From the Tennessee Equality Project:
Several discriminatory bills are up for a vote the week of February 21. Here are some ways to fight back.
February 21: Zoom phone bank against discrimination. We provide the scripts and the phone numbers. You leave messages with legislators on key pieces of legislation. 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Find the Facebook event with Zoom link here.
February 22: Two bills are up for a vote in the House K-12 Subcommittee. One would allow school personnel to disregard a student’s pronouns. The other directs the TN Education Commissioner to withhold funds from school districts that do not discriminate against transgender student athletes.
*Use this easy form to send an email to the members of the House K-12 Subcommittee.
*Attend the subcommittee meeting at 4:30 p.m. Central Time in the Cordell Hull Building. Facebook event linked here.
February 23: The bill attacking gender-affirming care for transgender youth is up for a vote in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
*Use this easy form to send an email to the members of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
*Attend the committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. Central Time in the Cordell Hull Building. Facebook event linked here.
Gratefully yours,
Chris Sanders
Executive Director
http://www.tnep.org/
