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在我们运动的历史上,这是第一次在共和党控制的州通过并签署一项独立的跨性别反歧视法案。这将成为全国其他地区的典范,让我们展望未来捍卫和捍卫公平与平等的斗争。

上周,新罕布什尔州州长苏努努签署了HB 1319法案,该法案将保护全州跨性别者在就业、住房和公共场所免受歧视。随着州长的签署,新罕布什尔州成为新英格兰地区第六个也是最后一个确保跨性别者像其他人一样享有安全的生活和工作权利、免受歧视的州。这是我们运动历史上首次在共和党控制的州通过并签署独立的跨性别反歧视法案。

这一刻在花岗岩州已经酝酿了十年,是 GLAD 推动整个地区全面平等工作的一个重要里程碑。.

我记得新罕布什尔州众议员埃德·巴特勒打电话给我,说他想提出一项保护跨性别者免受歧视的法案。那是2008年,同性恋者反歧视联盟(GLAD)在新英格兰地区赢得了反歧视保护的立法胜利后,一直在为LGBTQ群体的平等权利造势。那时,所有六个州都已通过了性取向保护法案,罗德岛州、缅因州和佛蒙特州更是将性别认同纳入了州反歧视法。康涅狄格州也在2011年将性别认同纳入了反歧视法。同年,马萨诸塞州通过了就业、信贷和住房领域的性别认同反歧视保护法案,并于2016年通过了公共场所的跨性别保护法案。

我毫不犹豫地说:“那就这么做吧。”

2009年,我们向立法机构提交了跨性别反歧视法案的初稿,并以一票之差在众议院获得通过。在组织初期,我们与来自跨性别群体的六人组成的小团体合作,热情地在参议院委员会面前作证。法案提交参议院投票的那天,婚姻平权也提上了日程。我们在那一天赢得了结婚的自由。但参议院迅速否决了跨性别反歧视法案。

那一刻是一声集结号,基层社区组织的种子就此种下。

GLAD 与 Transgender NH(一个由跨性别者群体组成并服务于跨性别者群体的组织)合作,为赢得全州性别认同反歧视保护奠定了基础。我们共同努力,开始与社区领导者建立联系,例如长期倡导者 Gerri Cannon。我们提供法律专业知识和资源,以开展公共教育活动,并 通过故事书分享全州跨性别者的经历、图片和视频。

这是 GLAD 在新罕布什尔州进行强大、持续投资和建立关系的基础,并带来了一些规模虽小但影响深远的胜利,包括 更新该州机动车辆管理局的政策 驾驶执照上的性别标记变化和 结束医疗补助覆盖范围的歧视性排除 与性别转变相关的手术。

这一刻在花岗岩州已经酝酿了十年,是 GLAD 推动整个地区实现全面平等工作的一个重要里程碑。

到2016年,新罕布什尔州是新英格兰地区唯一一个没有明确法律保障跨性别者获得公平和平等待遇的州。同性恋者反歧视联盟(GLAD)与“全民自由”(Freedom for All Americans)组织共同协助成立了“自由新罕布什尔联盟”(Freedom New Hampshire alliance)。这是一个跨党派联盟,致力于提升对HB 1319法案的支持率。HB 1319法案旨在将性别认同纳入州反歧视法,该法案由众议员巴特勒发起。

这项新的活动由新罕布什尔州跨性别者组织 (Transgender NH)、新罕布什尔州美国公民自由联盟 (ACLU of NH)、权利与民主 (Rights & Democracy) 和人权运动 (Human Rights Campaign) 共同发起,为我们的运动注入了一剂强心针。活动由跨性别社区成员及其家人推动,并由一位自豪的非二元性别者——林兹·雅科夫斯 (Linds Jakows) 领导。这场由新罕布什尔州自由组织 (Freedom New Hampshire) 发起的草根公共教育活动,在全州范围内获得了前所未有的两党支持,推动跨性别平等。

正是在今年的立法听证会上,我才意识到争取平等的势头有多么强劲。数百名支持者——立法者、地方和州政府官员,以及跨性别群体、他们的家人和盟友——在众议院和参议院听证会期间挤满了州议会大厦,并提供了超过12个小时的有力证词。

感谢跨性别群体成员的战略性、组织性和坚持不懈的努力,他们是这场胜利的真正捍卫者。一项独立的跨性别反歧视法案终于在一个共和党控制的州获得通过并签署——这在我们运动历史上尚属首次。我相信,这将成为全国其他地区的典范,让我们展望未来捍卫公平与平等的斗争。 包括在马萨诸塞州,我们正在努力争取在今年 11 月的选举中维护对跨性别者的基本保护.

随着HB 1319法案的签署,新英格兰所有六个州都已为LGBTQ群体提供了全面的反歧视保护。GLAD很荣幸能够与该地区的社区携手合作,共同推进平等。我们还有很长的路要走。但我们四十年来为这些胜利奠定的基础,已为我们未来的斗争做好了准备,以保护这些权利,并确保新英格兰乃至全国所有人的未来都能享有平等和正义。

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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.

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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.

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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

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WHERE
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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.”

各州和国家医疗、心理健康和儿童福利组织均反对性取向扭转疗法,即旨在改变个人性取向或性别认同的疗法。大量专业文献表明,这种疗法不仅无法有效改变性取向或性别认同,而且对青少年有害。接受过性取向扭转疗法的青少年患抑郁症、产生自杀念头和自杀行为以及吸食非法毒品的风险更高。

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.

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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

接触: 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.”

各州和国家医疗、心理健康和儿童福利组织均反对性取向扭转疗法,即旨在改变个人性取向或性别认同的疗法。大量专业文献表明,这种疗法不仅无法有效改变性取向或性别认同,而且对青少年有害。接受过性取向扭转疗法的青少年患抑郁症、产生自杀念头和自杀行为以及吸食非法毒品的风险更高。

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.

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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 29, 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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