The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition has joined 235 other local, state, and national organizations calling on Members of Congress to begin action on the Employment Non Discrimination Act (S.1584; H.R.3017). To read the full statement and see the full list of signatories, click here. Currently two members of the Tennessee delegation are co-sponsors of ENDA. Please [...]
On Tuesday, former Naval Petty Office Autumn Sandeen was one of six demonstrators arrested at the White House as part of a protest by LGBT Veterans to bring attention to discrimination in the military. To read more about Autumn’s thoughts on community, activism, and the direct action by GetEqual at the White House this week, [...]
Earlier this week, a Federal Judge declared a mistrial in the case against Bridges mcRae for the Feburary 2008 beating of Duanna Johnson, after the jury was deadlocked, 11 to 1. Yesterday, a new date for the trial was announced in Memphis: Monday, July 12. If convicted, McRae faces a maximum of 10 years in [...]
On Wednesday, after a nearly hour long debate during which Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) offered no evidence that any school district in Tennessee is teaching sexuality beyond abstinence, the Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee sent HB0821 back to the State Board of Education for additional study. The vote was 7 to 3. Those who voted Yes on the motion [...]
Last week, Carla Lewis of Maryville, Secretary of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition and blogger at manicsquirrel, qualified as a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives in the Democratic Primary in District 8, covering parts of Blount and Sevier Counties. This week, however, Carla decided to withdraw and endorse Marvin Pratt in the Primary instead: While [...]
January to March 2010 Lobbied members of the Tennessee General Assembly during the current session. Worked to pass legislation to add “gender identity or expression” to Hate Crimes statute, to permit gender changes on Tennessee Birth Certificates, and against legislation that would discriminate against LGBT persons, including legislation that would ban unmarried, cohabiting couples from [...]
During a recent briefing provided by Administration officials to transgender activists as part of the Congressional Lobby Days organized by the National Center for Transgender Equality, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the long awaited trial for the February 2008 beating of Duanna Johnson will begin on Monday, April 5, in Federal District [...]
