![]() Others named in the study include cable giant Comcast, which has donated more than $1m to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians since 2019.Ī Comcast subsidiary, Xfinity, recently tweeted: “Pride is the love we share. ![]() The company also backed North Carolina state senator Ralph Hise, primary sponsor of S514, which would ban anyone under 21 receiving gender-affirming treatment and which the Advocate, an LGBTQ+ outlet, called “ the most repressive anti-transgender healthcare bill in the nation”.ĬVS’s $1,000 donation to Hise in August 2020 came four years after huge controversy over an anti-trans “bathroom bill” the senator argued was necessary “ to protect the citizens of the state of North Carolina”.ĬVS has donated $259,000 to 54 members of Congress who received a HRC rating of zero, largely through voting against the Equality Act, over the last two years. In Texas, CVS backed Republican state senators Dawn Buckingham and Bryan Hughes, co-sponsors of SB1646, a bill that would “ change the state’s child abuse law” to make it a crime for parents to allow children to receive gender-affirming medical care. The study found that CVS, while receiving a perfect HRC score and announcing on Twitter it was “proud to join more than 100 companies that have signed HRC’s Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation”, also supported sponsors of anti-trans legislation in Texas, North Carolina and Tennessee, through its corporate political action committee. The index does not take political donations into account. Many of the corporations have 100% ratings on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2020 Corporate Equality Index, which measures workplace policies and “public commitment to the LGBTQ community”. Participated in: The National Trans Visibility March, the first Trans Visibility Community Festival, Trans Thriving, Baltimore Pride, Frederick Pride, Annapolis Pride, Westminster Pride, Hagerstown Pride, Cumberland Pride, Howard County Pride, Pride of SoMD, Mid-Shore Pride, MoCo Pride Party, Trans Day of Remembrance, USPATH Trans Town Hall, and many other panels and events statewide.The study, released on Monday by the Popular Information newsletter, found that alongside pronouncements of LGBTQ+ support, corporations including CVS, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast have supported candidates who seek to block or otherwise restrict equal rights based on gender or sexual orientation. Passed HB 1120 & SB 738 : Adding broad-based healthcare nondiscrimination in regards to gender identity in Maryland.Passed HB 959 & SB 872 in 2020: Adding consumer protections based on gender identity in health insurance.Passed HB 421 & SB 196 in 2019: Adding an X ID marker to Maryland IDs, Driver’s Licenses, and learner’s permits, and also made all gender markers “self-attest” on those documents now we Just Check the Box.Passed HB 39 & SB 581 in 2021: Requires waiver of the publication requirement for name change upon motion of the petitioner.These organizations include the Baltimore Transgender Alliance, Nonbinary & Intersex Recognition Project, HostHome, Maryland Trans Unity, FreeState Justice and Trans Recognition Maryland. Partnered with: During the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Maryland legislative sessions, we’ve worked with a coalition of trans-led or trans-affiliated organizations towards necessary policy changes in our state. A collaboration between Trans Maryland, the Baltimore Transgender Alliance, CLEAR Baltimore, and trans leaders around the state, the conference created a trans-affirming space for folks to come together for panels, workshops, healing, and more. Planned: The inaugural Maryland Trans Resilience Conference, held September 21st, 2019. Partnered with: Planned Parenthood of Maryland in their roll out of Gender Affirming Care. Member of the Howard County LGBTQ+ Work Group 2018-2021 Member of the Montgomery County LGBTQIA+ Health and Wellness Advisory Group 2018-2021 Member of the Montgomery County LGBTQ Advisory Board 2021 Member of the LGBTQ+ Family Law Workgroup convened by the Maryland Judiciary 2021 Member of the Maryland Governor’s LGBTQ+ Commission Our new name Trans Maryland (formerly Trans Healthcare MD), ties us to a legacy of multi-racial, multi-gender trans organizing in Maryland.Trans Maryland is a multi-racial, multi-gender, trans-led community power building organization dedicated to Maryland’s trans community.
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