Call to Action, Arizona MassResistance Save Women’s Sports, HB 2706

Hey, Arizona MassResistance!

In one of our previous email reports, all of you learned about MassResistance’s latest efforts in the state of Idaho. Despite a great deal of corporate and political pressure, Governor Brad Little signed into law two pieces of legislation to push back on the transgender insanity which has been harming men and women in general, and women’s sports in particular.

MassResistance is making the difference!

In Arizona, we have the opportunity to get a similar bill passed, just like in Idaho.

HB 2706, the Protect Women’s Sports Act

Even though the legislature has gone into recess because of the Coronavirus outbreak, staffers in the state legislature have informed us that they will be meeting on May 1st, 2020 to decide if they will continue the legislative session or end for the year.

The legislation has already passed the Arizona State House of Representatives. Currently, the legislation is still awaiting a committee assignment in the Arizona State Senate, then a final vote on the floor before going to Governor Doug Ducey’s desk.

Here’s what you can do to help get this bill passed:

Please contact the State Senate President Karen Fann. Tell her and her staff to get HB 2706 a committee assignment as soon as possible because you support this bill!

Email her: kfann@azleg.gov

Phone: (602) 926-5874

Please contact Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers. Please tell him to keep the state legislature open until HB 2706 is passed and on the Governor’s desk:

Call his office: (602) 926-3128
Email:
rbowers@azleg.gov
russellwbowers@yahoo.com

Please contact your state senator. Consult this website to find your state senator and contact information if you do not know already:

Find your legislative district: https://azredistricting.org/districtlocator/

State Legislators Contact Information: https://www.azleg.gov/memberroster/

Your State Senator represents the entire legislative district, so use the LD number to find your state senator.

Tell Governor Ducey to work with the legislature to stay open, and to sign HB 2706 when it comes to his desk:

Governor Doug Ducey: (602) 542-4331
Email: dducey@az.gov

Please tell your state senator, Senate President Fann, and Governor Doug Ducey to support the “Save Women’s Sports Act” HB 2706.

Here are the key talking points:

1. This piece of legislation will keep biological males from competing against girls in sports. It’s so sad that it has come to this point in any state, but we need to take every step possible to ensure that the clear distinctions between male and female are respected and guarded.

2. This legislation is common-sense, and should not be scuttled or rejected. It already passed out of the Arizona State House, but is awaiting a hearing in the State Senate.

3. Transgenderism is a mental illness, not a civil right or a different form of being in the world. We should not be normalizing something that harms children.

4. Transgenderism on children causes all kinds of horrific consequences, including depression, sterility, and other health complications. The state of Arizona must take every step to stop normalizing this abusive agenda.

We must not let this bill die just because of the Coronavirus problem which is putting legislatures on hold. This bill HB 2706 is a worthwhile opportunity to correct these abuses and stop the advance of this LGBT agenda in the Grand Canyon State.

Please contact me with any questions!

Arthur Schaper
MassResistance Organization Director
arthur@massresistance.org

Virginia MassResistance RejectsTransgender Tyranny, Protests at West Point School District

The West Point HS School Board re-scheduled the December meeting to January 15, 2019 at 3:30 PM at the WP Elementary School Library

West Point High School in West Point, VA – Niche

https://www.niche.com › Schools › Best Public High Schools › Virginia
2700 Mattaponi Ave. West Point   804-843-3630

 

 

(from Beth Clarke 1/7/19)

FYI:

I received a phone call yesterday from Ann Custalow (804-843-4368) regarding the W.P. School board meeting on Jan 15th.  She says the public may attend and may make comments to the board during this open meeting, however, if you are planning on attending and would like to address the board, you must let Ms. Custalow know that you are planning on attending within the next several days by emailing her at

lacustalow@wpschools.net  (this is a different policy than what was stated to my husband recently).

              You also would need to “sign in” with Ms. Custalow prior to the start of the meeting on the 15^th (if you plan on addressing the board).   She said the dismissal of teacher Peter Vlaming is not on the agenda for the 15^th meeting and any comments made to the board regarding his firing will not be responded to during the meeting, as they consider this a “personnel issue”.  In fact the board simply listens to comments made to them in an open meeting, they do not engage the speaker (Lancaster County practiced similarly as I recall).  Public comments are limited to 3 minutes  per person.  She said the board’s agenda should be posted by Friday Jan. 11^th  I believe.  If you just want to attend and observe, you would just show up for the meeting is my understanding.   Meetings are held in the W.P. Elementary school library at 5 pm (3^rd Tues of each month).

