A Friend On Our Side

There is a powerful on our side in Massachusetts, the Boston Globe; they have been running an article just about every day on Question 3

Experts in violence prevention say transgender law protects people, doesn’t endanger women
By Stephanie Ebbert
October 11, 2018

Women who work in sexual violence prevention threw their support Thursday behind Question 3, the question on the Nov. 6 election ballot that asks voters whether they want to preserve antidiscrimination protections for transgender people in places of public accommodation.

“I can’t believe this is something that we have to fight for — that our friends and our family would not experience the indignities, the demoralizing and demeaning things they have because of culture and because of discriminatory laws,” said City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, now a Democratic congressional nominee. “These are basic civil rights that should never be decided by popular vote.”

This is a powerful endorsement by Jane Doe Inc.,

Jane Doe Inc. fully supports the existing state’s transgender non-discrimination law because no one in our communities becomes less safe by laws protecting transgender people from discrimination.  This law ensures we can all live our lives with privacy and dignity.  So Massachusetts: vote YES on 3!   ~ Debra Robbin • Executive Director, Jane Doe Inc.
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You can find a Factsheet and conversation guide from JDI here, designed to provide background information and offer talking points for discussions about the transgender rights ballot question. Read up, and share in your networks!

Once again, it all depends upon turnout.

In Connecticut we also had support from the CT Sexual Assault Crisis Services.

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Right now I am on my way up to P’town for Fantasia Fair, this time I am sleeping in my own bed; I’m staying in my own cottage for the first time.