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مدونة

لأول مرة في تاريخ حركتنا، أُقرّ مشروع قانون مستقلّ لمكافحة التمييز ضدّ المتحولين جنسيًا ووُقّع عليه في ولاية يسيطر عليها الجمهوريون. سيكون هذا نموذجًا يُحتذى به لبقية الأمة، ونحن نتطلع إلى النضالات المقبلة لحماية العدالة والمساواة والدفاع عنها.

في الأسبوع الماضي، وقّع حاكم ولاية نيو هامبشاير سونونو مشروع القانون رقم 1319، وهو مشروع قانون سيحمي المتحولين جنسيًا في جميع أنحاء الولاية من التمييز في التوظيف والسكن والأماكن العامة. وبتوقيع الحاكم، أصبحت نيو هامبشاير سادس وآخر ولاية في نيو إنجلاند تضمن للمتحولين جنسيًا العيش والعمل دون تمييز، تمامًا مثل أي شخص آخر. ولأول مرة في تاريخ حركتنا، تم إقرار مشروع قانون مستقل لمكافحة التمييز ضد المتحولين جنسيًا وتوقيعه في ولاية يسيطر عليها الجمهوريون.

لقد استغرقت هذه اللحظة عشر سنوات في صنعها في ولاية غرانيت، وهي علامة فارقة في عمل GLAD لتعزيز المساواة الكاملة في جميع أنحاء المنطقة.

أتذكر اليوم الذي اتصل بي فيه إد بتلر، ممثل ولاية نيو هامبشاير، ليُعرب عن رغبته في تقديم مشروع قانون يحمي المتحولين جنسيًا من التمييز. كان ذلك عام ٢٠٠٨، وكانت منظمة "جلاد" (GLAD) تُحشد جهودها من أجل مساواة مجتمع الميم بعد تحقيقها انتصارات تشريعية في مجال حماية المتحولين جنسيًا من التمييز في جميع أنحاء نيو إنجلاند. بحلول ذلك الوقت، كانت جميع الولايات الست قد اعتمدت بالفعل قوانين لحماية التوجه الجنسي، وأضافت رود آيلاند ومين وفيرمونت الهوية الجنسية إلى قوانينها الخاصة بمنع التمييز. وفي عام ٢٠١١، أضافت ولاية كونيتيكت الهوية الجنسية إلى قوانينها الخاصة بمنع التمييز. وفي ذلك العام، أقرت ماساتشوستس قوانين لحماية المتحولين جنسيًا من التمييز في مجالات التوظيف والائتمان والسكن، وفي عام ٢٠١٦، أقرت قوانين لحماية المتحولين جنسيًا في الأماكن العامة.

وبدون تردد قلت "دعنا نفعل ذلك".

في عام ٢٠٠٩، قدّمنا أول مشروع قانون لمكافحة التمييز ضد المتحولين جنسيًا إلى الهيئة التشريعية، حيث أقرّه مجلس النواب بأغلبية صوت واحد. في تلك الأيام الأولى من التنظيم، عملنا مع مجموعة صغيرة، لكنها متحمسة، من ستة أشخاص من مجتمع المتحولين جنسيًا للإدلاء بشهاداتهم أمام لجنة مجلس الشيوخ. في اليوم الذي أُحيل فيه مشروع القانون إلى مجلس الشيوخ للتصويت، كان موضوع المساواة في الزواج مدرجًا أيضًا على جدول أعمالنا. فزنا بحرية الزواج في ذلك اليوم. لكن مجلس الشيوخ سرعان ما ألغى مشروع قانون مكافحة التمييز ضد المتحولين جنسيًا.

كانت تلك اللحظة بمثابة صرخة حاشدة، وتم زرع بذرة التنظيم المجتمعي الشعبي.

عملت منظمة GLAD مع منظمة Transgender NH، وهي منظمة من أجل مجتمع المتحولين جنسيًا ومن قِبله، لوضع أسس الحصول على حماية شاملة ضد التمييز على أساس الهوية الجنسية على مستوى الولاية. معًا، بدأنا في بناء علاقات ودعم قادة المجتمع، مثل المدافعة المخضرمة جيري كانون. قدّمنا الخبرة القانونية والموارد اللازمة لتطوير حملة توعية عامة. مشاركة تجارب الأشخاص المتحولين جنسياً في جميع أنحاء الولاية في كتب القصص, الصور ومقاطع الفيديو.

كان هذا هو الأساس للاستثمار القوي والمستدام الذي قامت به GLAD وبناء العلاقات في جميع أنحاء نيو هامبشاير، مما أدى إلى انتصارات أصغر ولكنها مؤثرة، بما في ذلك تحديث سياسة إدارة المركبات الآلية بالولاية لتغييرات علامة الجنس على رخص القيادة و إنهاء الاستبعاد التمييزي من تغطية Medicaid من الجراحات المتعلقة بالتحول الجنسي.

استغرقت هذه اللحظة عشر سنوات في صنعها في ولاية غرانيت، وهي علامة فارقة في عمل GLAD لتعزيز المساواة الكاملة في جميع أنحاء المنطقة.

بحلول عام ٢٠١٦، كانت نيو هامبشاير الولاية الوحيدة في نيو إنجلاند التي لا يوجد فيها قانون يضمن صراحةً معاملةً عادلةً ومتساويةً للأشخاص المتحولين جنسيًا. ساهمت منظمة GLAD، إلى جانب منظمة "حرية لجميع الأمريكيين"، في تشكيل ائتلاف "حرية نيو هامبشاير"، وهو ائتلاف ثنائي الحزب مُكرّس لحشد الدعم لمشروع القانون رقم ١٣١٩، وهو مشروع قانون لإضافة الهوية الجنسية إلى قانون الولاية لمكافحة التمييز، برعاية النائبة باتلر.

هذه الحملة الجديدة، التي ضمت أيضًا منظمة المتحولين جنسيًا في نيو هامبشاير، والاتحاد الأمريكي للحريات المدنية في نيو هامبشاير، ومنظمة الحقوق والديمقراطية، وحملة حقوق الإنسان، كانت بمثابة جرعة من الحماس لحركتنا، مدفوعةً بأفراد مجتمع المتحولين جنسيًا وعائلاتهم، وقادتها مديرة الحملة ليندز جاكوز، وهي شخصية فخورة بكونها غير ثنائية. حظيت حملة التوعية العامة الشعبية التي قادتها منظمة "حرية نيو هامبشاير" بدعم غير مسبوق من الحزبين على مستوى الولاية من أجل تحقيق المساواة للمتحولين جنسيًا.

خلال جلسات الاستماع التشريعية هذا العام، أدركتُ مدى تنامي زخم المساواة. فقد احتشد مئات المؤيدين - من مشرّعين ومسؤولين محليين ومسؤولين حكوميين، ومجتمع المتحولين جنسيًا وعائلاتهم وحلفائهم - في مبنى الولاية خلال جلسات الاستماع في مجلسي النواب والشيوخ، وقدموا أكثر من اثنتي عشرة ساعة من الشهادات المؤثرة.

بفضل العمل الاستراتيجي والمنظم والدؤوب لأعضاء مجتمع المتحولين جنسيًا، وهم الأبطال الحقيقيون لهذا النصر، تم إقرار وتوقيع مشروع قانون مستقل لمكافحة التمييز ضد المتحولين جنسيًا في ولاية يسيطر عليها الجمهوريون، وذلك لأول مرة في تاريخ حركتنا. أعلم أن هذا سيكون نموذجًا يُحتذى به لبقية الأمة، ونحن نتطلع إلى النضالات القادمة لحماية العدالة والمساواة والدفاع عنها. بما في ذلك ولاية ماساتشوستس، حيث نناضل من أجل دعم الحماية الأساسية للأشخاص المتحولين جنسياً في صناديق الاقتراع في نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني القادم..

مع توقيع مشروع القانون رقم ١٣١٩، أصبحت جميع ولايات نيو إنجلاند الست تتمتع بحماية كاملة ضد التمييز ضد مجتمع الميم. تفخر منظمة GLAD بعملها الميداني مع المجتمعات في جميع أنحاء المنطقة لتعزيز المساواة. لا يزال أمامنا الكثير لنحققه. لكن عملنا الذي امتد لأربعين عامًا في بناء أسس هذه الانتصارات قد هيّأنا للمعركة المقبلة لحماية هذه الحقوق، وضمان مستقبل يسوده المساواة والعدالة للجميع في نيو إنجلاند، وفي جميع أنحاء البلاد.

أخبار

On May 3, the Connecticut legislature passed SB13 An Act Concerning Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Persons, which includes some of the strongest protections in the country for transgender people who are incarcerated.

The updated law will ensure that transgender people are treated consistent with their gender identity including with regard to strip searches and access to clothing, commissary items and educational materials, as well as housing based on their recognized gender.

