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Title: Human Rights Campaign Testifies at DNC National Platform
Post by: Natasha on August 03, 2008, 08:23:52 AM
Post by: Natasha on August 03, 2008, 08:23:52 AM
Human Rights Campaign Testifies at DNC National Platform
http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?Section=66&ID=19807 (http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?Section=66&ID=19807)
8/2/2008
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, released
the following testimony offered today by Legislative Director Allison
Herwitt at the National Platform Drafting Committee meeting held by
the Democratic National Committee in Cleveland, Ohio.
http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?Section=66&ID=19807 (http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?Section=66&ID=19807)
8/2/2008
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, released
the following testimony offered today by Legislative Director Allison
Herwitt at the National Platform Drafting Committee meeting held by
the Democratic National Committee in Cleveland, Ohio.
Title: Re: Human Rights Campaign Testifies at DNC National Platform
Post by: Hazumu on August 03, 2008, 10:30:27 AM
Post by: Hazumu on August 03, 2008, 10:30:27 AM
When I evaluate news articles for inclusion, I try to determine if it's REALLY about trans issues, or if the search hit was just on the parenthetical explanation of what the letters LGBT stand for. I use the [FIND] function in Firefox (MSIE has a find function, too,) to find all the instances of <trans> in the article. Alas, many articles are really about gay/lesbian issues only.
This one actually passes my test. Te release mentions trans specifically (not attached to LGBT) at 3 or 4 points.
I hope these points actually survive the Platform donnybrook at the DNC
Karen
This one actually passes my test. Te release mentions trans specifically (not attached to LGBT) at 3 or 4 points.
I hope these points actually survive the Platform donnybrook at the DNC
Karen
Title: Re: Human Rights Campaign Testifies at DNC National Platform
Post by: tekla on August 03, 2008, 10:33:44 AM
Post by: tekla on August 03, 2008, 10:33:44 AM
Platforms used to be far more important then they are now. Most stuff gets passed as if on auto-drive feature, then, they are promptly forgotten and ignored.
This one in particular.
Assuming the dems win (and I never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of certain victory) the problem they are going to encounter on day one is going to void most of the platform by mid-afternoon.
This one in particular.
Assuming the dems win (and I never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of certain victory) the problem they are going to encounter on day one is going to void most of the platform by mid-afternoon.