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Tell Senator Kennedy: Please Include Transgender People In The Hate Crimes Bill!

Senator Ted Kennedy is a long supporter of the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Massachusetts and the entire country. Senator Kennedy's vision and leadership has been crucial in advancing the fight for LGBT rights throughout the country.

In the 108th Congress, Senator Kennedy was instrumental in shepherding the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA, i.e. Hate Crimes Bill) through the Senate. However, we now need to ask Senator Kennedy to adjust the language of the LLEEA in the Senate so that it can fully cover all members of our community. As the Senate bill currently reads, transgender people are not clearly covered. Unfortunately, transgender people are often times victims of heinous hate violence, and they clearly need to be covered under any proposed hate crimes law.

Please take a moment and send a FREE FAX to Senator Kennedy and ask him to add "gender identity" to the language of the bill so that it explicitly covers transgender people.

Unfortunately, transgender people are an especially vulnerable part of our community, suffering hate murders approximately once per month. Their exclusion from the current language of LLEEA is a wrong that must be righted.

Once Again: Please take a moment and send a FREE FAX to Senator Kennedy and ask him to add "gender identity" to the language of the bill so that it explicitly covers transgender people. Just fill out the form to your right and your fax will be sent directly to Senator Kennedy's office.

Its time we speak out and say, "not without our transgender brothers and sisters." Please contact Senator Kennedy today.

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