| Resolution Number: | 2009-D012 |
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| Title: | Support Laws that Prohibit Discrimination Based on Gender Identity |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church supports the enactment of laws at the local, state and federal level that a) prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or the expression of one’s gender identity, and b) treat physical violence inflicted on the basis of a victim’s gender identity or expression as a hate crime; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of Convention convey this resolution to appropriate congressional leadership, to the Chair of the National Governors Association, the President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and to the President of the U. S. Conference of Mayors.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), p. 356. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Byron Rushing |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #20 on Resolution D012 (Support of Transgender Civil Rights) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D012)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church supports the enactment of laws at the local, state and federal level that a) prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or the expression of one’s gender identity, and b) treat physical violence inflicted on the basis of a victim’s gender identity or expression as a hate crime; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of Convention convey this resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to the Majority and Minority Leaders in the U.S. Senate, to the Chair of the National Governors Association and to the President of the U. S. Conference of Mayors.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church supports the enactment of laws at the local, state and federal level that a) prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or the expression of one’s gender identity, and b) treat physical violence inflicted on the basis of a victim’s gender identity or expression as a hate crime; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of Convention convey this resolution to
appropriate congressional leadership the Speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives, to the Majority and Minority Leaders in the U.S.
Senate, to the Chair of the National Governors Association, the
President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and to the
President of the U. S. Conference of Mayors.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #191)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #35 on HD Message #191 on Resolution D012 (Support of Transgender Civil Rights) and moved concurrence.
The question was called.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution D012.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #262)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 17.
| Abstract: | The 76th General Convention supports laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or its expression and treat physical violence associated with gender identity or expression as a hate crime. |
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