Two items about lobbying at the US Congress on April 20th. This item is from InYourFace on-line news. The advocates' primary concern was educating Congressmembers about hate crimes and employment discrimination faced by gender- variant people. This kind of gendered violence must be included in the federal hate crimes legislation so it can be tracked and enhanced penalties made available to prosecutors.
Gender discrimination goes beyond a 'trans' issue.
Like HIV, it crosses boundaries and groups. This press release is from the National Coalition For Sexual Freedom. We not only provided information on discrimination and violence, we discussed the need to ensure academic freedom in order to educate about safe, sane and consensual sexual practices. Even when we dropped in on Legislative Assistants, they were responsive. It made me feel like our government is accessible and willing to listen to our point of view.