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- The Bedford Flag, 1775 ___________________________________________For All!


JUNE, 2009:

The National March on D. C. For Equality
October 10-11, 2009

Get On The Bus (...or Train, Plane, Bicycle, Trolley, Go-Cart, etc)!

National Equality March


FEBRUARY, 2009:

The Anti-Violence Project of Massachusetts
138 Chandler Street, Number Four
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Dedicated to Improving Public Safety for
the Massachusetts LGBT Community Since 1986


Anti-Transgender Hate Crimes Victimization Study

* In 2001, the Massachusetts Governor’s Task Force on Hate Crimes issued a regulation defining “gender identity bias” as a covered category of hate crime motivation for purposes of the Hate Crimes Reporting Act. Under that statute, law enforcement agencies are called upon to report hate crimes to the Crime Reporting Unit of the State Police.

* Eight years later, not a single case of anti-trans bias crime has been reported to the State Police.

* Official information about anti-transgender hate crimes is severely lacking, which is hindering the development of effective public policy responses.

* The Anti-Violence Project, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Trans Political Coalition and the Violence Recovery Program of Fenway Health, is conducting a victimization study, which covers

  • Acts of assault and battery and vandalism;
  • Committed against a trans-identified person anywhere in the United States since 1/1/01;
  • Where the victim has reason to believe that bias related to gender identity or expression was a contributing factor.

* Survey instrument includes 14 questions exploring variables including injury to victims, weapons use, locations, and bias indicators.

*
Questions track the data points as to which law enforcement agencies are instructed to supply information about hate crime episodes under the Hate Crimes Reporting Act.

* Study will also include a survey of psychological, criminological, and sociological scholarly literature about anti-trans hate crimes; and a discussion of known anti-trans murders, which suggest the testable hypothesis that anti-trans crimes often present heightened brutality, cruelty, physical force, and injury to victims.

* Anti-trans crimes will be considered in context with sexual orientation-related and gender-based hate crimes, which overlap and have underlying similarities.

* Study to culminate in a Report providing summary and analysis of anti-trans hate crime episodes and their characteristics and painting a composite picture of anti-trans victimization. * Report to be provided to law enforcement agencies, policy-makers, anti-violence advocates, and the media, to support informed and effective public policy development.

* Trans victims from across the country can request copies of the survey instrument, a MS Word document by email to dgorton@verizon.net .




NATIONWIDE DOMA PROTEST | JANUARY 10, 2009
ORGANIZER CONTACT INFO
TIME & LOCATIONEVENT DETAILS

Organizer: D. J. Perez

Contact info
: DJPerezMA@gmail.com

As of 12/29/08, No Local Bedford Action Scheduled.

Plans to circulate the Open Letter in Bedford, for taking to the Boston, MA Rally TBD.
Even if there's no rally organized you can still contribute to our goal of obtaining 1 MILLION SIGNATURES on the Open Letter to Obama (linked and explained here) asking him to keep his promises to the LGBTQ community. Some easy ways to get signatures on this letter are:
1. Take them to ally rich places such as gay bars, allied church and organization mtgs, college campuses
2. Print a copy and carry it wherever you go (work, class, meeting friends, family gatherings, etc)
3. Send the letter to everyone you know by email asking them to print it and get signatures and forward your email
4. Make sure you're using the official signature page please. It's important for legal and continuity reasons.


You can start collecting signatures today! They must be mailed by 1/12 for us to take them to Barack Obama. Adding your contact info is a great way to get volunteers to help you.














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