Advocating for fairer treatment of people who are incarcerated, through legislation like SB13 as well as litigation, is a priority for GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project. Transgender individuals are among the most vulnerable people within our systems of incarceration, facing daily harassment, humiliation, degradation, and abuse. The legislators and advocates, including the CT Equality coalition, who supported this change recognize that it is unacceptable for transgender people to face additional punishment simply for being who they are.

This victory is a step toward fairer treatment of transgender people who are incarcerated. We hope that other states will follow Connecticut’s lead on this critical issue.

GLAD is a supporting partner in CT Equality, a growing coalition of advocates and community organizations continuing the fight for equality and justice for LGBTQ+ people across Connecticut. On May 16, the coalition will host the CT Equality Convening, an opportunity for community members to talk about the issues they care about most and help shape the CT Equality advocacy agenda. RSVP here to join the conversation.

أخبار

Statement of GLAD Senior Staff Attorney Patience Crozier

GLAD congratulates Connecticut for closing the Connecticut Training School, the last large youth prison in the state. This is an exciting and promising moment for Connecticut, particularly for the youth and advocates, including the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, who worked so hard for the facility’s closure. We know that youth prisons do not work. They particularly do not work for LGBTQ youth and for youth of color, who continue to be disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system, and who suffer from high levels of harassment and abuse when incarcerated.

The decision to close this facility reflects evidence and understanding that we can meet youth needs for growth and development, and address public safety needs, with quality community-based programs and a focus on treatment and skill-building rather than incarceration.

Resources must be focused on diverting youth from entering the juvenile justice system, and providing care and services for youth in their communities. Closing the Training School is a momentous positive step, and we hope and expect the state will invest substantial resources in local communities to address the needs of youth, and to support youth and communities with a robust continuum of care.

Connecticut has shown strong leadership in closing its last youth prison, and has an opportunity to be a model for the region and the nation. We hope other states, including Maine where GLAD and other youth advocates are actively engaged in addressing serious issues at Long Creek Youth Development Center, will follow the example Connecticut has set.

مدونة

In Banning Conversion Therapy, Connecticut and Rhode island Step Up to Truly Affirm LGBTQ Youth

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signs the conversion therapy ban into law
GLAD and our partners in Connecticut and Rhode Island celebrated important wins for LGBTQ youth this year. With overwhelming bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth From Conversion Therapy was signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy in May. And in August, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed the conversion therapy ban bill surrounded by supportive legislators, community organizers, and coalition members. “We are thrilled at the overwhelming level of support in the legislature,” says Robin McHaelen, Executive Director at True Colors, Inc. in Hartford. “The state of Connecticut sent a strong message to LGBTQ youth that there’s nothing wrong with who they are, and that is huge.” That message is a fundamental starting place for creating a world where LGBTQ youth are supported and affirmed at every step. The passage of Connecticut’s conversion therapy ban was an inspiring and energizing win for the CT Equality Coalition, which worked together closely in the months leading up to the vote. “We had a really strong group of people behind this bill” says Anne Stanback, one of the primary volunteer organizers in the coalition, In addition to GLAD and True Colors, that included Planned Parenthood, who were instrumental in organizing both online and on-the-ground, the Connecticut affiliate of the National Association of Social Workers, the CT TransAdvocacy Coalition, CWEALF, and the Connecticut ACLU. “Importantly,” adds Stanback, “we also had a group of supportive clergy – close to 200 people – who were there to answer any religious opposition.” Despite being discredited as harmful, unethical, and ineffective by all major medical and mental health organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association, conversion therapy is still practiced in the U.S. All one need needs to do to see how true that is, is to attend a public hearing on a bill to ban the practice, as happened in Connecticut this spring. LGBTQ youth are especially at risk of harm and may be subjected to the practice by well-meaning families who are unfamiliar with its dangers, or by families who are simply unaccepting of who they are. “Vulnerable LGBTQ youth risk growing up in a society in which the seriousness and legitimacy of their sexual orientation and gender identity is in question,” adds Levi. “Conversion therapy tells youth that they are not okay as they are – and that has a predictable outcome: despair, self-harm and sometimes, suicide.” Banning conversion therapy is simply sound public health policy. Being LGBTQ is not what puts youth at risk. It is the anti-LGBTQ beliefs underlying attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity that are the real cause of that harm. In barring the practice, Connecticut is sending a powerful message to LGBTQ youth that they are ok, and that they are valued for who they are. The Connecticut legislative efforts was part of a growing movement across the country to ban state-licensed mental health professionals from employing the unethical practice. Connecticut became the eighth state to prohibit conversion therapy with LGBTQ youth, joining Vermont, California, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Illinois, and New Mexico, Rhode Island, as well as Washington, D.C. Nevada passed a bill shortly after Connecticut. GLAD is committed to working on this issue throughout the 6 New England states. In Massachusetts, GLAD senior attorney Ben Klein presented testimony at a public hearing in early June in support of “An Act Relative to Abusive Practices to Change Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Minors.” Similar bills are also being considered in Maine and New Hampshire.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signs the conversion therapy ban bill into law
Meanwhile, the CT Equality Coalition is readying itself for the next push to make the state more welcoming and affirming “We intend to keep the momentum going,” Stanback says. “As we look ahead, we hope to leverage this crucial win to gain support for future work aimed at protecting LGBTQ youth.” The growing movement to affirm and celebrate LGBTQ youth – to say that being LGBTQ is beautiful – has the power to create transformational change.

