N.J. group buys airtime for ad backing transgender rights

[Thom Little]

A gay and lesbian rights group has bought airtime for a 30-second television ad to back legislation that would expand state anti-discrimination law to include transgender people.

Titled "Carol," Garden State Equality's spot features Carol Barlow, a Clifton woman who claims to have been cold-shouldered by 1,000 potential employers because she is transgender.

"Transgender people are being treated like dirt and it's disgraceful," said Steven Goldstein, the group's chairman. "The passage of this legislation would rank right up there with legalizing marriage of gay couples as one of the top two priorities of New Jersey's gay and lesbian community."

The legislation is currently before the Judiciary committees of both the Assembly and Senate.



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[KamaAina]

1. 1,000?! That's about four failed interviews every weekday for a year!

Disheartening, to say the least.

[msmcghee]

4. I suspect that this person sent a letter of inquiry or called first.

That way they could do a dozen calls or letters a day easily - and maybe still have time for an interview or two.

You learn quickly not to get your hopes up and to lay it out for them up front. Saves you and them time.

[msmcghee]

2. How nice to hear . .

. . that the world still has pockets of sanity. Thanks for posting this. It made my day.;)

[catmother]

3. well let's hope it gets passed. n/t

[Ian David]

5. Hey, if Ann Coulter can get a job, what's the problem?

:sarcasm: