Transgender People Can Vote

[Shana A]

Transgender People Can Vote (+)
by: Autumn Sandeen
Wed Oct 29, 2008 at 20:15:00 PM EDT

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=B2F1CCAE537C4D6CC6E0A281E285481E?diaryId=7872

The National Center For Transgender Equality has released some documentation on voting.

    NCTE - Overcoming Voting ObstaclesAt NCTE, we believe in the importance of voting and we believe that it makes a difference in our work for transgender equality. People in elected offices make decisions that directly impact our ability to pass legislation that will protect you against discrimination and seek to decrease the violence our community faces.

    Transgender people, however, sometimes face discrimination at the polls. In order to help you exercise your right to vote, NCTE is reissued our Guide to Overcoming Voting Obstacles to help you overcome any barriers to voting that you encounter. The Guide also addresses additional challenges that some transgender voters face, such as racism, felony conviction and homelessness.

[Rachael]

hangon. we couldnt vote?



nobody told me :S

[NicholeW.]

It's a United States deal, Rach. Every polling place has workers who decide these things based on their sense of what seems right to them. Each election district is in some ways an entity unto itself.

Nichole