Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Another Day Testifying

This morning I am at the Legislative Office Building getting ready to testify on HB-5505 AN ACT CONCERNING THE UPDATING OF STATE FORMS AND APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE A NONBINARY GENDER OPTION

I always have mixed feeling about testifying; it is a long… long… long… very long day… and it is even long than that. One time I was there from 8:30 AM to 1:00 AM! And basically all you do is kill time.

On the positive side, it is energizing, it is empowering, it is a time to meet old friends (many my MSW classmates testify at hearings), it is a time to talk to lobbyist and find out how bills are doing, and finally there is a feeling of making a difference and helping the community.

The morning the gender inclusive non-discrimination bill passed in the Senate

Signing of the Birth Certificate law by the governor.


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