Arizona TransAlliance

A black trans woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend in Casa Grande, and so far police have made no arrests, despite their being witnesses and a known assailant. The family is trying to bring attention to this case.

Black Trans Woman Bre’Asia Bankz Shot to Death in Arizona - Pittsburgh Le***an Correspondents Bre'Asai Bankz was born and raised in Crossett, Arkansas. She moved with her family first to Los Vegas and then to Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Crossett High School, she went on to study at the University of Arkansas and then studied hair styling at Beauty Education. At age 27, her...

SB1001, Kavanagh’s anti-trans pronoun bill for schools, has been sent to the Governor (other bills have to pass through the Senate first). While there’s every reason to believe she will veto it, we need to back that up with a show of support. Please write Gov. Hobbs and ask her to veto SB1001. You can email her at [email protected], reach her through the official contact page.

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SB1700 will be heard in the Senate Education hearing this Wednesday at 2:00 (along with SB1040). SB1700 will give parents the power to have removed from school libraries, and effectively bans, any books they find objectionable on a s*xual basis, and includes any books that, “PROMOTE GENDER FLUIDITY OR GENDER PRONOUNS.” A clear attack on trans-acceptance, it equates being nice to trans kids with pe******ia. Gender fluidity is not a thing promoted, but is a naturally occurring phenomenon some people experience. The use of “gender pronouns” is particularly puzzling. Pronouns are a basic part of speech, and most languages have gendered pronouns. I don’t see how you could have any English textbook, or pretty much any book written in English or a Romance Language, in a school library.

Please write the members of the Senate Education Committee asking them to oppose this bill, or at least call for it to be amended to remove the gender references. This bill is sponsored by Justine Wadsack, the committee’s Vice Chair. Ken Bennett is the best hope to get a Republican to oppose it.
Republicans:
Ken Bennett - Chairman - [email protected] - 602-926-5829
Justine Wadsack - Vice-Chair - [email protected] - 602-926-3106
Steve Kaiser - [email protected] - 602-926-3314
Sine Kerr - [email protected] - 602-926-5955
Democrats:
Sally Ann Gonzales- [email protected] - 602-926-3278
Christine Marsh - [email protected] - 602-926-3184
Catherine Miranda - [email protected] - 602-926-3413

SB1700 - 561R - I Ver amending sections 15-102, 15-113 and 15-189.07, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.01; amending sections 15-341, 15-362, 15-721 and 15-722, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public schools.