Monday, January 9, 2012
The proposal, spurred by the Chrissy Polis assault, will look similar to a bill passed by the Howard County Council in December.
Councilman Tom Quirk said Monday he will introduce a gender identity anti-discrimination bill in the Baltimore County Council later this month. The bill will be similar to a law passed last month by the Howard County Council, Quirk said. Proponents of the law say it was spurred by a highly- publicized attack on Chrissy Polis, a transgendered Rosedale woman, last year. Quirk, a freshman Democrat from Catonsville, said the primary aim of the bill is to protect transgendered workers from discrimination and firing because of their sexual identity. "It's my strong belief that the only thing that should matter is someone's qualifications for a job," Quirk said. The bill will also contain language dealing with the use of public accommodations, …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Chrissy Polis was attacked in a Rosedale McDonald's on April 18.
UPDATED(11:35 a.m.)—Teonna Brown will serve five years in jail for her involvement in the beating of a transgendered woman in a Rosedale McDonald's in April. Brown, 19, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge John Grason Turnbull II to 10 years in jail, with five years suspended and two years of probation for the attack on Chrissy Polis. "[Brown] had every opportunity to disengage from this situation and chose not to," Turnbull said. The sentence was part of a plea agreement that resulted in Brown pleading guilty in August. Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said prosecutors felt it was important Brown "receive significant time in jail." Brown, 19, and a 14-year-old girl were arrested and charged in the April 18 attack on …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Caroline Temmermand worked hard to realize her true identity. Now she's working hard to help others stamp out discrimination against transgender individuals.
This story is one in a continuing series on the changing American dream. Sitting on a picnic table, amidst the fresh, bright greenery of one of Arlington’s public parks, Caroline Temmermand, division chief of Arlington County Parks and Natural Resources, shared her life story. Perpetually smiling, she spoke with the kind warmth and confidence that comes from complete certainty. She was stylishly dressed and rarely broke eye contact or seemed to question herself in any way. She seemed a woman prepared to take on the world. Forty-three years ago, Temmermand was a long way from the senior executive and community leader she is today. Her name was Stephen Temmermand. She was a scared 13-year-old boy sent to see a psychologist because of …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Chrissy Polis and Vicky Thoms have tried to put their lives back since the attack. They were in court Thursday to watch Teonna Brown plead guilty to charges related to the assault.
Chrissy Polis never asked to be a viral celebrity—she had it thrust upon her. The 22-year-old transgender woman gained nationwide attention in April when she was assaulted by two teenagers while coming out of a women’s restroom at a McDonald’s in Rosedale. The attack was recorded on an employee's cell phone and eventually posted on YouTube where it garnered hundreds of thousands of views. It also led to rallies in support of Polis and a call for tougher anti-discrimination laws. Polis hopes her life can return to normal now that the older of the two attackers, Teonna Brown, 19, pleaded guilty Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson to one count of first-degree assault and one count of committing a hate crime. According to the …
Teonna Brown is accused of beating a transgender woman in the Rosedale restaurant.
UPDATE (11:48 a.m.) — In circuit court this morning, Teonna Brown pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and a hate crime in connection with the April 18 attack on Chrissy Polis, a transgendered woman who was using the bathroom in a Rosedale McDonalds. Brown's sentencing hearing will be held on September 13, but according to the plea agreed upon Thursday morning Brown is set to serve 10 years in jail with 5 suspended. Teonna Brown was allegedly caught on tape in the April beating of Chrissy Polis in a case that garnered international attention after video of the attack went viral. A Baltimore County Circuit Court grand jury indicted Brown in May on assault and hate crime charges in connection with the attack. Brown, 18, and a 14-year-old …
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