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Title: “If we’ve got 100 yards to go, this gets us to the 25-yard line.”
Post by: Shana A on February 19, 2011, 09:51:33 AM
Post by: Shana A on February 19, 2011, 09:51:33 AM
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 (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:
"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 (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:
Title: Re: “If we’ve got 100 yards to go, this gets us to the 25-yard line.”
Post by: rexgsd on February 19, 2011, 10:12:48 AM
Post by: rexgsd on February 19, 2011, 10:12:48 AM
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
funny cause it was at work where i'm not out