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Know your rights, Anti-Transgender protect yourself: legislation pre-filed in the Panel discussion Sunday Washington legislature
Marsha Botzer – Photo by Nate Gowdy
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Afraid of Donald Trump? Concerned about what his election might mean for your rights? Then Legal Voice has an op-
portunity for you. On Sunday, December 11, the women’s rights group will host a panel discussion titled “LGBTQ Rights Post-Election: Prosee KNOW YOUR RIGHTS page 5
Image courtesy of washingtonwontdiscriminate.org
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor The rights of Transgender Washingtonians are under attack yet again. On Thursday, Washington Won’t Discriminate, a
coalition that supports Transgender rights and freedoms in Washington State, posted a message to its website that states, “Antitransgender forces are mounting another see HB 1011 page 4
“Trump promised me he’d NC Gov. McCrory lost rescind executive orders because of anti-LGBT bill, protecting LGBT employees,” new poll shows Rep. Steve Russell says
Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.) – Photo by AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Rep. Steve Russell, the author of an amendment to gut President Obama’s ex-
ecutive order protecting LGBT workers, says he believes he has a commitment from Donald Trump to rescind the order once he is sworn in as president.
see TRUMP PROMISE page 7
Pat McCrory – Photo courtesy of charlotteobserver.com
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer As North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded defeat to his Democratic chal-
lenger, Roy Cooper, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new poll showing conclusively that McCrory was defeated by HB 2, the draconian anti-LGBT bill he see MCCRORY page 13