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THE 2007 SECRET HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

By Linda Gryczan, Pride Lobbyist (01/13)

You heard it here first

Session after legislative session, LGBT's have been accused of having a "secret agenda." Actually we¹ve always been pretty open about what we want--to be legal citizens, living free from discrimination. We are working for three primary issues this session--stopping
discrimination, and being included in hate crimes law & family assault statutes.

(1) LGBT IN HUMAN RIGHTS
The number one goal of Pride is to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Human Rights Act--protecting LGBT¹s against discrimination in housing, employment, credit & public accommodations. This law would give legal recourse to the
discrimination we face every day.

( 2) HATE CRIMES
The Montana Human Rights Network is spearheading the drive to include women, people with disabilities, lesbians & gay men, and transgendered people in Montana¹s hate crimes law. For the first time this bill would require prejudice reduction training instead of more jail time as part of a sentence.

(3) PARTNER & FAMILY ASSAULT
The Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence is working to change partner & family assault statutes which now only apply in a "relationship with a person of the opposite sex."

Things will change in the fast paced legislative environment. Other issues will surface, & I will be calling on you to help me defeat bad bills. Stay tuned & see you on the 15th.


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THE 2007 SECRET HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA By Linda Gryczan, Pride Lobbyist (01/13) You heard it here first Session after legislative session, LGBT's have been accused of having a "secret agenda." Actually we¹ve always been pretty open about what we want--to be legal citizens, living free from discrimination. We are working for three primary issues this session--stopping discrimination, and being included in hate crimes law & family assault statutes. (1) LGBT IN HUMAN RIGHTS The number one goal of Pride is to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Human Rights Act--protecting LGBT¹s against discrimination in housing, employment, credit & public accommodations. This law would give legal recourse to the discrimination we face every day. ( 2) HATE CRIMES The Montana Human Rights Network is spearheading the drive to include women, people with disabilities, lesbians & gay men, and transgendered people in Montana¹s hate crimes law. For the first time this bill would require prejudice reduction training instead of more jail time as part of a sentence. (3) PARTNER & FAMILY ASSAULT The Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence is working to change partner & family assault statutes which now only apply in a "relationship with a person of the opposite sex." Things will change in the fast paced legislative environment. Other issues will surface, & I will be calling on you to help me defeat bad bills. Stay tuned & see you on the 15th.

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