PROGRESS: Seattle Town Hall address the successes and the Delays in LGBT Equality!

Dunne and Pederson

by MK Scott

Last Night  the American Constitution Society For Law and Policy hosted an Informative Town Hall Meeting on LGBT Equality @ The Seattle Town Hall Meeting. Moderated by King County Superior and Lesbian Judge, Mary Yu with Panelists, State Rep, Jamie Pedersen; ACLU of WA Director, Sarah Dunne; and Jennifer Pizer from the Williams Intitute. WA has had many successes settle quietly behind closed doors and in fact before the News broke about the discrimination in Kent, the ACLU were talking about the it is already on the books that it illegal for business to discriminate consumers. Some Trans attendees has concerns about Health care cuts for Gender reassignment. 

Rep. Pedersen pointed out that everyone is being cut. Trans are protected in the Hate Crimes bill and Dunne spoke of the recent success in Kennewick that allowed the GSA to be formed.

Dunne also represented Margaret Witt on her DADT case. Dunne's secret blue print was OUTview Contributor, Nathaniel Frank's Book, 'Unfriendly Fire'. OUTview first profiled Frank and his book in May 2009. 

 

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