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Title: Ending Discrimination in All its Forms
Post by: Shana A on September 25, 2009, 08:19:12 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 25, 2009, 08:19:12 AM
Ending Discrimination in All its Forms
Posted by Justin Tanis at 4:56 PM
http://nctequality.blogspot.com/2009/09/ending-discrimination-in-all-its-forms.html (http://nctequality.blogspot.com/2009/09/ending-discrimination-in-all-its-forms.html)
Yesterday I had the honor of meeting Congressman John Lewis when I went with 3 of his constituents--Vandy Beth Glenn, who had just testified about her experience being fired for being transgender; her attorney from Lambda Legal, Cole Thaler; and her friend, David Deriso.
It was an amazing experience to meet this incredible hero of the civil rights movement, who knows so very personally the violence that is directed at those who challenge oppression and seek basic human rights. Yesterday, he told us that he had learned long, long ago that discrimination is discrimination, and that all of its forms are wrong.
Posted by Justin Tanis at 4:56 PM
http://nctequality.blogspot.com/2009/09/ending-discrimination-in-all-its-forms.html (http://nctequality.blogspot.com/2009/09/ending-discrimination-in-all-its-forms.html)
Yesterday I had the honor of meeting Congressman John Lewis when I went with 3 of his constituents--Vandy Beth Glenn, who had just testified about her experience being fired for being transgender; her attorney from Lambda Legal, Cole Thaler; and her friend, David Deriso.
It was an amazing experience to meet this incredible hero of the civil rights movement, who knows so very personally the violence that is directed at those who challenge oppression and seek basic human rights. Yesterday, he told us that he had learned long, long ago that discrimination is discrimination, and that all of its forms are wrong.