trans | In less then 2 weeks: Transgender Equality Lobby Day, Boston, MA

Have you scheduled an appointment with your legislator yet? Are you planning to join us?
Transgender Equality Lobby Day
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 from 10 am - 1 pm at the Massachusetts Statehouse - Grand Staircase

Those against our equality, our right to safety, and justice are organizing their own campaign of lies about what this bill really means, this means education, preventing discrimination, and justice for hate crime victims. Now is the time to come out and meet your legislator, be seen at the statehouse, tell your story. We need to be visible, for our family, friends, and allies to be visible.

Please come educate your legislators about the bill "An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes" and the experiences transgender people, family, friends, and allies face in Massachusetts without statewide laws inclusive of gender identity and gender expression. At 10 am we'll kick off Lobby Day with a panel of speakers including policy makers, transgender people, and family members, as well as light refreshments and a short lobbying training. All the necessary materials will be provided.

Please make an appointment with your legislators to meet with them on lobby day. To do this:
1. Find out who your Representative and Senator are
2. Get the office number and email for your State Representative and your Senator
3. Check to see if your legislators are current co-sponsors.
If so, you will be thanking them for their support.
If not, you will be meeting with them to ask for their support.

Please RSVP for this event at info@masstpc.org.
For more information or assistance with locating your legislators contact MTPC at info@masstpc.org or 617-778-0519 or visit http://www.masstpc.org

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)
and co-sponsored by:
AIDS Action Committee
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts
Bay State Stonewall Democrats
Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth (BAGLY)
Boston Dyke March
Dorrington & Saunders and Associates
East Coast FTM Group, Northampton, MA
Family Equality Council
Fenway Community Health and The Fenway Institute
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
GLBT Youth Support Project and Health Care of Southeastern Mass
Greater Boston PFLAG
Human Rights Campaign
International Foundation for Gender Education
Join the Impact MA
Keshet
LGBT Aging Project
Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women (MassNOW)
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice
Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association (MLGBA)
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
Matahari: Eye of the Day
National Association of Social Workers (NASW-MA)
MassEquality
Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus (MGLPC)
The National Council of Jewish Women
National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter
The Network/La Red
North Shore Alliance of GLBT Youth (NAGLY)
People to People

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Gunner Scott
Director
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
PO Box 301897, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-778-0519
gscott@masstpc.org
http://www.masstpc.org