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Title: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: katia on October 18, 2007, 12:36:56 AM
Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!

Gay.com (http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/splash.html?coll=4996&navpath=/channels/business/career)
by Marc Breindel
10/17/2007

'Transgender people are being removed from a bill to protect other queer Americans from job discrimination, known as ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act). Out gay Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi side with colleagues who believe ENDA stands a better chance of passing if limited to lesbians, gays and bisexuals.'



Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: Ell on October 18, 2007, 01:24:23 AM
Absolutely! We should always stick together...............55%

I'm torn. Both sides' strategies have merit..................15%

Definitely not! Gays and lesbians can't afford the risk...30%

(as of late Wed. night, Oct. 17)
Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: Lori on October 18, 2007, 07:21:10 AM
Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!

Absolutely! We must always stick together .... 60%
I'm torn. Both sides' strategies have merit ... 15%
Definitely not! Gays and lesbians can't afford the risk ... 25%


Well my votes in.
Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: LynnER on October 18, 2007, 06:39:52 PM
Absolutely! We must always stick together50%
I'm torn. Both sides' strategies have merit22%
Definitely not! Gays and lesbians can't afford the risk27%

Well, atleast half the people seem to be with us...  Im just leary of the growing Deffinatly nots...
Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: LostInTime on October 19, 2007, 08:11:23 AM
Up in Community Alerts I just posted everything you need to contact your Congress critter and to cover the critical talking points. Plus a sample letter that can be written and the phone number to the Capital Switchboard.

Please, please take action today.

Last chance to fix flawed ENDA (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,20786.0.html)
Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: Lori on October 19, 2007, 10:37:18 AM
Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!

Absolutely! We must always stick together  45%
I'm torn. Both sides' strategies have merit  25%
Definitely not! Gays and lesbians can't afford the risk 30%

Seems the torn crowd is becoming more pronounced.
Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: Omika on October 19, 2007, 01:21:33 PM
Jeeze, it's a good thing I want to get into politics.  I'm tired of TG people having poor representation.

I say we get our own bill!  I'm tired of riding to coattails of the homosexual community when it comes to political action!  After all, we're hardly alike.  We just get beat up by the same jerks.

Title: Re: Should Congress include transgender people in ENDA? Vote now!
Post by: LynnER on October 19, 2007, 02:40:22 PM
We may not have all the same goals as the GLB, but theres an old saying...

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.....

Alone, due to the normal TS/TG unwillingness to step forward, we are visably an extreem minority... Unless that changes, we would stand alone with out the visable numbers to defend ourselves... by sideing with them we gain needed support...  The silent majority of TS/TG people need to get over themselves and stand and be counted...  if we give up our aninimity, give up our "Stealth" life, our comfort zone... we could make life infinatly better and more secure for those that follow us...  Yes i am a real woman... but damnit, I want my rights to.. and if that means sticking my neck on the chopping block so be it.