Trans Day of Action: "The Rebellion is Not Over"

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has also just re-introduced a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The inclusion of gender identity in this version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act or ENDA is seen as an important step by transgender activists. ENDA was introduced in 1994 and first included protections for the transgender community in 2007. It did not pass then and a subsequent version that lacked the protections based on gender identity passed the House but was not taken up by the Senate.

Well, here in New York, today is the fourth annual Trans Day of Action for Social and Economic Justice. A rally to the Stonewall Inn is planned for this afternoon to “let the world know, that on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the rebellion is not over.”

I’m joined now by transgender activist Mya Leilani Vazquez. She works with the TransJustice program at the Audre Lorder Project, one of the groups organizing today’s march.

Mya Leilani Vazquez, 23-year old transgender activist. She works at the TransJustice program at Audre Lorde Project, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center in New York.

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