OBJECTIVE
To provide the youth of tomorrow’s LGBT community a more qualitative right to obtain employment in all fifty United States with a primary focus in transgender laws and rights based upon Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
CURRENT EVENTS
As an outspoken and open transgender woman, and the founder of www.teamphat.com, I have been denied employment opportunities without proper reasoning amongst many companies. Based on education and employment history, and if proper qualifications of applied positions were met, and an unemployment status remains constant without reason or explanation, this hereby is considered to be discriminating based upon Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
CURRENT CONSTRAINTS
“Qualified, hardworking Americans are denied job opportunities, fired or otherwise discriminated against just because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). There is no federal law that consistently protects LGBT individuals from employment discrimination; it remains legal in 29 states to discriminate based on sexual orientation, and in 38 states to do so based on gender identity or expression. As a result, LGBT people face serious discrimination in employment, including being fired, being denied a promotion and experiencing harassment on the job.”
“ENDA simply affords to all Americans basic employment protection from discrimination based on irrational prejudice. The bill is closely modeled on existing civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The bill explicitly prohibits preferential treatment and quotas and does not permit disparate impact suits” (http://www.hrc.org/laws_and_elections/enda.asp)
RECOMMENDED BENEFITS
As the proposed campaign is to raise awareness under the current EDNA laws, proper legislation would provide an increase in employment opportunities for current transgender and the transgender youth of tomorrow; providing proper assistance, education and awareness under Federal Grant funding and support.
CURRENT SUPPORTING SYSTEMS
Under the proposed campaign, the website www.teamphat.com provides a stable establishment for growth under proper Federal Grant assistance and nation, state and local support.
MISSION STATEMENT & PROPOSAL
“To love and abide the rules of pure happiness, one must feel completely whole and confident within…”
If approved, campaign “TEAM PHAT” is to resemble the famous “We Can Do It” campaign as provided by hard working women in 1942; during WWII.
The campaign will focus on the awareness of EDNA across the fifty United States of America and the importance of equality in today’s current economic struggles and society.
“TEAM PHAT” was designed and created to provide the proper education, safety, assistance and information when it comes to transition - as well as providing the importance and awareness of LBGT hate. If Federal Grant funding is provided, a safe haven “PHAT House” should be provided to assist the youth of tomorrow; preventing actions such as MatthewShepard.org and Bobby Griffith.
With June being declared, “Gay Pride” month, under President Obama’s current term in office, the support is provided at the nations capitol; creating a unique & determined campaign as we have already seen in US History;
“We Can Do It”
