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Title: HRC STATEMENT ON DNC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Post by: Shana A on August 13, 2008, 06:40:59 AM
Post by: Shana A on August 13, 2008, 06:40:59 AM
HRC STATEMENT ON DNC NATIONAL PLATFORM
by: Trevor Thomas, OIA Newswire
http://www.outinnashville.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32303 (http://www.outinnashville.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32303)
Human Rights Campaign Statement on DNC National Platform
HRC testified before Drafting Committee on GLBT issues
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement today on the release of the Democratic National Committee's National Platform as prepared by the National Platform Committee. On August 1, Legislative Director Allison Herwitt testified in Cleveland, Ohio at the National Platform Drafting Committee meeting. To read her testimony, visit: http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/08/hrc-legislative.html.
by: Trevor Thomas, OIA Newswire
http://www.outinnashville.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32303 (http://www.outinnashville.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32303)
Human Rights Campaign Statement on DNC National Platform
HRC testified before Drafting Committee on GLBT issues
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement today on the release of the Democratic National Committee's National Platform as prepared by the National Platform Committee. On August 1, Legislative Director Allison Herwitt testified in Cleveland, Ohio at the National Platform Drafting Committee meeting. To read her testimony, visit: http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/08/hrc-legislative.html.
Title: Re: HRC STATEMENT ON DNC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Post by: Mnemosyne on August 13, 2008, 11:29:59 AM
Post by: Mnemosyne on August 13, 2008, 11:29:59 AM
Quotethe platform pledges to fight discrimination based on gender identity
Which is more than what HRC is willing to do.
QuoteThe platform addresses many of our community's critical issues, however it does not explicitly use the words gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
That is because those who wrote up everything are much, much smarter than you are Joe.
Title: Re: HRC STATEMENT ON DNC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Post by: NicholeW. on August 13, 2008, 12:14:14 PM
Post by: NicholeW. on August 13, 2008, 12:14:14 PM
Can't argue at all with your analysis, Syne!
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