Category — Equality Now

And this issue extends to all of us and/or our loved ones within the Trans communities. The Federal Government on more than one occasion has enacted federal regulations excluding trans folks from federal protections: the Americans with Disabilities Act, Insurance Coverage and Medicaid to name a few. And we now see the House of Representatives, the Senate and even the President supporting even more abortion restrictions on a Woman’s Right to full health care coverage and her ability to govern decisions over her body. Click here to read more of these connections between a Women’s right to choose and Trans folks being denied the right to determination over their bodies, their gender identity and their expression.

So please join TransAdvocacy, the Women and Gender Resource Action Center of Trinity, NARAL Pro-Choice Ct and other organizations as we stand and say we will NOT be silent as our government tries to chip away our rights! Click here to view flyer.

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Date: Monday, December 21, 2009
Time: 4 - 6 PM
Address: Federal Building,
450 Main Street
Hartford, CT

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The House is preparing to vote on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act - H.R. 1913 as early as this week. As you know, the bill would give the Justice Department the power to investigate and prosecute bias-motivated violence by providing the department with jurisdiction over crimes of violence where the victim is chosen because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

When introducing the bill, Representative Conyers stated that the legislation “provides a constructive and measured response to a problem that continues to plague our nation. These are crimes that shock and shame our national conscience. They should be subject to comprehensive federal law enforcement assistance and prosecution.” [Read more →]

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