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Home *Resist. Protest. Obstruct. Inform., Equality, Gay News, News, Queer News, Seattle News, Washington State NewsERW Reports On A Winning Year For LGBTQ Rights In Washington

ERW Reports On A Winning Year For LGBTQ Rights In Washington

March 23, 2018• byMichael Strangeways

Equal Rights Washington lists out some amazing progress made in Washington State for LGBTQ equality and bills passed by the Washington State Legislature in their annual report to the community.

They also invite you to join them for their big June 7th event, TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY to discuss future planning for LGBTQ civil rights actions. 

Dear Friend:

Though short, this legislative session has been one of the best for LGBTQ progress in Washington State in many years. Thank you to the countless community members, volunteers, legislators, lobbyists, activists, and allies who have contributed time and treasure to support this work. We continue to be honored to work beside you to build a more equitable Washington State.

2018 Legislative Wins:

 

SB 5722 – Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors
In January, the Williams Institute released a research study that stated “An estimated 20,000 LGBT youth in the U.S. ages 13 to 17 will receive conversion therapy from a licensed health care professional before the age of 18.” After five years of work, Washington will become the tenth state to ban conversion therapy for minors. Nearly every major medical professional association has decried the practice as harmful and ineffective. Research shows that youth who are subjected to conversion therapy are more likely to attempt suicide, suffer from depression, and consume drugs or alcohol. SB 5722 is a critical step in helping to support and protect LGBTQ youth.

 

SB 6037 – Uniform Parentage Act


 

Washington State became the first in the nation to adopt the updated Uniform Parentage Act. The updated standards ensure equal treatment of children born to same-sex couples, provides pathways and independent legal protections for compensated surrogacy, and eliminates the need for second parent adoption for non-biological parents at birth. SB 6037 is a huge win for those in Washington State seeking to begin or grow their families.

 

Initiative 940 – De-Escalate Washington
As a member of the De-Escalate Washington Leadership Team, Equal Rights Washington is remarkably proud of the coalition that came together to enact Initiative 940 into law this session. I-940 will modernize Washington’s use of force law by calling for more police training in de-escalation and mental health; requiring that first aid be provided at the scene; mandating completely independent investigations in use of force cases; and removing the de facto immunity by striking “malice” and requiring an objective “good faith” standard for use of deadly force.

 

The legislative hearing for this work was moving and impactful, and illustrated the importance of passing I-940 quickly so that we could all come together to begin the work on implementation https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2018021269.

 

The Work Ahead
Though a great session, now we must turn towards the work of supporting education and implementation of the bills passed above. We have also already begun to outline our legislative plan for 2019. To celebrate our current wins and hear more about what’s next, please join us at this year’s Together for Justice and Equity event. Working together we will build the future we want to see for Washington State.

 

Together for Justice + Equity
Thursday, June 7th
6:30pm
Metropolist
2931 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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