Research Publications - Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss: Research Publications

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Weiss, J.T. (2007). Transgender Workplace Diversity: Policy Tools, Training Issues and Communication Strategies for HR and Legal Professionals. Booksurge Publishing: North Charleston, South Carolina

This book provides guidelines for professionals in human resources, diversity and law who are faced with issues of transgender inclusion in the workplace, including transgender basics, gender identity law, policy issues regarding gender transition planning, bathrooms and dressing rooms, dress codes, identification and records changes and health benefits, as well as sample gender transition guidelines. This is one of the only books currently available on the subject.

Weiss, J.T. (2007). The Lesbian Community and FTM Transsexuals: Détente in the Butch/FTM Borderlands. The Journal of Lesbian Studies 11, 219-227

This article discusses the relationship between FTM (female-to-male) transsexual identity, and lesbian and gay identities.

Weiss, J.T. (2007). The Lesbian Community and FTM Transsexuals: Détente in the Butch/FTM Borderlands. In Giffney, Noreen (Ed.), Twenty-First Century Lesbian Studies. Binghamton, New York: Harrington Park Press

The above article was chosen to be reprinted as a chapter in a book on lesbian studies, edited by Dr. Noreen Giffney, Ph.D., a professor at University College, Dublin, Ireland, and published by a well-known social science publisher, Harrington Park Press.

Weiss, J.T. (2007). Amid Celebrations of ENDA Victory, Transgender HRC Business Council Members Reluctantly Resign. Echelon Business Magazine

The above article was solicited by a national business magazine to address the issues raised by the resignation of Business Council Members in protest over the Human Rights Campaign’s backing of a federal bill excluding gender identity from protection.

Weiss, J.T. (2007). Employers of Choice Coming to Terms with Choice of Gender. Echelon Business Magazine.

The above article was solicited by a national business magazine to address transgender transition issues in the workplace.

Weiss, J.T. (2007). Ms. Etiquette and the Transgender Employee: Is Nothing Private Any More? In Harris, Mark and Howe, Cymene (Eds.), 21st Century Sexualities: Contemporary Issues in Health, Education and Rights. New York: Routledge.

This article, which discusses privacy issues involved in gender transition in the workplace, was chosen to be printed as a chapter in a book on modern sexuality issues, edited by two researchers from the National Sexuality Resource Center of the Human Sexuality Studies Program at San Francisco State University.

Weiss, J.T. (2005). Adoption of Transgender HR Policies in US Employers. 14 Feb. 2005. HR.com <http://www.hr.com>.

This article discusses the number and type of U.S. employers that have adopted transgender policies.

Weiss, J.T. (2004) GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia in the U.S. Lesbian and Gay Community. Journal of Bisexuality 3, 25-55

This article discusses the contentious social and historical relationship within and among the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities in the United States.

Weiss, J.T. (2004) GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia in the U.S. Lesbian and Gay Community. In Alexander, Jonathan and Yescavage, Karen (Eds.), Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others. Binghamton, New York: Harrington Park Press

The above article was chosen to be reprinted as a chapter in a book on bisexuality and transgenderism, edited by Dr. Fritz Klein, Dr. Jonathan Alexander, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Cincinnati, and Dr. Karen Yescavage, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Colorado, and published by a highly-regarded social science publisher, Harrington Park Press.

Weiss, J.T. (2002) Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution and the Courts, by Judge Richard Posner. Bimonthly Review of Law Books 12, 21-30

This article reviews a book written by Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the constitutional issues raised during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election.

Weiss, J.T. (2001) The Gender Caste System: Identity, Privacy and Heteronormativity. Law & Sexuality 10, 123-186.

This article proposes that the right to privacy in U.S. constitutional law creates a right to determine one’s gender identity despite governmental regulations to the contrary.

Weiss, T.J. (1994) The Exception to the Exclusion In Liability Insurance Contracts Through A Procedural Lens. Washburn Law Journal 33, 364-382; reprinted in National Insurance Law Review 7:399-420.

This article examines how to interpret insurance contracts that contain potentially confusing exceptions to exclusions.

Weiss, T.J. (1993) A Natural Law Approach to Remedies for the Liability Insurer's Breach of the Duty to Defend: Is Estoppel of Coverage Defenses Just? Albany Law Review 57, 145-167 (1993)

This article analyzes a little-known rule that requires insurance companies to pay liability claims despite lack of coverage if they have incorrectly refused to pay for a defense of their policyholder.

Weiss, T.J. (1987) The Rise of Modern Judicial Review: From Constitutional Interpretation to Judge-Made Law. Seton Hall Law Review 17, 981-984

This article reviews a book by Professor Christopher Wolfe of Marquette University regarding the political and legal history of the constitutional doctrine of judicial review.

Weiss, T.J. (1985) The Child Pornography Act of 1984: Child Pornography and the First Amendment. Seton Hall Legislative Journal 9, 327-353.

This article reviews a law against child pornography, and suggests that the First Amendment freedom of speech provides no defense to child pornographers.

2. Work in Progress

Article,“Sex and the Supreme Court: Transgender Protections in Title VII”

This article of approximately 50 pages reviews the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and discusses whether the U.S. Supreme Court will side with lower courts that have held discrimination against transgender employees to be “sex discrimination” under that Act.

3. Authorship of Encyclopedia Articles

Encyclopedia Title	Article Title	Publisher and Date
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2^nd Edition	Heteronormative	MacMillan Press (2008)
LGBTQ America Today Encyclopedia	Employment Law	Greenwood Press (2008)
LGBTQ America Today Encyclopedia	Transgender Rights	Greenwood Press (2008)
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice	LGBT Movement	SAGE Publications (2007)
Sexuality: An Essential Glossary	Trans	Oxford University Press/ Hodder Arnold (2004)
Sexuality: An Essential Glossary	Transman	Oxford University Press/ Hodder Arnold (2004)
Sexuality: An Essential Glossary	Transwoman	Oxford University Press/ Hodder Arnold (2004)
Sexuality: An Essential Glossary	Genderqueer	Oxford University Press/ Hodder Arnold (2004)
Sexuality: An Essential Glossary	Hypersexualized	Oxford University Press/ Hodder Arnold (2004)

4. Doctoral Dissertation

"The Cutting Edge of Employment Diversity: Transgender Human Resources Policies in U.S. Employers." Diss. Northeastern U. 2004

In my dissertation, I conducted intensive interviews with 43 officials and employees who were involved with the adoption of transgender policies at 33 organizations. These interviews suggest that leading-edge companies are responding to an increase in minority demographics, a shrinking labor market and a perception of increased competition for talent.