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Trans-HRC schism widens

Started by Shana A, January 24, 2008, 07:04:52 AM

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January 24, 2008, 07:04:52 AM
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=features&sc3=&id=55261

Trans-HRC schism widens
by Ethan Jacobs
staff reporter
Thursday Jan 24, 2008

Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), came out swinging against the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) during her Jan. 17 speech at the First Event transgender conference at the Boston Marriott Peabody. Speaking to a small audience of about 12 people during a town-hall-style meeting, Keisling accused HRC of undermining the coalition of organizations working to pass a trans-inclusive version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) last fall. HRC has come under fire from some LGBT activists for supporting an ENDA bill in the House of Representatives that only offers protections based on sexual orientation. First Event, organized by the Tiffany Club of New England, is the region's largest transgender conference.
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