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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Transgender Activists Protest HRC Dinner
2007-10-10
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Between 50 and 75 transgender activists and their supporters protested outside of the Washington, D.C., convention center on Sat., Oct. 6,—the site of the Human Rights Campaign's ( HRC's ) annual dinner—in response to the HRC's strategy on the inclusion of transgender rights in the recent ENDA ( Employment Non-Discrimination Act ) legislation currently being considered in Congress.
The rally, organized by the Transgender Center for Transgender Equality, involved protesters holding up signs and trying to give literature to the participants at the annual dinner. 'We consider this action a kind of 'family intervention'. We believe that HRC ( Human Rights Campaign ) is misguided in their response and lack of action on the ENDA legislation. While we appreciate the support that HRC has given us in the transgender community, we are disappointed with HRC at the moment,' said Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, based in Washington, D.C.
The protest continued for about an hour after the HRC dinner started. There were no arrests and organizers of the dinner had no comment on the protest outside.
Text and photos by Patsy Lynch |
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