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Protection is a priority at Transgender Equality Lobby Day

Started by Shana A, January 26, 2010, 08:21:06 AM

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Shana A

January 26, 2010, 08:21:06 AM
Protection is a priority at Transgender Equality Lobby Day
by Jesse Begenyi
Bay Windows contributor
Monday Jan 25, 2010

http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=101521

When I began interning for the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), I had no idea how passionate I would become. I knew from the beginning that I liked getting paid in coffee, but I would have called you crazy if you had told me six months ago that I would later play a large part in planning and implementing "Transgender Equality Lobby Day" on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.

This Lobby Day was a day dedicated to the continuous fight for legal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people in the state of Massachusetts. Folks came out to talk to their legislators about the bill H1728/S1687, "An Act Relative To Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes." When this bill finally passes, it will add the categories of gender identity and gender expression to the states non-discrimination and hate crimes laws.
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