We're back at it again today, with 3 back-to-back committee hearings starting at 1:30. Join us in the state House at 12:30 to rally, and 1:30 to tell our elected officials to stop flushing time & resources down the toilet.
Our legislators have spent 11 hours and 58 minutes to-date this year publicly discussing bathroom and locker room bans. What other problems could they be solving instead?
That's a lot of time and tax payer resources that have been flushed down the toilet.
receipts: 603equality.org/news-updates...
folks who hopped on the most toilet lids
🚽🚽🚽🚽State House Rep. DeVito (R) cosponsored HB1442, HB1217, HB1299, HB1447
🚽🚽🚽State House Rep. Reinfurt (R) cosponsored HB1442, HB1217, HB1447
🚽🚽🚽State Senator Victoria Sullivan (R) cosponsored SB459, HB1299, HB1447
more: 603equality.org/news-updates...
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👑🚽🚽State Sen Gannon (R) was the primary sponsor on SB459, and cosponsored HB1442
👑🚽🚽State House Rep. Peternel (R) was the primary sponsor on HB1217, and cosponsored HB1442
👑🚽State House Rep. Layon (R) was the primary sponsor on HB1442
👑🚽State Sen Kofalt (R) was the primary sponsor of HB1299
The full list is available here: 603equality.org/news-updates...
The authors of these bills:
👑🚽🚽🚽State Senator Avard (R) was the primary sponsor on SB552, and cosponsored HB1442, HB1299
👑🚽🚽State House Rep. Mazur (R) was the primary sponsor of HB1447, and cosponsored HB1442
🚽It’s time to flush bad legislation🚽
Our State House has wasted countless hours on bathroom bans this year. Instead of fixing real issues, legislators are hyper focused on the bathroom usage of their constituents. Let's see who is spending their time in Concord policing toilets
And three more bills in committee hearing on 04/21!
Let's tell our legislators to stop wasting time & resources policing toilets!
Tuesday 04/21 is a great time to:
(1) Rally in opposition at the State House starting at 12noon
(2) Testify at the State House starting at 1:30pm
(3) Be in community
(4) Urge Ayotte to veto ANY bathroom or locker room ban that comes across her desk
We need to keep the pressure on! We've stopped these bills before, and we can stop them again.
STAY LOUD.
visit www.603equality.org/current-actions
📣 Tell Ayotte to STOP these discriminatory bills. We know that the Governor is our likeliest stop-gate, with both legislative bodies actively working to force this kind of failed policy again and again.
visit www.603equality.org/current-actions
📣Be LOUD on Tuesday, 04/21. Join us at the State House starting at 1:30pm. Even if the legislators aren't swayed, it's important to give voice to this issue, and force our elected officials to face the real-world impact of this harmful discrimination.
visit www.603equality.org/current-actions
🚨⚠️ACTION ALERT⚠️🚨
The time to act is NOW.
Next Week we have 3 more Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings on 3 additional bathroom bans.
And today the Senate voted on HB1442 - another bathroom ban.
visit www.603equality.org/current-actions
HB1442: HB 1442 is a bathroom ban bill. This bill seeks to restrict access to “private spaces” on the basis of what the bill sponsor defines as “biological sex”
HB1356: This bill extends the statute of limitations for gender surgery on a minor to 10 years after majority, causing a chilling effect on accepted medical practice.
We have 2 bills we're watching in the Senate session today: HB1356 & HB1442.
Watch here: 603equality.org/policy-live-...
We're coming to the Monadnock region in NH at the end of April with two impactful events:
Join us Saturday, April 25th for our Tales from Trans+ Lives and Sunday, April 26 for our Queer De-Escalation & Self Defense Training. Register for both at www.603equality.org/events
Tired of the nonsense happening at the State House? Let us introduce you to an amazing org that is inspiring a new generation of leaders to answer the call.
Join 603 Forward to RUN FOR IT and make the changes you want to see in New Hampshire!
We need your help, folks. Let's be LOUD in opposition to the slew of discriminatory bathroom and locker room bans we've seen move through both the NH House and NH Senate.
visit 603equality.org/current-acti... to send Gov. Ayotte a letter telling her to STOP this kind of legislation.
The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to recommend SB 459 itl (inexpedient to legislate) but that doesn't mean the bill is dead just yet. It'll go to a full floor vote on the consent calendar unless it's pulled.
In a surprise executive session between a locker room ban and an anti discrimination role back, the NH House Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB552, another bathroom ban. It's headed to a full floor vote in the House.
In a surprise executive session between a locker room ban and an anti discrimination role back, the NH House Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB552, another bathroom ban. It's headed to a full floor vote in the House.
We are at both the State House & 1 Granite Place today for this historic day of hate playing out across two legislative bodies. We are going to try something new to keep y'all informed of what's going on in the rooms for those who cannot join in person.
603equality.org/policy-live-...
#NHpolitics
Tales from Trans+ Lives is coming to Peterborough!
This storyteller series sheds light on the humanity of the trans and queer community. We're excited to bring this event to Peterborough at the end of April. Reserve your seat now for this powerful storytelling event!
www.603equality.org/events
Together, we are powerful.
When do we need you?
👉9am at the State House, then move over to 1 Granite Place
What do we need you to do?
👉Be Loud & Visible in your opposition to these bills.
👉Testify.
👉Sign in to oppose.
👉Bring signs and words of affirmation for our trans + queer community.
We need your help this week.
We've seen time and time again repeated attacks against the LGBTQIA+ community in New Hampshire. It's time to tell our legislators that enough is enough. On April 8th, we have numerous bills we're trying to stop. Book bans, flag bans, locker room bans, and more.
Image showing a protest poster with the headline "Stop Banning: Our Flags, Our Books, Our Bodies, Our Freedom." It includes details for a gathering at the New Hampshire State House on Wednesday, April 8 at 9 AM, followed by another event at 1 Granite Place at 10 AM. The poster urges support to stop HB1132, SB459, and SB434. At the bottom, "ACLU New Hampshire" is displayed.
Take action on April 8 in Concord:
- Testify if you can.
- Sign in to oppose the bills.
- Bring signs, banners, and words of affirmation for our trans + queer community.
https://www.mobilize.us/aclunh/event/933134/
@aclu-nh.bsky.social @603equality.bsky.social
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Donate today to support our cause: 603equality.org/donate
Kudos to the folks who showed up and waited HOURS to ensure the committee heard their voices.
When schedules are mismanaged, it creates obstacles for folks who want to engage in the legislative process to do so.
See where NH stands on LGBTQIA+ legislation at 603equality.org/nh-policy
For those of you who tried to tune in and watch yesterday's hearings, you likely found that the bill you were expecting to see hadn't entered its hearing yet.