New York became the 13th state to pass a law declaring the state a transgender sanctuary state. The bill will now go to the governor, who could have months to sign it.
me: *casually gets evicted with my deadname by a transphobic landlord in Colorado and has to leave the state because the cost of living and eviction record combo, effectively getting booted from a safe state solely due to transphobia and racism*
It was super easy to change my ID while I was here tho... despite the same court having no issue with my deadname still being used on the bad faith eviction a year later
Massachusetts is a great state in terms of transgender protections. But we are not officially a "Trans sanctuary state". How does one go about getting that done? Would I start with the governors office? Senators? State reps? All of them? I don't want to just be noisy, I want to be effective in getting this done.
I called Governor Hochul's office and they confirmed that these bills have in fact been signed. You can also see the status on the NYSenate website with a tag that says "Signed by Govenor" at the top next to the bill. It looks like they were signed June 25th but their office said that the website may have been updated a bit later. So that seems like good news! NY is in fact a Santuary State!
That's great to hear! It would have been awful if the state where the Stonewall riots occurred were to be regressive (or not progressive enough, rather) on LGBTQ+ rights!
This land is your land
This land is my land*
* (Offer only valid in 12 states and now awaiting the addition of a 13th. Exist in the other states at your own risk.)
me: *casually gets evicted with my deadname by a transphobic landlord in Colorado and has to leave the state because the cost of living and eviction record combo, effectively getting booted from a safe state solely due to transphobia and racism*
It was super easy to change my ID while I was here tho... despite the same court having no issue with my deadname still being used on the bad faith eviction a year later
I'm really disturbed by the trend toward unconstitutional state legislation.
"As the population of internally displaced political refugees continues to grow...refugee resettlement programs..."
That's a powerful paragraph. That's exactly what it is, isn't it?
That sentence struck me too 😧
Governor Kathy Hochul needs to sign this important bill as soon as possible. The sooner the better.
Hopefully the governor sees this as an urgent matter for which it is for many hoping to flee to NY.
Massachusetts is a great state in terms of transgender protections. But we are not officially a "Trans sanctuary state". How does one go about getting that done? Would I start with the governors office? Senators? State reps? All of them? I don't want to just be noisy, I want to be effective in getting this done.
I called Governor Hochul's office and they confirmed that these bills have in fact been signed. You can also see the status on the NYSenate website with a tag that says "Signed by Govenor" at the top next to the bill. It looks like they were signed June 25th but their office said that the website may have been updated a bit later. So that seems like good news! NY is in fact a Santuary State!
That's great to hear! It would have been awful if the state where the Stonewall riots occurred were to be regressive (or not progressive enough, rather) on LGBTQ+ rights!