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Slide show to accompany a guest lecture about issue advocacy and LGBTQ Rights.
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Advocacy, Activism, and LGBTQ
© Thomas C WatersMarch 2012
thomascwaters.com
http://www.slideshare.net/tcwaters/
Advocacy, Activism, and LGBTQ
• State of things for LGBTQ• Advocacy/Activism and You!
Advocacy, Activism, and LGBTQ
Blogger– thomascwaters.com– QLATB.com
• Advocacy Chair for the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh
• Member* of Pittsburgh Citizen’s Police Review Board
• Highland Park resident, partner Brad
The State of things…
• LGBT• What about the Q?• Pennsylvania– Employment, housing and public accommodations– Hate crimes– Safe schools– Same-sex marriage/Domestic Partnership– Other
http://equalitypa.org/maps.html
Employment, housing and public accommodations
• PA HB 300• 26 cities, towns or other entities offer these
protections• 16 +DC (LGBT), 21+DC (LGB)
• Over 85% of people surveyed believe that sexual orientation and gender identity are already protected in employment.
Hate crimes
• 30 +DC (LGB), 13+DC (LGBT)• 14 laws that do not cover LGB or T
• PA had a hate crimes law that was found unconstitutional by the courts but has failed to be passed ever since.
• Civil libertarians are generally opposed to hate crimes legislation as it creates a two-tier justice system which isn’t fair.
Safe schools
• 18+DC (LGB), 16+DC (LGBT)• Some school laws protect sexual orientation: 5
states• Some school regulations LGB 7 states (includes
PA)• No protections 6 states
• Multiple approaches and types of legislation work towards this end goal.
Same-sex marriage or CU or DP
• Marriage 8+DC• Comprehensive CU/DP 9+DC• Out-of-state recog. 3• Nothing 30 states (includes PA)
• There has been a PA SB for the last 2 sessions sponsored by Daylin Leach
Other issues
• Adoption/ Joint Adoption• Second Parent Adoption• Foster Care laws• Parents using donor insemination• Birth certificate laws• Medical decision making laws• Medical leave laws
Advocacy vs Activism
Photo by My Manatee
Advocacy vs Activism
• Advocacy: focuses on the the goal• Activism: focuses on where we are
Photo by smaginnis11565
Advocacy University
• Curriculum:– ADV101- mass digital efforts– ADV201- send an email– ADV301- make a phone call– ADV531-letter to the Editor– ADV532-hand written letter > legislator– ADV632- meet your legislator
How effective are these efforts?
Activism vs Advocacy
• Training dogs…• Changing fire alarm batteries
Advocacy University
• Curriculum:– ADV101- mass digital efforts– ADV201- send an email– ADV301- make a phone call– ADV531-letter to the Editor– ADV532-hand written letter > legislator– ADV632- meet your legislator
Successful Advocacy
• Part of an ongoing process• Relies on relationship building• Two-sided dialogue• Win/Win focus• My life is not an issue… it is my life.
Advocacy as empowerment
• LGBTQ Advocacy– Allows real persons to share their own voice and
their story.– Places a human face or faces upon controversial
issues.
Meeting with your elected official
• http://thomascwaters.com/contact-your-elected-officials/
• Commit to the meeting– Send a handwritten letter
• Schedule an appointment• Prepare• The meeting
– Bringing others– Introductions– Tell your story– Ask questions– Offer assistance
Meeting with your elected official
• Meeting follow up– Send a thank you note– Follow through– Report the meeting
• Ongoing work• The next meeting
You are an expert about…
• What should you know?
Case Study: PA Voter ID
• PA HB 934