Posted by Carla on April 30th, 2010 | Categorized as Call to Action | Tagged as bart gordon, bob corker, enda, hr3017, john duncan, john tanner, lamar alexander, lincoln davis, marsha blackburn, phil roe, s1584, transgender, zach wamp
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition has joined 235 other local, state, and national organizations calling on Members of Congress to begin action on the Employment Non Discrimination Act (S.1584; H.R.3017). To read the full statement and see the full list of signatories, click here. Currently two members of the Tennessee delegation are co-sponsors of ENDA. Please [...]
Posted by Carla on October 23rd, 2009 | Categorized as News, Reports | Tagged as bob corker, hate crimes, hud, lamar alexander, matthew shepard act
The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition commends the members of the United States Senate who voted to support a motion to invoke cloture on the Conference Committee report on the Defense Authorization bill, which includes language making hate crimes based on sexual orienation or gender identity a federal crime. There is still a final vote on [...]
