From: PFLAG Dayton [mailto:daytonpflag@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Subject: Hate Crimes Legislation in Congress Today!
Urge Your Representative to Co-Sponsor the Transgender Inclusive Hate Crimes Bill!
Write, Call, Email Your Senators Today - Urgent Action Required
This morning Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA), IIeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), John Conyers (D-MI); Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Tammy Baldwin (D- WI) will introduce a hate crimes bill in the House of Representatives that explicitly includes transgender protections. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005 extends existing hate crimes laws that already cover crimes motivated by race, color, national origin and religion to include crimes based on actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, disability and gender identity (including gender-related characteristics). PFLAG has consistently advocated for hate crimes legislation that includes gay, lesbian, and bisexuality persons as well as the transgender community and is pleased to support legislation that includes ALL of our loved ones. Documented hate crimes based on sexual orientation are on the rise according to FBI statistics. Unfortunately, the FBI data does not report separately on crimes against those who are targeted for non-traditional gender expression. We know that 75% of anti-GLBT hate crimes are unreported and that only twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have hate crimes laws inclusive of sexual orientation while only five of those and the District of Columbia are expressly transgender inclusive. Contact your Representative today and urge him/her to become a cosponsor of this important piece of legislation that will ensure that the entire GLBT community is protected.
Take Action NOW on Hate Crimes Legislation
Your representatives need to hear from you! Call, Email, Fax or Write and Urge him/her to cosponsor the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005! To locate your representative's contact information please go to http://www.vote-smart.org/. For talking points on Hate Crimes legislation please see PFLAG's 2005
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- White Fang
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- 42, 6 foot 2, shaved head, lots of ink and steel, HIV positive, lovers of men and each other 43 years+, 420, no PNP, POZ40+, u=u, like friendly wrestling for top, bottom games, we like to film and share each other. Not hug up n looks, race but better clean yourself, man, we are civilized up to point. And if you bottom, just don't lay thee expecting someone else to do all the work.
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