Posted by Carla on November 11th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
Today, communities all across this nation will honor those who have served their country. Among those who have worn this nation’s military uniforms in the past, or are serving today, are many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. These service members face the prospect of immediate discharge from every branch of the military if they [...]
Posted by Carla on November 11th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on ENDA, sometime this month, reportedly before Thanksgiving. lease contact Tennessee’s two co-sponsors of ENDA, Representatives Stephen Cohen and Jim Cooper, to thank them for their support and to remind them to oppose any effort to strip “gender identity or expression” from the bill.
Currently, 12 [...]
Posted by Carla on October 23rd, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action | Tagged as enda, zach wamp
The fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R.3017, which would protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, is headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives sometime this fall. The bill, which enjoys bi-partisan support in Congress, would add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to existing federal employment non-discrimination laws.
At the [...]
Posted by Carla on September 22nd, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
Action is about to begin on the fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R.3017, which would protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. The bill, which enjoys bi-partisan support in Congress, would add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to existing federal employment non-discrimination laws.
Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, September 23, the Committee on Education and [...]
Posted by Carla on September 10th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, Event
The Lambda Association at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro will hold a Rally to support adding gender identity and expression to the campus-wide non-discrimination policy. This would allow MTSU to match the Tennessee Board of Regents Non Discrimination Policy adopted on February 13, 2008.
The Rally will take place at the Keathley University [...]
Posted by Carla on September 10th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, Event, News
Keynote Speaker: Jeanne Richardson
State Representative, District 89
House Sponsor of Hate Crimes (HB335) and Birth Certificate (HB334) Bills
Saturday, October 17, 2008, 7 pm
Holy Trinity Community Church
6723 Charlotte Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
$20 per person
Please RSVP by October 12
Tickets can be purchased online or by mail
Reservation Form
Name:____________________________
No. in Party:_______________________
Amount Enclosed: $20 x _____ = $_____
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Posted by Carla on July 13th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) joins the Tennessee Equality Project in announcing the upcoming introduction of a fully inclusive, non-discrimination policy, for employees of the Government of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County (see attached). This will protect all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees from workplace discrimination in Metro Government. This [...]
Posted by Carla on July 13th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) has been informed that a vote on S.909, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, could take place as early as Wednesday. The House of Representatives has already passed this legislation by a vote of 249 to 175, and the President has pledged to sign it.
Please contact [...]
Posted by Carla on July 3rd, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) applauds federal lawmakers for introducing a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R.3017, which would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees from workplace discrimination. The bill, which enjoys bi-partisan support in Congress, would add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to existing federal employment non-discrimination [...]
Posted by Carla on May 4th, 2009 | Categorized as Call to Action, News
The past week has seen a lot of intense activity by the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition on Hate Crimes legislation at both the state and federal levels.
On Wednesday, the Tennessee House Judiciary Committee rolled HB0335 by Jeanne Richardson (D-Memphis) and 20 others, for one week. This bill would add “gender identity or expression” to Tennessee’s [...]