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Ariana Postlethwait signed Demand EEOC pursue LGBT job discrimination cases 2017-01-30 20:39:01 -0600
Demand EEOC pursue LGBT job discrimination cases
On January 27, Slate reported that the EEOC may withdraw from a case involving job discrimination against Amiee Stephens, a transgender woman. New Commission chair Victoria Lipnic said "Administration-related changes" were the reason.
TAKE ACTION!
1. Send your own email to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at [email protected] and urge the Commission to continue pursuing cases of LGBT job discrimination.
2. Sign the petition. If we reach or exceed 1000 signatures, we will deliver them to the Nashville EEOC office.
Dear Commissioners,
We urge you to continue viewing job discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people as sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In particular, you must continue to pursue the case of Amiee Stephens and other cases like it.
Your own report indicates there were 1768 charges of anti-LGBT job discrimination in 2016. In many states, there are no explicit protections for LGBT workers. Without your efforts, LGBT people are often defenseless against job discrimination. You must continue to pursue these cases.
Thank you for considering our views.
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Ariana Postlethwait signed No special legislative session for bathroom discrimination! 2016-05-18 11:27:51 -0500Please educate yourself on issues of gender identity. The whole “bathroom issue” is fueled by a lack of understanding about gender identity. And ignorance breeds fear. The best any of us can do is to educate ourselves so that we do not act out of fear and instead make a decision based on evidence—e.g., why a transgendered person might want to use a particular bathroom, what the research really shows on the pros/cons of gender neutral bathrooms.
No special legislative session for bathroom discrimination!
On the evening of May 17, The Tennessean and The Commercial Appeal reported that legislators are considering a special legislative session to take up a new effort to pass a statewide anti-transgender bathroom discrimination law. Sign YOUR name to the statement below and we'll deliver your signatures to legislative leaders:
Dear Speaker Ramsey and Speaker Harwell:
We oppose a special legislative session to consider an anti-transgender bathroom discrimination law. It is never justified to spend the state's time and money to advance discrimination. Thank you for considering our views.
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Ariana Postlethwait signed Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912 2016-04-23 17:10:53 -0500The Office for Diversity and Inclusion plays a vital role in making the university competitive for the best students, faculty, and staff and it makes campus life welcoming for all. Why would you not support such an office?
Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
The Legislature passed SB1912/HB2248 that removes funding from the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Sign this petition that we will deliver to Governor Haslam asking him to veto the bill.
Governor Haslam, we call on you to veto SB1912/HB2248 and protect the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's Office for Diversity and Inclusion. The office plays a vital role in making the university competitive for the best students, faculty, and staff and it makes campus life welcoming for all. Thank you for considering our views.
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Ariana Postlethwait signed Governor Haslam, Keep listening and oppose HB2414 via Brendon Holloway 2016-04-15 22:05:31 -0500Transgender issues seemed very foreign to me—until I did my homework to understand the experiences of transgender people. I urge you to do the same. It was an eye-opener for me.
Governor Haslam, Keep listening and oppose HB2414
Sign this NEW petition urging Governor Bill Haslam to keep listening to the voices opposed to the anti-transgender student bathroom bill!
Governor Haslam, please continue to oppose HB2414 and listen to the voices of transgender students and the business community speaking out against the bill. Thank you for considering our views.