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The New York State assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would protect transgender people under the state's Human Rights Law.
The 91-40 vote on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, or GENDA, came with bipartisan support. This is the third time GENDA has passed in the assembly but it has yet to pass in the senate, according to the Empire State Pride Agenda.
Gov. David Paterson recently issued an executive order to ban discrimination based on gender identity and expression for state employees.
Currently only 13 states and Washington, D.C., have laws to protect transgender people from employment, financial, public accommodation, and housing discrimination. Some cities and counties in New York, including Rochester and New York City, have standing GENDA laws.
"By eliminating the fear of losing their jobs, homes, and fair treatment in communities across the state, we can make certain that every New Yorker receives equal opportunities regardless of gender identity," assembly member Richard Gottfried, who sponsored the bill, told the Empire State News.
For more information on the GENDA Campaign, click here.
The 91-40 vote on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, or GENDA, came with bipartisan support. This is the third time GENDA has passed in the assembly but it has yet to pass in the senate, according to the Empire State Pride Agenda.
Gov. David Paterson recently issued an executive order to ban discrimination based on gender identity and expression for state employees.
Currently only 13 states and Washington, D.C., have laws to protect transgender people from employment, financial, public accommodation, and housing discrimination. Some cities and counties in New York, including Rochester and New York City, have standing GENDA laws.
"By eliminating the fear of losing their jobs, homes, and fair treatment in communities across the state, we can make certain that every New Yorker receives equal opportunities regardless of gender identity," assembly member Richard Gottfried, who sponsored the bill, told the Empire State News.
For more information on the GENDA Campaign, click here.
The delays are over! After almost two decades, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced The Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010, a Senate companion bill to the House Bill H.R. 1283, which would rescind the disastrous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and replace it with a nondiscrimination policy for lesbian, gay and bisexual service members, allowing them to serve openly and honestly without fear of discharge.As the Senate Armed Services Committee begins to evaluate this law, we need you to urge your Senators to co-sponsor this critically important legislation to help expedite the repeal of this discriminatory law.
But we need your help right now to make this happen...
It is outrageous that the lesbian, gay and bisexual service members can STILL be discharged for their real or perceived sexual orientation. Since this law was enacted, nearly 13,000 service members have been discharged, costing the federal government $555 million to enforce bigotry and discrimination. In fact, it is the only federal law on the book that endorses employment discrimination for U.S. military service members. While this practice is legal, it is unquestionably wrong.
This kind of discrimination flies in the face of the core values that Americans hold dear, and it's time to take a stand.
Everyone reading this must take action now to tell our Senators to co-sponsor and pass the Senate's Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010. Equality is on the line for millions of patriotic service members who are eager to defend our country from oppression and global inequalities.
Please take action right now. Here's how:
Email your Senators. To learn the name of your U.S. Senators, go to http://capwiz.com/pflag/dbq/officials/ and enter your zip code. Tell your Senators that all patriotic Americans deserve the right to serve their country, and that they can help by co-sponsoring and passing The Military Readiness Enhancement Act.
D.C. Superior Court began accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples Wednesday morning, a historic milestone for gay couples and activists that was made possible by the city's new gay marriage law.About 45 couples were waiting in line when the court's marriage bureau opened its doors at 8:30 a.m. Employees allowed 10 couples to enter at a time, and had extra personnel on hand to accept the applications.
Processing the applications will take at least three business days, officials said, which means the earliest that any same-sex marriages will be performed is next Tuesday, March 9.
"I'm very excited. This is the love of my life," said Darlene Garner, 61, of her partner Candy Holmes, 53. The two women, who live in Laurel, were among the first in line to apply for a license. They met at the Metropolitan Community Church, a predominantly gay congregation where they are both ministers, and have been together for 14 years.
Court officials opened the building at 7, and handed out numbered tickets to the 11 or so couples who were already waiting in a chilly, light rain.
Many of the couples in line wore casual clothes and Human Rights Campaign buttons on their lapels.
Court officials are encouraging couples to complete the marriage license application before they arrive at the courthouse. They can download an application from the court's Web site. Applicants must also have the $35 application fee and $10 for the license (cash or money order).
The application fee is waived for couples who already are registered in the District as domestic partners. Those couples should bring their proof of registration and the $10 license fee.
Several of the couples who gathered early Wednesday said they were already registered as domestic partners. Michael Lavin, 55, and Joe Peters, 48, of Brookeville have been together for 17 years. The men said getting married was an "extra level of protection" for insurance and other policies to make sure each is covered.
Even before the courthouse doors opened, gay rights advocates hailed Wednesday as a victory for equal rights. The anticipated marriages of same-sex couples, said Mitch Wood, president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, were "the fruit of decades of public advocacy and organizing by gay citizens and our numerous allies."
D.C. court officials were expecting demonstrators and protesters to flock to the courthouse Wednesday as well.
Late Tuesday, opponents of the D.C. law passed in December that legalized same-sex marriage tried to seek intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court. But the court declined to intervene.
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