The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition has worked with our sponsor to schedule a hearing on the Birth Certificate bill this Tuesday. HB 0187 by Jeanne Richardson, which would provide for amendment of birth certificate to reflect a change in gender, will be heard before the House Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Tuesday, March 29, at 10:30 am [...]
We have worked with our sponsor to schedule a hearing on the Birth Certificate bill this month. HB 0187 by Jeanne Richardson, which would provide for amendment of birth certificate to reflect a change in gender, will be heard before the House Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Tuesday, March 29, at 10:30 am CDT. The members [...]
Today, history was made when President Barack Obama signed the Defense Authorization, which includes theMatthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition was one of many groups working across the country on behalf of this legislation which is the first law ever enacted by the Federal government that [...]
We wish to thank all who came out and supported TTPC at our recent annual fundraising dinner in Nashville. We especially wish to acknowledge our Keynote Speaker, State Representative Jeanne Richardson (D-Memphis). Her colleague, State Representative Mike Stewart (D-Nashville), also attended the event to show his commitment to the transgender community of Tennessee. We greatly [...]
