The Delaware House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act. The bill, S. B. 97, passed the Delaware Senate last week by a vote of 11-7, with two abstentions and one "not present," and passed the House Administration Committee on Wednesday by a 4-1 vote.

If the bill passes on Tuesday, it will be sent to Governor Jack Markell, who has pledged to sign it. That will make Delaware the 17th state, along with the District of Columbia, to pass protections for gender non-conforming people.

We are very pleased that the bill is out of committee with a bi-partisan vote,. On to the House floor, where we look forward to passage.

--Equality Delaware President Lisa Goodman

Opponents are striking their usual stance, warning that its passage will invite sex offenders to lurk in public restrooms.

You..ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones

Monday June 15, 1903
Chicago, Illinois - The Cooks and Waiters Are On Their Own
The strike of the cooks and waiters of this city clearly shows the weakness of the craft union form of labor organization. Some of the crafts strike while others remain at work. Not only are the other unions in the industry continuing to work while the cooks and waiters strike, but they are now pressuring them to accept concessions, rather than helping them to fight on for victory. This sad state of affairs is called union scabbing. The cure is Industrial Organization, which, sadly, Samuel Gompers and the other A.F.of L. leaders continue to oppose.

Frank Morrison and Samuel Gompers,
Secretary and President of A.F.of L.

NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday had a story today about transgender youth.

You can listen to the story here.

The title of the segment is 'I'm Not the Only One': Transgender Youth Battle the Odds.

Despite a number of victories for gay rights plus national polls reflecting a growing acceptance of gay men and women, there is a population within the LGBT community that often feels left out of the national debate.

More on the people featured in the segment and ENDA on the inside.

There are surprises in life. One happened wednesday. At least I never expected to see the Editorial Board of the New York Times endorse Civil Rights for Transgender People.

Note: The original title of the opinion used transgender as a noun (Civil Rights for Transgenders). The paper has acceded to complaints by changing it.

New York stood for equality by approving same-sex marriage two years ago. It is time now for state lawmakers to extend basic civil rights protections to transgender people. The 2002 state statute that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, education, credit and public accommodations does not explicitly cover transgender people.

There's more about the effort to bring that equality to transgender people on the inside.

You..ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones

Saturday June 13, 1903
Chicago, Illinois - Millionaire Methodists go scabbing on the strikers at Kinsley's.
From the The Inter Ocean:

Millionair Methodists threw aside their religious and financial dignity [Tuesday evening] and in the place of strikers waited on their brethren of the church at a banquet in Kinsley's restaurant. Side by side with men of wealth were men of the cloth, swinging trays and dishes with dexterity of old servitors...

It was, as one member put it, a practical exemplification of the Methodist motto, "The Lord loveth a cheerful giver," and, "God helps them who help themselves."

We hope they had as much fun washing up the dishes!