"It’s not immediately clear why New Jersey, which has had almost a decade of Democratic leadership across the board—Democrats control the Senate, the Assembly, the governorship, and the attorney general’s office—without enacting a version of a law that has been implemented in most every other state in the Northeast Corridor."
So we don't know whose phones to light up? Danggit!
The NJ Democratic Party has been in power for more than 20 years. As a NJ resident and mother of a trans kid I’ve abandoned any hope here that they will act. And now especially with a moderate governor coming in, Sherrill, who voted for the NDAA (likely so help her campaign to get elected). Why do we need to beg these democrats to protect our trans rights. SMH
can the ACLU bring a class action suit against the regime on behalf of all trans Americans? harassment, discrimination, suppression of our civil rights?
Hey New Jersey Transgender rights are being violated the Transgender community is being Slandered . If you don’t stand up for us they will come for you New Jersey politicians have seen what happens in other blue states with Democratic Governors. ICE , Nation Guard and Folks masquerading as such creat havoc and leave innocent citizens dead. Its time to stand up and be counted . Freedom is worth fighting for !
They're defining youth GAC as abuse, consenting parents as abusers. No reason to assume NJ would be immune. No reason to blindly trust the Democrats. I hope they decide to put the time and effort into making law, and not succumb to pressures against doing what they know is right, I believe it is always possible, but we'd be kidding ourselves that the forces against us aren't determined and organized.
We should for the moment recall that NJ has an Executive Order in place that functions as a shield and that stays in force until overturned or superseded.
I have urged Gov. Murphy to call on the legislature to turn his EO into law without success. Now we have to push Sherrill to do it.
I rather suspect the lack of post-election action arises from a feeling of "We've got the shield EO, why raise what might be a contentious issue?" More specifically, I suspect the reason for the idea of a post-election vote was intended as a backstop against the possibility of a win in the governor's race by Trump-lover Jack Ciattarelli, who certainly would have revoked Murphy's EO. Since the moderate Mikie Sherrill, who has a pretty good record on LGBTQ+ (including transgender) issues, won, the members of the legislature felt no urgency to deal with it.
None of which changes the fact that there should be a law, not just an EO, and we should be pressing for that.
Unfortunately for me, I live in what is universally regarded as the reddest area of NJ, so my local legislators are as much a waste of time as such a thing could be. So I'll have to aim at the executive level.
Thank you, Baum.
"It’s not immediately clear why New Jersey, which has had almost a decade of Democratic leadership across the board—Democrats control the Senate, the Assembly, the governorship, and the attorney general’s office—without enacting a version of a law that has been implemented in most every other state in the Northeast Corridor."
So we don't know whose phones to light up? Danggit!
More to come as develop our new
bill. Stay tuned!!!
The NJ Democratic Party has been in power for more than 20 years. As a NJ resident and mother of a trans kid I’ve abandoned any hope here that they will act. And now especially with a moderate governor coming in, Sherrill, who voted for the NDAA (likely so help her campaign to get elected). Why do we need to beg these democrats to protect our trans rights. SMH
can the ACLU bring a class action suit against the regime on behalf of all trans Americans? harassment, discrimination, suppression of our civil rights?
Once again i will call and send a letter demanding that the legislators take action immediately
and will resend and call after the Govenor-elect is inaugurated
Hey New Jersey Transgender rights are being violated the Transgender community is being Slandered . If you don’t stand up for us they will come for you New Jersey politicians have seen what happens in other blue states with Democratic Governors. ICE , Nation Guard and Folks masquerading as such creat havoc and leave innocent citizens dead. Its time to stand up and be counted . Freedom is worth fighting for !
They're defining youth GAC as abuse, consenting parents as abusers. No reason to assume NJ would be immune. No reason to blindly trust the Democrats. I hope they decide to put the time and effort into making law, and not succumb to pressures against doing what they know is right, I believe it is always possible, but we'd be kidding ourselves that the forces against us aren't determined and organized.
"They're defining youth GAC as abuse, consenting parents as abusers."
And of course it is those withholding GAC for transgender youth who are abusers!
In one of the more twisted and unnecessary ways.
Always remember to title your posts before you hit the send button. Writer challenges.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-safety-of-a-queer-space-937a452fb809c5f1
Lets think about Dr King,
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We should for the moment recall that NJ has an Executive Order in place that functions as a shield and that stays in force until overturned or superseded.
I have urged Gov. Murphy to call on the legislature to turn his EO into law without success. Now we have to push Sherrill to do it.
I rather suspect the lack of post-election action arises from a feeling of "We've got the shield EO, why raise what might be a contentious issue?" More specifically, I suspect the reason for the idea of a post-election vote was intended as a backstop against the possibility of a win in the governor's race by Trump-lover Jack Ciattarelli, who certainly would have revoked Murphy's EO. Since the moderate Mikie Sherrill, who has a pretty good record on LGBTQ+ (including transgender) issues, won, the members of the legislature felt no urgency to deal with it.
None of which changes the fact that there should be a law, not just an EO, and we should be pressing for that.
Unfortunately for me, I live in what is universally regarded as the reddest area of NJ, so my local legislators are as much a waste of time as such a thing could be. So I'll have to aim at the executive level.
It should be obvious to the Democrats there why this is an urgent matter, that an EO isn't enough.