The Transgender Blog:

When can you discriminate against a transgender person? If one perceives an individual to be a crossdresser or a transsexual, but is "post-surgical" [has had genital reconstruction surgery (GRS)], is it discriminating against one because one perceives the individual as transgender, or discriminating against an individual because of perceived gender? The difference between transgender discrimination and gender discrimination is no small thing. Both kinds of discrimination can be all about gender expression instead of sex or gender identity, but in some places it's legal to discriminate against someone who's perceived to be transgender while it's unlawful to discriminate against someone because of their sex or gender. A bill to add gender identity to the [Connecticut] state statutes on discriminatory practices died on the legislative calendar this year after making it out of the Judiciary Committee, Gerimarie Liesegang, director of

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Dear Amy: Recently, I was in a public restroom at a large convention center in an area where no one else was around. Upon entering the restroom, a gentleman came out of the stall. I was rather uncomfortable and was about to blurt out, "Excuse me, but this is a ladies room." But then it occurred to me that this person might be very masculine looking. He or she was wearing a baseball cap and very manly clothing. I stopped myself because I did not want to be insulting, but I was also uncomfortable and nervous. I don't care if the person was transsexual, but if it was in fact a man, I would have felt very unsafe. What should I do if such a thing happens again in the future? -- Catherine in Chicago Dear Catherine: First I need to note that it is not a good idea to use a public facility in a large place where nobody is around. I realize that when you have to go, you have to go, but in the future you should seek out an area that is well traveled. When you enter any

By the way, here is a list of tall females of notoriety, which I will update as I discover additional famous females of height: 5 ft 8 in: Ellen DeGeneres, Shelley Duvall, Jane Fonda, Anne Hathaway, Paris Hilton, Whitney Houston, Angelina Jolie, Milla Jovovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diane Keaton, Anna Kournikova, Debra Messing, Mary-Louise Parker, Meg Ryan 5 ft 9 in: Lauren Bacall, Jennifer Beals, Annette Bening, Candice Bergen, Mariah Carey, Lynda Carter, Cher. Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joan Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner, Lauren Graham, Katie Holmes, Jane Kaczmarek, Julia Roberts, Martha Stewart 5 ft 10 in: Joan Allen, Marian Anderson, Bea Arthur, Jules Asner, Tyra Banks, Christine Baransky, Sandahl Bergman, Elizabeth Berkley, Sandra Bernhard, Naomi Campbell, Kim Cattrall, Ciara, Cindy Crawford, Marcia Cross, Laura Dern,