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Revised GLBTRT Resolution: Transgender

  • 1.  Revised GLBTRT Resolution: Transgender

    Posted Jan 22, 2019 09:57 AM
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    Safe travels this week and thank you for all of your comments and suggestions for improving the resolution that GLBTRT will bring to Council at Midwinter.  Our board will take one final look on Saturday before submitting the resolution.

    The biggest change we made in the resolution was to focus solely on gender.  There are other issues that are also clearly important as we look at discrimination and perhaps there will be resolutions in the future addressing them.  

    After reading the resolution, please contact me if you continue to have concerns or questions that we can address before Saturday.

    We are continuing to welcome seconders from Council, from divisions, roundtables, chapters and ALA committees.  I admit I have been remiss in contacting committee chairs directly but hope to do that this week.   If you haven't this issue on your meeting agenda, please do.  

    Today's Washington Post reminds us of why we are doing this: Another reason for this resolution.

    Ann


    Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on transgender troops in military to go into effect as legal battle continues
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    Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on transgender troops in military to go into effect as legal battle continues
    January 22 at 9:46 AM The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's broad restrictions on transgender people serving in the military to go into effect while the legal battle continues in lower courts. The justices lifted nationwide injunctions that had kept the administration's policy from being implemented.
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-trump-restrictions-on-transgender-troops-in-military-to-go-into-effect-as-legal-battle-continues/2019/01/22/e68a7284-1763-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?utm_term=.213dddb11f14



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    Ann K. Symons
    GLBTRT Councilor
    ann.symons@gmail.com
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