Join GLAD at Hartford Pride

Hartford Capital City Pride will celebrate their third annual PrideFest on Saturday, September 9th.

WHERE
Pratt Street, Hartford, CT

WHEN
Parade & Festival: Saturday, September 9th from 12:00-6:00PM

CLICK HERE TO MARCH WITH GLAD

أخبار

Update: Governor Malloy has signed An Act Concerning The Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy into law!

Connecticut Governor Dannell Malloy signs the conversion therapy ban into law
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signs the conversion therapy ban into law

This legislation will make Connecticut a safer and more welcoming place for LGBTQ youth.

The Senate voted today to pass HB 6695, AAC The Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy by a unanimous bipartisan vote of 36-0. Sponsored by Senator Beth Bye and Representative Jeff Currey, the bill has 100 co-sponsors and was approved in the House by an overwhelming margin last week.

“We are delighted with today’s vote, and grateful that the Senate, with strong support on both sides of the aisle, moved so quickly to protect Connecticut youth from the devastating consequences of so-called conversion therapy,” said Jennifer L. Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director for GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). “This legislation will make Connecticut a safer and more welcoming place for LGBTQ youth.”

تُعارض جميع المنظمات الطبية والصحية النفسية ورعاية الطفل، على المستويين الوطني والولائي، ممارسة العلاج التحويلي، وهي ممارسة تسعى إلى تغيير التوجه الجنسي أو الهوية الجندرية للشخص. وتُشير دراسات مهنية واسعة إلى أن هذه الممارسة غير فعّالة في تغيير التوجه الجنسي أو الهوية الجندرية، بل إنها ضارة بالشباب. ويزداد خطر الإصابة بالاكتئاب، والأفكار الانتحارية ومحاولات الانتحار، وتعاطي المخدرات غير المشروعة لدى الشباب الذين خضعوا للعلاج التحويلي.

Under the bill’s provisions, any licensed health professional who practices conversion therapy would be subject to discipline by the Department of Public Health up to and including the loss of their professional license.

“We have a responsibility to create a climate of support for all youth in our state, to let them know they are loved and valued just as they are,” said Anne Stanback of the Connecticut Equality coalition. “We thank Senator Beth Bye and Representative Jeff Currey for their leadership, and the bill’s many sponsors and supporters in both the House and Senate for stepping up to support and affirm LGBTQ youth.”

David McGuire, Executive Director of the ACLU of Connecticut: “LGBTQ youth need and deserve safety and acceptance, not state-sanctioned shame and harm. With this bill’s passage, the legislature has sent a strong message that Connecticut stands with LGBTQ youth, and that our state will not condone discrimination. At a time when many LGBTQ children are worried about the future, Connecticut has shown that people of all political stripes can and will come together to affirm their dignity and human rights.”

“We are absolutely thrilled that people in Connecticut will no longer be at risk for undergoing this traumatizing experience,” said Gretchen Raffa, Director of Public Policy of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England. “We are grateful this fraudulent, harmful practice will be banned from our state. As the region’s leading health care provider, we know that all people deserve high-quality health care services and information that are free of shame and judgment – no matter what.”

Governor Dannel Malloy signed the bill immediately after the Senate vote. Connecticut joins California, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington DC in banning the harmful and discredited practice.

مدونة

Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer is beautiful.

It is essential to do all that we can to create a climate of support and affirmation for LGBTQ youth. Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer is beautiful. It’s time state law reflected that truth.

Together we can–and we must–make the world a better place for LGBTQ youth.

