Hands off our passports
Please go to this link to learn about how the Trump administration is changing gender markers on passports without people’s consent.
March 17 is the deadline for public comments. Go to this link to leave a comment for the State Department, urging them to stop changing people’s gender markers without their consent.
ALSO - Contact your Federal Representative and CT’s Senators to express your concerns.
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (Meriden and Danbury)
D.C. Office: (202) 225-4476
Waterbury Office: (860) 223-8412
Submit written comments using this link OR send letters to:
2049 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515
If your U.S. representative is not Hayes, locate their information here.
Senator Richard Blumenthal
D.C. Office: (202) 224-2823
Hartford Office: (860) 258-6940
Submit written comments here or mail a letter to:
503 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Senator Chris Murphy
D.C. Office: (202) 224-4041
Hartford Office: (860) 549-8463
Submit written comments online OR mail letters to:
136 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
END Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Seniors in Long-Term Care Facilities in CT
HB 6913: AN ACT CONCERNING LGBTQ+ DISCRIMINATION IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
You can read the bill here: Bill Document
You can read an informative article in the CT Mirror here: CT Mirror Article
What the bill would do: The bill would make it unlawful for long-term care facilities to discriminate against residents based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status. This bill is out of committee and has had a public hearing, but you can still submit written comments and ask your legislators to support it. Use this link: Submit Testimony
Support Expanding Just Cause Eviction Protection for LGBTQ People in CT
Equality CT is working on a bill that would expand protections for the LGBTQ community.
Read about this legislative project here: Legislative Project Document
To stay updated on LGBTQ issues in CT, sign up for the Equality CT Newsletter here: Equality CT Newsletter
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