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16 Apr 2013

Petition | New York State Senate: Bring the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) to a Floor Vote in 2013! | Change.org

If you believe that trans* & gender variant people deserve protections against discrimination in NY State, please sign this.  You don’t have to be from NY to sign it.  The Senate needs to bring it to a vote this year!  Show them that it’s a big deal! 

6 Nov 2012

Voting this morning..

  • Lady at the voting place this morning: Please make sure you color the inside the circle..stay in the lines. Just looking at you, I get the idea that you like to color outside the lines.
  • Me: Oh, you have no idea.

12 Jun 2012

Hey everyone! Today is the Statewide GENDA Call in Day! Basically what you do, is go to the link I’m posting, find which Senator is in charge of your district of NY, and then give them a call to advocate for the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)!

I just called Senator Steve Saland & spoke to one of his staff.  Please..if you believe that transgender and gender non-conforming people deserve to have their rights protected like everyone else..PLEASE..I urge you to call your senator & urge them to pass this legislation!

http://www.nysenate.gov/senators

Make sure that you call it the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act. It is Bill No. S.6349. 

Helpful talking points:

  • All hardworking New Yorkers, including people who are transgender, should have the chance to earn a living and provide for themselves and their families.
  • 16 states and the District of Columbia have already passed similar protections.
  • Earlier this spring, the New York State Assembly passed GENDA for the fifth time.
  • Polling indicated that nearly 80% of New Yorkers agree that civil rights must include their transgender friends and neighbors.
  • Almost 60% of New Yorkers are already covered with such protections through non-discrimination ordinances at the county and city level. What we need now is a statewide bill.

PLEASE TUMBLR!  BOOST THIS SIGNAL LIKE CRAZY!!