The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) is holding its semi-annual, statewide membership meeting this Saturday, July 17, at 6:00 pm CDT, in Nashville.
Among the items on the agenda will be discussion about the meeting that took place this past weekend in Memphis of the brand new Coalition of State Transgender Advocacy Organizations, of the recently concluded state [...]
This weekend, many Americans will take some time to honor and celebrate the achievements of servicemembers and veterans who have risked their lives, and in some cases, made the ultimate sacrifice, for their country. Many who have served, and continue to serve, are transgender. Sadly, once a transgender person comes out of the closet, they [...]
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, click here.
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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 I would [...]
By now, you have received the forms for the 24th Dicennial Census. Unfortunately, it will not count transgender Americans and residents. There are only two boxes for sex on the form, and if you check both boxes, or neither box, a computer will assign you a gender at random. Therefore, it is recommended that you [...]
Recently, three members of the Metro Council, Megan Barry, Erik Cole, and Ronnie Steine, sent a letter to the Metro Human Relations Commission asking them to begin looking at discrimination in private employment and housing based on gender identity. This effort, with which the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition has been involved and strongly supports, will broaden [...]
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition wishes to thank all of you who came to Nashville on Monday and Tuesday to meet with legislators as part of TEP’s 6th Annual Advancing Equality Day on the Hill.
Dozens of LGBT Tennesseans and supporters discussed various issues including SB0253 by Sen. Beverly Marrero (D-Memphis)/HB0335 by Rep. Jeanne Richardson (D-Memphis), which would add “gender [...]
As we celebrate the annual Holiday season, the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition reminds all that the fight for equal rights for all LGBT people is an ongoing one. The recent passage of Federal Hate Crimes legislation is an important step forward, but we still have to pass a fully inclusive Hate Crimes bill at the state [...]
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, [...]
