Transforming the Polls in Indiana: Transgender Activism and Voter Protections
Channel: New America
Date: 21/10/2020

It sounds simple: all registered voters have rights at the polls. But what if going to the polls was a matter of safety? A matter of being recognized for your identity and name? A matter of just...being yourself.

The lessons learned from highlighting the safety and engagement of trans voters in Indiana are lessons applicable to many voters for whom casting a ballot is no simple matter. Trans leaders in Indiana are elevating the importance of voting to their community, while grappling with the fact their own identity is all too often a matter of inappropriate debate.

Join New America Indianapolis and the ACLU of Indiana for an online roundtable about voting rights and protections for transgender Hoosiers, trans activism, and trans folks making a difference in our political lives every day.

SPEAKERS

Kimberly Acoff
Programming Director,  Indiana Youth Group in Indianapolis.

Kit Malone 
Advocate and Educator at the ACLU of Indiana,

Veronica Pejril 
Greencastle, Indiana City Councilor

Molly Martin (moderator)
Director, New America Indianapolis

You can learn more about Transform the Polls and the Transgender Education and Advocacy Program at https://www.aclu-in.org/en/issues/lgbtq-rights-project

Thank you to our partner the ACLU of Indiana.

https://www.newamerica.org/indianapolis/events/transforming-polls-indiana/

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