QFREJ Act Queer! Teleconference: The Year in Queer Politics
Queers for Racial and Economic Justice
December 17, 2009
Queers for Economic Justice held a national conference call to discuss 2009’s queer politial agenda as part of an ongoing monthly series on racial & economic justice issues that impact poor/low-income, people of color, disabled, LGBTQ communities.
From the passage of Prop 8 in California to the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act, the national LGBT political agenda has gained significant momentum. Will the explosion in LGBT policy on the national radar represent a movement towards queer liberation? What’s are there more progressive policy wins possible on the horizon for progressive queers?
Presenters included:
Nicky Grist, Alternatives to Marriage Project (Relationship recognition policy)
Robert Espinoza, Funders for LGBTQ Issues (Racial Equity in LGBT Philanthropy)
Karina Claudio, Gays and Lesbians of Bushwick Empowered (Trans Unemployment & Employment Non Discrimination Act)
Gabriel Arkles, Sylvia Rivera Law Project (Hate Crimes & Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Act)
Link to audio file:
http://q4ej.org/dec-17-act-queer-teleconference-year-in...
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