The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition is proud that our President, Dr. Marisa Richmond, is one of the honorees at this weekend’s Nashville Black Pride. She will be receiving the Community Award during the BASU Legacy Award ceremony this Friday, October 23. The other award recipients are:
Organization: Nashville CARES
Business: OutLoud Books [...]
This week, members of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition will participate in the Southern Comfort Conference (SCC) in Atlanta, the largest annual gathering of transgender people in the country. Southern Comfort begins today, Tuesday, September 22, and runs through Saturday, September 26. Several members of TTPC also have official roles during SCC:
Dr. [...]
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 [...]
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
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Saturday, July 18, 7 pm
TTPC Summer Statewide Membership Meeting
Nashville
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Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC)
Statewide Summer Membership Meeting
Saturday, July 18, 2009, 7pm
Nashville
Second Quarter Report
April to June 2008
Lobbied members of the Tennessee General Assembly during the current session. Worked to pass legislation to add “gender identity or expression” to the Sentencing Enhancement state, and to permit gender changes on Tennessee Birth Certificates, and against legislation [...]
The House K-12 Subcommittee rolled HB0821 by Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville), which would prevent teachers from discussing any sexual diversity and would limit academic freedom and intellectual curiosity, to this Wednesday, March 18. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition opposed this bill in 2008 and remains opposed to it in 2009.
Please contact members of the K-12 Subcommittee [...]
This Wednesday, March 11, the House K-12 Subcommittee will hear HB0821 by Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville), which would prevent teachers from discussing any sexual diversity and would limit academic freedom and intellectual curiosity. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition opposed this bill in 2008 and remains opposed to this bill in 2009.
Please contact members of the K-12 [...]
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. [...]
Friday, January 30, 2009, 7pm, Nashville
We will elect officers, and plan strategy for 2009, including on behalf of fully inclusive equal rights ordinances in Memphis and Nashville, statewide legislation affecting LGBT people, and for federal legislation including a fully inclusive Employment Non Discrimination Act and Hate Crimes legislation.
For directions, please contact us.
We also wish to [...]
