Alert: N.C. anti-bullying bill
by Matt | July 1st, 2008 |From Equality North Carolina:
We need your help to stop anti-LGBT bullying!
The anti-bullying bill moved forward in committee this morning, and tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, the full House will hold an important vote on this bill.
Your Representative needs to hear from you right away about this bill. Click here to send an email now.
It’s a bit technical, but morning a House committee helped advance the School Violence Prevention Act by voting to recommend that the House not concur with the weakened Senate version of the bill. We need the full House to support this motion not to concur so a conference committee can restore important language to the bill.
Equality NC is fighting hard to pass this bill with the important language that ensures LGBT students are fully protected. This morning our interns and volunteers delivered more than 3000 postcards from constituents across the state to members of the House, demonstrating the broad support for this legislation. With our coalition partners, we’re lobbying hard to get it through.
Hundreds of supporters have already contacted their legislators, but they’re hearing from lots of folks on the other side as well.
For Equality,
Ian
P.S. Please take action now! Here’s the link: http://eqfed.org/campaign/bully08/
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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