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Georgia Rep. Park Cannon is a queer “activist elected official” getting it done in the South
She was only 24 when she was first elected to the state legislature.
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Is voter supression going to prevent trans citizens from exercising their rights?
In a tight election year, every vote counts – which is why Republicans are no doubt pleased that voter ID laws disenfranchise transgender voters.
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A trans woman was forced to show ID to vote because her face “doesn’t match” her name
Her state doesn’t require voter ID, but she was singled out because she’s transgender.
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Election Day should replace Columbus Day as a federal holiday
Giving workers a holiday so that they could vote would increase voter turnout. That’s why Republicans hate the idea.
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Antigay GOP candidate for governor of Georgia has been seen on Grindr lately
He’s trying to pick up voters any way he can.
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Study: 24,000 transgender voters could be disenfranchised in November
LOS ANGELES – Ten states’ strict voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for more than 24,000 transgender voters this November. According to a new study entitled, “The Potential Impact of Voter Identification Laws on Transgender Voters in the 2014 General Election,” authored by the Williams Institute’s …
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LGBT advocacy groups denounce Supreme Court ruling on voting rights
The nation’s leading LGBT advocacy groups on Tuesday expressed disappointment in today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern states now free from nearly 50 years of intense federal oversight of their elections.
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Election 2012: Voter ID laws, voter suppression, and equality
One vote being cast in a sea of millions may seem insignificant, but when we step back to look at the tumultuous history of voting rights in our country, the real-world effects of voting, and the current efforts to suppress certain groups of voters, it becomes clear that voting is a vital right and an act that intersects with every aspect of the issues we care about.