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THREAD: In 2018, NYers showed up and voted for Democrats to take control of the @NYSenate for the first time in a decade.
@AndreaSCousins became the first woman to lead a legislative chamber and the first black woman to lead the Senate.
Here's what we were able to accomplish:
@AndreaSCousins became the first woman to lead a legislative chamber and the first black woman to lead the Senate.
Here's what we were able to accomplish:
@NYSenate @AndreaSCousins After many years of advocacy, we passed the #ChildVictimsAct, granting survivors of child sexual abuse the opportunity to seek justice against their abusers and the institutions that harbored them. nytimes.com/2019/01/28/nyr…
We passed sweeping new reforms to expand and protect the right to vote: motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
Today, AVP staff and members stand alongside tireless TGNC advocates from all over the state to see the passage of GENDA – the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which is 17 years in the making – and a ban on conversion therapy!
The last time New York State passed LGBTQ specific legislation was *marriage equality in 2011*. Since then, the Senate Independent Democratic Caucus blocked most progressive legislation. But 2018 gave us the blue wave, and new opportunities to move legislation 🌈
Some background: In 2002 NYS passed SONDA, the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act, but TGNC people were cut out as a last minute compromise. At the time, TGNC folks were told to wait their turn, and that began the fight for GENDA.
It’s official. The New York State Senate just passed early voting!
This is just the start. #LetNYVote
This is just the start. #LetNYVote
Another vote for progress: the Senate has voted to advance a constitutional amendment allowing for same-day registration.
The Senate has voted to advance no-excuse absentee voting!
