Massachusetts gov. signs historic trans rights bill
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick signed a bill Thursday banning a number of types of discrimination against transgender people in the state.
The law includes anti-discrimination measures that protect trans people in “employment, housing, insurance and credit” as well as hate crimes laws. Activists have pointed out that this isn’t the end of the road, though - more work is to be done to protect trans people from discrimination in public places like restaurants and public transit.
“Governor Patrick was a staunch advocate of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill from the earliest days of his administration, and we applaud his unwavering leadership in creating a Commonwealth where all hardworking people, including transgender people, will have the opportunity to make a living, put a roof over their heads, and get an education without fear of being discriminated against simply because of who they are,” said Kara Suffredini, executive director of MassEquality, in a statement.
Absolutely great news out of Massachusetts. Well done.
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My friend’s amazing album just dropped. His shit is fucking bananas!!!!
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The Second VSteak Music Video, shot and edited by the artistic manufacturing belt wizard that is Miranda Winters. Our first music video video “Fire Squirrel” had a few hundred dollars budget, lots of planning and a month to shoot. This one, we did in a day and I bought a Little Caesars pizza for the friends slapping me in the face. However…this video rules harder then you’re step mom’s nut, so mind ya self before you get got blud.
Vocal Steak is psychedelic, progressive, rough jazz, that stuff your grandpa thinks is made by gay commie liberals. It’s all voice, so technically Acapella or ( A Cappella )…I guess.
Vocal Steak is a new kind of band with a swanky rainbow diarrhea tinge that will have all the neighbors holler’n, “I sayd god damn that soundy smell has got to get got!”
It’s all vocals but it doesn’t sound like stereotypical “Acapella”, gospel, Glee garbage. VSteak didn’t start at a church or in a college club; it started with a guy sucking at every genre known to the universe who really got tired of getting hand cramps on the guitar while trying to be “deep”. So he used his voice to mac on a song for fun…And it was good. Preconceptions ruin us-happy accidents. All voices spewed out by Ryan Zim and the sock monkey that is always watching every VSteak related endeavor. Enjoy and share if you get sparked!
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