Congress is in recess, which means that our reps are at home in our states, reachable and ready to hear our concerns as constituents. So write letters and make phone calls while the sun shines!
My action this week is to contact senators to urge them to support S.1105, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. Unlike previous anti-hate crimes laws, this bill is transgender-inclusive.
For more information, see the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Previous actions are still valid (except the expansion of FISA powers), so feel free to go crazy while your reps are local!
Oh, and by the way, the number of members of Congress that support impeaching Cheney has gone up to 16. Keep on movin', don't stop, unh...
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- Anoosh Jorjorian
- Anoosh Jorjorian has over 20 years of experience writing, blogging, editing, and teaching English. She has lived on both coasts of the US as well as in West Africa and the South Pacific. As a working, queer mother of color, she blogs primarily on the politics of parenting at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and policy. She currently lives in Northern California where she organizes for communities of color as well as the LGBTQIA community. She tweets as @anooshinthesun
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