Today we contact our electeds: #LGBTQNotGoingBack
Tell them LGBTQ rights are a non-negotiable requirement for your political support, and that you'll pay attention long before the next primary election.
A week ago, I told you we were going to blog today to ask everyone to contact their congressional leaders and demand that they support LGBTQ rights.
And we did! I wrote a long post on Medium (9-min read), a shorter one on Gender Identity Today, and even a little something on my creativity blog.
Find out (if you don't already know) who your Congressional leaders are, then find out if they've been LGBTQ-supportive.
- Look for press releases on their official webpage.
- See how they voted on recent legislation.
- Check out your state’s LGBTQ rights organization and find out their opinion.
- Ask a friend who’s wise on these matters.
- Search the politician’s social media accounts by keywords.
- Scan the headlines of queer/trans publications like Them.us to see what’s locally relevant to you right now.
- Search the ACLU’s tracker of 559 anti-LGBTQ bills filed in this year alone, or Erin in the Morning, to learn what’s happened in your state over the past couple years.
- Read the Wikipedia article “LGBTQ rights in [your state],” e.g., LGBTQ rights in Florida, to remind yourself of the historical landscape.
Then contact those politicians, please. Thank them for their past support if you feel it's appropriate. And tell them that LGBTQ rights are a non-negotiable requirement for your political support. Tell them that you'll be paying attention long before the next primary election. Tell them — if this is true — that you'll run for office yourself if you have to.
If you're sharing on social media: #LGBTQNotGoingBack That's the hashtag Julia Serano gave us.
Do this today if you can! Today is the designated day. Thanks!
