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Excerpts from a Blog by Dian Squire, Ph.D. (Read
the full text here!)
Director, Equity & Inclusion
If you haven’t been made aware, Texas legislators have introduced to the senate State Bill 6 (SB6),
the latest anti-transgender “bathroom bill” in our country. The bill is colloquially titled “The Texas Privacy Bill.” The bill would restrict trans-identified people from utilizing restrooms and changing facilities that align with their gender identity.
This applies to public colleges and universities, and public K-12 and charter schools.
In line with ACPA’s values, mission, and vision, ACPA firmly opposes the passage of SB6 or any like-oppressive legislation. As such, we call on our members to
help pressure state legislators to remove this bill from consideration. Time is of the essence. Below are steps you can take immediately to help stop the passage of this bill. Below that are the steps that ACPA is currently undertaking.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Fill up the in-boxes, voice mails, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin accounts of Texas legislators.
SB6 must still be read on the Senate floor, assigned to a committee to set the calendar for it, hearings must be held and two more reads must occur before there is a vote. Equality Texas has set up a site to automatically send an email to Texas legislators: https://secure.everyaction.com/_DyseilpZkSDRx2Va3qCUg2
WHAT TO SAY
Dian has provided several points of interest to share with legislators. Click Here
to copy the suggestions for your personal communications to Texas legislators.
UPCOMING 2018 Convention in Houston, TX...
You may be wondering if we will remove the Convention from Houston for #ACPA18. It is currently the decision of the Governing Board not to change venues. This decision is a moral decision, not
a financial one. Over the last two years, Dr. Cindi Love, Executive Director of ACPA, has worked tirelessly with local LGB and T advocacy organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, ACPA members in Texas, and local activists
to better understand the climate and culture of Houston and Texas and to “remain ahead” of this moment. (Read
the HuffPost article here.)
Read the full informational blog on the ACPA website by
clicking here.
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