Knoxville Journal
Advocates and Lawmakers Meet for Equality Day
Scott Brooks
This week the Knoxville Journal reported on Advancing Equality Day in Nashville:
Knoxville-area advocates for the gay, bisexual and transgendered community took their message to state lawmakers Feb. 17 as part of the annual Advancing Equality Day on the Hill.
“We had a mostly-favorable response, depending on which lawmakers [...]
This weekend, the President of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition, Dr. Marisa Richmond, will appear on Out and About Today. She will be part of a roundtable discussion hosted by Pam Wheeler, with Katie Hill of the Human Rights Campaign of Nashville Steering Committee, and Scott Williamson of Outright Nashville, to discuss the recent vote in Nashville [...]
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) is pleased to announce that, for the first time in history, a transgender inclusive Hate Crimes bill has been filed in the Tennessee General Assembly.
This week, Rep. Jeanne Richardson (D-Memphis) filed HB0335, which is accompanied by SB0253 by Sen. Beverly Marrero (D-Memphis), which would add “gender identity or expression” [...]
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) is continuing the monitor the filing of new bills in the 106th Tennessee General Assembly. As expected, a bill to ban adoption rights for unmarried, co-habiting couples has been reintroduced, SB0078. The Senate sponsor is Paul Stanley (R-Germantown), the same sponsor who pushed this discriminatory, moralizing legislation in 2008, [...]
Coming to Nashville the Night Before
If you plan on coming to Nashville on Feb. 16, the night before Advancing Equality Day on the Hill, we recommend staying at the Doubletree Hotel at 315 4th Avenue North. We have a special group rate of $99, but you need to reserve your room no later than Feb. [...]
