Talkin' Q Politics - Erika Ervin

Join HRC for an evening of Talkin Q'Politics, our popular monthly series hosted by the Los Angeles Political Action and Diversity Committees.

The speaker for May is Erika Ervin. She is a California Licensed Independent Agent and the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters.  Erika is an expert on health insurance issues in the GLBT community. Erika is particularly experienced in addressing the needs of those in the community who identify as Transgender, and will provide insight and education on how we can work together as a community for fully inclusive equality.

Erika will also be discussing the important work of the TransYouth Family Allies, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected.

Speaker presentation scheduled for 7:30pm

Our thanks to our sponsor for the locale:

East West Lounge

Event from 6:30 to 9 pm
Drink Specials Until 7:30

Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace

On April 22, 2008, HRC released the updated "Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace" publication, which provides human resource and other employment professionals with best practices for transgender workplace inclusion—from discrimination and benefits policies to internal practices that reflect how gender is expressed and integrated in the workplace—as well as the state of legal issues encompassing gender identity in employment situations.

The guide also covers topics such as appropriate terminology with which to discuss gender identity and expression, the creation of policies that protect transgender workers from discrimination, and the expansion of diversity programs to include gender identity and expression.