PSA: The Matthew Shepard Act
So I'm not a big fan of HRC (they're too assimilationist for my tastes), and you should have seen the text they suggested for spreading the word about this--it was like an OMGWTF SENTIMENTALITYSTEAMROLLER!
But the legislation itself is important, so pls to be checking this out:
There's a bill in the Senate right now that would address the issue of hate crimes against queer and gender non-normative people, and we only have a few weeks until the vote. The link makes it easy to send a quick note to your Senators expressing support for the bill and urging them to vote yes. It is absolutely unconscionable that U.S. federal hate crimes law does not currently cover violence against LGBTQ folks (or those perceived to be LGBTQ). Please visit the link and spread the word.
http://www.hrc.org/FightHate
But the legislation itself is important, so pls to be checking this out:
There's a bill in the Senate right now that would address the issue of hate crimes against queer and gender non-normative people, and we only have a few weeks until the vote. The link makes it easy to send a quick note to your Senators expressing support for the bill and urging them to vote yes. It is absolutely unconscionable that U.S. federal hate crimes law does not currently cover violence against LGBTQ folks (or those perceived to be LGBTQ). Please visit the link and spread the word.
http://www.hrc.org/FightHate