hearing on Workplace Discrimination Against Transgender Americans
June 26, 2008
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Diego Sanchez, who testified at the hearing, with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) in the foreground.
Shannon Minter, the Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, speaks with Subcommittee Chairman Rob Andrews (D-NJ), who helped organize this historic hearing.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaks at the hearing while Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) looks on. Both Rep. Frank and Rep. Baldwin were key organizers of the hearing.
Diego Sanchez, Director of Public Relations & External Affairs at AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. testifies at the hearing while Diane Schroer, a retired colonel in the United States Army, looks on.
The panel of individuals testifying at this historic hearing.
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