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allthecolors in transnews

HRC will not stand against trans exclusion from ENDA

Sep 28, 2007 15:41

I wrote to HRC with the hopes that there was still hope they might stand in support of transgender employment rights and continue the fight while other wavered.

We know that everyone has been waiting to hear from HRC about the status of ENDA. A lot has changed since Wednesday.

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Comments 18

ecdysiasm September 28 2007, 23:05:19 UTC

Ugh. I don't know what's worse, that my little heart just broke, or that I was generally expecting it to. Gosh, I guess we should just sit and fold our hands and wait politely for rights.

I'm sure it won't be more than thirty-plus more years.

tommytesto September 29 2007, 01:47:06 UTC

Challenge every HRC member to stand behind their little comfy equality stickers. Ask your friends - especially if you have white upperclass nontrans gay male friends - if they are members, and if so, ask if they will write in our support.

Barney Frank needs to retire.

PS - grrr tommytesto September 29 2007, 01:49:31 UTC

Can someone please tell Barney & Nancy that a trans-inclusive bill just passed the other day?

Re: PS - grrr allthecolors September 29 2007, 02:43:00 UTC

they say there's talk of the democratic support for the bill failing unless they take TG out of it.

Re: PS - grrr tommytesto September 29 2007, 19:15:53 UTC

Do you think they will come back for us at some point?

Because I don't.

Re: PS - grrr terry_terrible September 30 2007, 02:13:14 UTC

Have they ever? This has happened several times because in passing state discrimination bills. The lcocal gay rights organzations will ask the T community to not make noise over not be included in the bill and that they will be taken care of later in later legislation. So far this has never happened.

shelleybear September 29 2007, 03:25:57 UTC

Wait for 2008.
Assuming a Democratic sweep, we can see what they are willing to do.

ezraisabear September 29 2007, 03:31:59 UTC

Remember when they said that last election.. just WAIT! DEMOCRATS WON THE HOUSE!!!!

Uhuh.

shelleybear September 29 2007, 06:49:43 UTC

2008 is their last "pass".
I'm willing to give it to them.
If they fail, I ave alternative plans that involve moving out of country.

ink_feathers September 29 2007, 08:00:00 UTC

Lame. Just... lame. If they feel that people aren't educated enough about transfolk in order for the bill to pass it makes me wonder how hard they tried in the first place to educate the "educated". Ugh... well at least there are other countries to choose from.

allthecolors September 29 2007, 14:31:16 UTC

I feel so sad that my own country doesn't take better care of me, but I will not move to another country. I'm an American too damn it. I deserve equal rights just like anyone else in our country does. Where would we be in this life if Martin Luther King Jr moved to another country.