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 [...]
This Tuesday, we will watch as history is made when Barack Obama of Illinois is inaugurated as the nation’s 44th President of the United States. During the hard fought campaign, President-Elect Obama pledged his support for equal rights legislation, including a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
We all need to work together to ensure that [...]