Let me know if you are planning on attending (and commenting) or not.  (I would still email the individual members

 beforehand.)

There is a gofundme page for this teacher for those wanting to contribute to his legal expenses (I assume a legal challenge to his firing is in the works);

https://www.gofundme.com/peter-vlaming-family-fund

The 47 year old father of 4 has taught French at WPHS for 7 years.-now the 60 some impacted students are taught by a substitute French teacher

Teacher loses job after refusing to use transgender student’s pronouns

A school board voted unanimously to dismiss Peter Vlaming after a four-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd.

Monday, December 10, 2018

WEST POINT, Virginia —

A Virginia high school teacher who refused to use a transgender student’s new pronouns has been fired.

News outlets report that the West Point School Board voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss Peter Vlaming after a four-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd. The school system said in a statement that Vlaming was fired for insubordination.

Over the summer, the ninth-grade student’s family informed the school system of the student’s gender transition to male. The student wasn’t involved in Thursday’s hearing.

It’s not suggested that the 47-year-old West Point High School French teacher deliberately referred to the student using female pronouns in the student’s presence but in conversations with others.

Witnesses described a “slip-up” when the student was about to run into a wall and Vlaming told others to stop “her.” When discussing the incident with administrators, Vlaming made it clear he would not use male pronouns, a stance that led to his suspension referral for disciplinary action.

“I can’t think of a worse way to treat a child than what was happening,” said West Point High Principal Jonathan Hochman, who testified that he told Vlaming to use male pronouns in accordance with the student’s wishes.

Vlaming told superiors that his Christian faith prevented him from using male pronouns for the student. Vlaming said he had the student in class the year before when the student identified as female.

Vlaming’s attorney, Shawn Voyles, says his client offered to use the student’s name and to avoid feminine pronouns, but Voyles says the school was unwilling to accept the compromise.

“That discrimination then leads to creating a hostile learning environment. And the student had expressed that. The parent had expressed that,” said West Point schools Superintendent Laura Abel. “They felt disrespected.”

Nondiscrimination policies were updated a year ago to include protections for gender identity, but didn’t include guidance on gender pronoun use, according to Vlaming’s lawyer, Voyles, who notes Vlaming has constitutional rights.

“One of those rights that is not curtailed is to be free from being compelled to speak something that violates your conscience,” Voyles said.

Vlaming said he loves and respects all his students but when a solution he tried to reach based on “mutual tolerance” was rejected, he was at risk of losing his job for having views held by “most of the world for most of human history.”

“That is not tolerance,” Vlaming said. “That is coercion.”

Vlaming is considering a legal appeal, but said he wants to consult with his attorney before announcing further steps.

“I have to research how we would do that, what that would entail,” Vlaming said. “I do think it’s a serious question of First Amendment rights.”

Equality Virginia, an LGBTQ-rights group, said the situation reveals the need for “statewide guidance” that will protect all students from discrimination at school.

MassResistance Gets No to Three Message Out Across Massachusetts

MassResistance activists get the “transgender bathroom bill” message out over highways across Massachusetts

LOTS of positive response by passing cars!

As vote nears, many people still confused on this issue

November 5, 2018

Over the Massachusetts Turnpike leading into Boston.

In the final week before the election, many people in Massachusetts still hadn’t heard much about Question 3, regarding the transgender “bathroom” law, which is up for a statewide vote. Even fewer had a sense of what was at stake — a lunatic ideology being forced on everyone — since both the LGBT and the pro-family “establishment” have been avoiding that key issue in their arguments.

What’s a good way to get your message out to thousands of people in a short period of time? Highway standouts would seem obvious, but it’s amazing how few people do that these days. But in Massachusetts, which is full of packed highways, you’ve got a pretty captive audience. And our message is pretty simple. So we said, “Why not?”

The No To 3 Committee had some banners made, and people got to work on highways and Interstate overpasses across the state. And it was a lot of fun! (We got several to send us photos!)

Over Interstate 93 as afternoonrush-hour traffic leaves Boston.

Over Interstate 495

BELOW: Sunday Afternoon on the overpass over Rte 2:

… As the sun was setting.

Pretty much everyone reported a lot of positive response from drivers — despite what the liberal press says. For example, last week one sign-holder who was standing on a Pittsfield street emailed us this quick report:

Most people supported me beeping their horns. All the men who replied to me–supported me. Most women smiled in support. Only one college girl opposed so far. I will continue as long as weather is good.

Everyone’s pushing hard — and hoping for the best!

     

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