{"id":1165,"date":"2012-08-20T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T14:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gay.blogs.cam4.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2012-08-20T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T14:41:35","slug":"d-c-launches-nations-first-government-funded-anti-transgender-discrimination-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cam4.com\/blog-gay\/2012\/08\/d-c-launches-nations-first-government-funded-anti-transgender-discrimination-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Launches Nation\u2019s First Government-Funded Anti-Transgender Discrimination Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

The D.C. Office of Human Rights has created the country\u2019s first government-funded campaign to combat anti-transgender discrimination, the Washington Blade has learned.<\/p>\n

Two trans women and men and a self-identified \u201cgenderqueer\u201d person will each appear in one of the five separate ads that the agency will place throughout the city in the fall. The spots will highlight respect, shared values and D.C.\u2019s anti-discrimination law, which includes trans-specific protections. The ads will also encourage trans Washingtonians to contact OHR if they experience discrimination based on gender identity and expression.<\/p>\n

\u201cLGBT organizations are telling us this is the first government-sponsored campaign in the nation to focus solely on transgender and gender non-conforming people, and the Office of Human Rights is incredibly proud of that,\u201d OHR Director Gustavo Velasquez told the Blade in a statement. \u201cTo ensure we take full-advantage of the opportunity, we identified three primary goals for the campaign: increase understanding of transgender and gender non-conforming people, reduce discriminatory incidents in the District and increase the number of community members who report discrimination. The courageous and bright D.C.-based participants appearing in the ads and the powerful accompanying messages can make this happen, although we know much more work needs to be done to eradicate discrimination towards this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two clients from Casa Ruby, a local Latino LGBT community center, are among the five D.C. residents who will appear in the ads. The D.C.-based Transgender Health Empowerment; the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; the Movement Advancement Project; Jeffrey Richardson, director of Mayor\u2019s Office of GLBT Affairs and others worked with the OHR to develop the campaign.\u00a0 Read More <\/a><\/p>\n

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The D.C. Office of Human Rights has created the country\u2019s first government-funded campaign to combat anti-transgender discrimination, the Washington Blade has learned.<\/p>\n

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