Pressing for the passage of the Massachusetts Transgender Civil Rights Bill
by Erica L. Kaufman
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition media intern
Thursday Jul 15, 2010
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The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) held a press conference at the State House on Wednesday, July 14 calling on the leadership of the Massachusetts State legislature to act favorably on H1728/S1687, "An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes" before the end of the current session on July 31. Close to 100 people were in attendance, including legislators, supporters, and members of the press.
Gunner Scott, Executive Director of the MTPC, opened the press conference with identifying the over eighty organizational members of the Transgender Civil Rights Coalition, including labor unions, LGBT groups, women's groups, and advocacy groups all calling on the legislative body to pass this bill.