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Proposition H was a city initiative that passed
in the fall 2003 election. It ushered in reforms to
the commission to improve citizen oversight of the
San Francisco Police Department. Among other
things, it expanded the size of the commission,
including expanding the number of commissioners
appointed by the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors. Sparks joined the larger commission in
2004 as an appointee of the board.
Sparks, whose day job is president of sexuality
product retailer Good Vibrations, takes over as
president of the commission June 1.
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By a unanimous vote, rhe Berkeley City Council
t(X)k a step forward in improving the work environ­
ment for all city employees and retirees May 7.
Theresa Sparks is the first transgender person to
The council directed City Manager Phil lead the San Francisco Police Commission.
Kamlarz to create a proposal for removing exclu­
sions in its health plan that deny coverage for
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medically necessary, transition-related procedures.
Judge Grants Privacy
The motion, sponsored by Councilors Kriss
for GSA Members
Worthington and Darryl Moore, could lead to
U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch Jr.’s April
changes that will make Berkeley a more competi­ 27 ruling is the latest in a series of early victories for
tive employer that better takes care of the health of
the American Civil Liberties Union in its lawsuit
all its employees.
against the Okeechobee Schixil District’s discrimi­
The motion began as the idea of Berkeley city
natory actions against Okeechobee High School’s
employee Lynn Riordan.
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Gay Straight Alliance.
“Creating health care equality is good for busi­
The ACLU motion seeking a protective order
ness," said Christopher Daley, Transgender Law
was intended to prevent schixil board attorneys from
Center director. “Other government employers and
asking personal questions that were unrelated to the
top corporations have found this to be true over the
case and intended to embarrass students, such as the
last decade. As Berkeley moves toward joining
names of anonymous participants, the sexual orien­
their ranks, they are proving themselves to be an
tation of club members and other personal informa­
employer who invests in the long-term health
tion. Enforcement of the Federal Equal Access Act,
and vitality of the people who make the city such
on which the students’ case is based, doesn’t require
a great place to live.”
their personal information be revealed.
“The school's thinly veiled attempt to humiliate
COLORADO
students in their community was transparent, and
Legislature Passes
the court saw through it,” said Brandon Hensler,
Nondiscrimination Bill
ACLU of Florida spokesman. “These students are
The Colorado Senate passed a bill May 3 pro­
attempting to encourage tolerance and have discus­
hibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sions about discrimination. The school's attempt to
sexual orientation and gender identity. This legis­
use the courtroom to violate students’ privacy and
lation, which previously passed the House, now
expose them to harassment is a sad testament to how
goes to Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter’s desk.
far they are willing to go to'stifle free speech and
When the bill is signed into law, Colorado will
impose their own beliefs on others."
become the 20th U.S. state to ban workplace
Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge K.
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and
Michael Moore granted a preliminary injunction
the 12th to ban discrimination on the basis of gender
requiring the school to allow the club to meet on
identity.
campus, as other clubs already do. The injunction
was granted based on the Federal Equal Access Act,
which requires schools that allow any club to meet
on campus to allow all clubs to meet on campus,
without discrimination.
City Manager Applies for New Post
Steven Stanton, former city manager of Largo,
Fla., awaits a new position following his firing last
month.
Stanton, who was fired after The St. Petersburg
Times reported in February that he was preparing
for sex-reassignment surgery, submitted a r£sum£ as
Susan Stanton for the position of city manager in
Sarasota.
Semifinalists will be interviewed by city commis­
sioners May 29. Stanton reportedly said that he will
begin appearing as a woman in June and that he will
not file a lawsuit against the city of Largo. ©
Steven Stanton, former city manager of Largo,
Fla., is applying for a post in Sarasota.
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