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TTPC Celebrates the Contributions of Mildred Loving |
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Written by Carla Lewis
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition honors the contribution of Mildred Loving, who passed away yesterday. Mildred and Richard Loving were the couple who successfully challenged anti-miscegenation statutes in the historic case, Loving v. Virginia in 1967. |
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Adoption Bill Sent to Summer Study |
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Written by Carla Lewis
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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Late yesterday afternoon, Senator Paul Stanley (R-Germantown) requested that his bill to ban unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting children, SB3910, be referred to a summer study. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved this request. It will be joined by another adoption bill, SB2908 by Beverly Marrero (D-Memphis). |
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Adoption Bill Deferred One More Week; Day of Silence on Friday |
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Written by Carla Lewis
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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The Senate Judiciary Committee meeting was cancelled this week. All bills were rolled until next Tuesday. This includes SB3910 by Paul Stanley (R-Germantown). This bill would ban unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting children. TTPC remains opposed to this discriminatory, moralizing legislation which would limit the rights of responsible adults from adopting children. |
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