“If we’ve got 100 yards to go, this gets us to the 25-yard line.”

[Shana A]

Fri Feb 18, 2011 at 12:55 PM EST
"If we've got 100 yards to go, this gets us to the 25-yard line."

by psychodrew for Angry Gays

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/18/946632/-%E2%80%9CIf-we%E2%80%99ve-got-100-yards-to-go,-this-gets-us-to-the-25-yard-line%E2%80%9D

Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed an executive order adding "gender identity and expression" to existing rules against discrimination in state government, making Massachusetts the 21st state to offer such protections.

While the order signed by Governor Patrick only is effective only in the executive branch, that includes all of state agencies in the executive branch and to any business or organization with contracts with such agencies.

Recent work by transgender activists and advocates has demonstrated the need for such protections--and more:

[rexgsd]

i saw this in the paper yesterday at lunch and was like =) yay haha.
funny cause it was at work where i'm not out