After signing the petition in support of Gender Identity Inclusive ENDA through Equal Rights Washington on January 6th with this message: Representative Adam SmithU.S. House of Representatives2402 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-0001 Dear Representative Smith, I join with the hundreds of thousands of people who make up the membership of the organizations of United …
This is a continuation of my Dear Joe post on Friday, November 9, 2007 and then added to the next day. If you haven’t already read that, I suggest you read it first then return here. Dave Parker from Greensboro, NC is on the PFLAG-all listserv run by PFLAG’s national office as am I. He …
I wanted to share the response which I sent today as a reply to the 11/07/07 email from Human Rights Campaign President, Joe Solmonese, entitled “It Happened today!” — which was addressed “Dear Gabrielle”. His letter is now posted here on the HRC website. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Regarding “It happened today!”Date: Fri, 09 …
Compromise is the art of getting someone else thrown under the bus The title of this post is a comment I found at MetaFilter. It’s so perfect at describing the congressional haggling and backroom political smackdowns I’ve been privvy to in online and offline discussions about the current congressional session, that I just had to …
Fear and Loathing on the (Trans-Inclusive) ENDA Trailby Katrina C. Rose here in pdf format. Katrina C. Rose is a transgender legal historian and is licensed to practice law in Texas and Minnesota. She is the author of “Three Names in Ohio: In re Bicknell, In re Maloney and Hope For Recognition That The Gay-Transgender …
‘Rep. Barney Frank is and has long been a great advocate for our community and we both have the same goal — to have a law that protects LGBT people from discrimination’ New York, October 4, 2007) — Prompted by a press release issued late yesterday from Rep. Barney Frank’s office, earlier today Lambda Legal …
Yesterday I sent this email: ——– Original Message ——–Subject: ENDA must include gender identity!Date: 03 Oct 2007 20:45:36 -0000From: gabi@gabiclayton.com Representative Adam SmithU.S. House of Representatives2402 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-0001 Dear Representative Smith, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act must include BOTH gender identity and sexual orientation. Taking gender identity language out of the bill …
Help Us Raise The Voice Of Working Class LGBT FolksEmployment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) by introducing a separate bill covering sexual orientation only, as well as a token bill on gender identity. The only major LGBT group that has not come out against this betrayal is HRC, which will be holding its 11th Annual Gala next …