Many trans people do not think that marriage equality affects us, but it does.
In Kansas and Texas for marriage we were considered to be our birth gender and in other states we could only marry the opposite gender so now with the Supreme Court decision we can marry anyone we love.
One of the concerns we should have is that now marriage equality is a reality will the “Gay Inc.” stop financing LGBT civil rights? There still are states where gays, lesbians, bisexuals, or trans people can be fired if they announce their marriage to their boss, or thrown out of their apartment if the landlord finds out that they are married or refused service in a restaurant.
I worry that there will be no organizations to monitor the state legislatures to make sure there are no anti-LGBT legislation or amendments proposed.
They have tried it here in Connecticut with the introduction of a bill to strip us of our insurance coverage, it was only because we had a coalition already in place that we could muster support against the bill. What would have happened if there was no opposition to the bill. The co-chairs of the committee didn't have the slightest idea that this was a bad bill, they backed off once they realized what the bill would do to the trans community.
All it would take here in Connecticut is an amendment to expand religious exemptions to individuals and businesses to strip our protection and marriage rights.
In Kansas and Texas for marriage we were considered to be our birth gender and in other states we could only marry the opposite gender so now with the Supreme Court decision we can marry anyone we love.
One of the concerns we should have is that now marriage equality is a reality will the “Gay Inc.” stop financing LGBT civil rights? There still are states where gays, lesbians, bisexuals, or trans people can be fired if they announce their marriage to their boss, or thrown out of their apartment if the landlord finds out that they are married or refused service in a restaurant.
I worry that there will be no organizations to monitor the state legislatures to make sure there are no anti-LGBT legislation or amendments proposed.
They have tried it here in Connecticut with the introduction of a bill to strip us of our insurance coverage, it was only because we had a coalition already in place that we could muster support against the bill. What would have happened if there was no opposition to the bill. The co-chairs of the committee didn't have the slightest idea that this was a bad bill, they backed off once they realized what the bill would do to the trans community.
All it would take here in Connecticut is an amendment to expand religious exemptions to individuals and businesses to strip our protection and marriage rights.
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