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Title: The Transgender Law Center Responds to Gov Schwarzenegger's Vetoes
Post by: Shana A on October 13, 2009, 08:12:32 AM
The Transgender Law Center Responds to Gov Schwarzenegger's Vetoes
by: Autumn Sandeen
Mon Oct 12, 2009 at 20:15:00 PM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13488/the-transgender-law-center-responds-to-gov-schwarzeneggers-vetoes (http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13488/the-transgender-law-center-responds-to-gov-schwarzeneggers-vetoes)

    In the Governor's veto message regarding the LGBT Prisoner Safety Act, he stated, "This bill is unnecessary because CDCR already considers these factors when determining where to house inmates." We are disappointed by the Governor's failure to codify this purported existing policy into law.

    ~Masen Davis, Transgender Law Center Executive Director

The Operations Manager for the Transgender Law Center (TLC), Mila L-Pavlin gave me a call -- a heads up -- late this afternoon that they were sending out there reaction to the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's vetoes of transgender related legislation in California.