Today, Connecticut legislators took a big step toward doing just that by moving forward a bill that would ensure LGBTQ youth remain free from harmful practices that seek to change young people’s sexual orientation or gender identity. HB 6695, An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy, passed the House by a vote of 141-8. Passing a law to ban so-called conversion therapy tells youth–you are okay just as you are.  It also guards against the predictably devastating consequences of outdated, discredited practices that seek to change a core aspect of a person’s identity. It’s now up to the state’s senators to take a similar stand for LGBTQ youth. If they do, Connecticut will join California, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington DC in banning such practices. Similar bills are pending in states across the country, including in New England, and legislation to ban conversion therapy at the federal level was introduced last week. Together we can–and we must–make the world a better place for LGBTQ youth. GLAD is a proud member of the CT Equality coalition. Visit CT Equality’s website for the latest information and important next steps on this bill.

CT House Passes Conversion Therapy Ban

اتصال: Anne Stanback, CT Equality: (860) 280-6896

Today the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 6695, AAC The Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy, by a vote of 141-8. Sponsored by Representative Jeff Currey and Senator Beth Bye, the bill has 100 co-sponsors and was approved by a unanimous vote of the Public Health Committee.

“We are thrilled with this vote to protect the well-being of Connecticut’s youth,” said Anne Stanback, speaking for the Connecticut Equality Coalition. “We look forward to the Senate vote and to the moment when this barbaric practice is banned in our state.”

تُعارض جميع المنظمات الطبية والصحية النفسية ورعاية الطفل، على المستويين الوطني والولائي، ممارسة العلاج التحويلي، وهي ممارسة تسعى إلى تغيير التوجه الجنسي أو الهوية الجندرية للشخص. وتُشير دراسات مهنية واسعة إلى أن هذه الممارسة غير فعّالة في تغيير التوجه الجنسي أو الهوية الجندرية، بل إنها ضارة بالشباب. ويزداد خطر الإصابة بالاكتئاب، والأفكار الانتحارية ومحاولات الانتحار، وتعاطي المخدرات غير المشروعة لدى الشباب الذين خضعوا للعلاج التحويلي.

Under the bill’s provisions, any licensed health professional who practices conversion therapy would be subject to discipline by the Department of Public Health up to and including the loss of their professional license

The Senate will take up the bill next. Governor Dannel Malloy has said he will sign the bill. Connecticut would join California, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington DC in banning the practice.

Logo for Connecticut Equality Coaltion

CT Equality: Leading the fight for equality and justice for LGBTQ people in Connecticut

Drop-in Clinic at the 2017 Transgender Lives Conference

On Saturday, April 29ذ, join GLAD staff and attorneys at the annual Transgender Lives Conference for a name and gender marker change drop-in workshop for transgender people seeking to update their identity documents.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet individually with attorneys and GLAD staff to seek assistance in updating their Connecticut birth certificates and other legal documents.

What can you expect from the workshop?

  • An opportunity to review applications and documentation with attorneys and trained staff.
  • Space to ask questions and learn more about the process to change gender makers on Connecticut and federal ID documents
  • A chance to be connected with attorneys who are knowledgeable and affirming

Click here to read the full description of the workshop and to RSVP.

Given time and space constraints, we are unable to address legal concerns outside of those related to updating birth certificates during this workshop. However, our GLAD Answers manager, Daniel Weiss, will also be on site to help connect those with additional questions to resources and information beyond what is covered at the legal clinic.

Many thanks to all the attorneys who are part of this work, and to our partners the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) and Connecticut Trans-Advocacy Coalition (CTAC)!

Have questions? Call GLAD Answers, GLAD’s information and legal referral service, for answers to questions about LGBTQ and HIV+ legal issues.  Volunteers are available Monday through Friday from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. For more information, visit www.gladanswers.org.

Banning So-called “Conversion Therapy” in CT

Update, May 2017:

Victory! After passing the House, HB 6695 An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy passed the Senate in a unanimous bipartisan vote, and was quickly signed into law that day by the Governor on May 10, 2017. Read more.

Update, March 24, 2017:

The conversion therapy ban bill, An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy (House Bill 6695), has passed through the Public Health Committee.

GLAD is a member of the CT Equality coalition and is working hard this session to pass a bill that would make it impermissible for licensed health professionals working with minors to engage in so-called conversion therapy.

The term conversion therapy refers to a range of dangerous and discredited practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Contact your legislators and ask them to protect LGBTQ youth in Connecticut from the harmful practice of conversion therapy.

For more information on this bill visit EqualityCT.org.

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