Transgender Day of Action draws advocates and allies
by Angela Alberti
Bay Windows contributor
Tuesday Feb 1, 2011
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Despite snow-covered roads last Thursday, Jan. 27, more than 75 transgender rights advocates and allies from across Massachusetts traveled to the State House in Boston to visit their legislators. Their goal was to show support and gather legislative co-sponsors for "An Act Relative to Transgender Equal Rights," a bill that, if passed, would add gender identity and expression to existing Massachusetts civil rights laws.
"Our goal is to make legislators aware that there are constituents in their districts who care about this bill. Some of the folks visiting today are transgender themselves, some are friends, family, and allies," said Gunner Scott, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), which sponsored the Transgender Equal Rights Action Day. Scott said the number of legislative co-sponsors is indicative of the level of support that can be expected if the bill is voted on.