Legal Voice

Cocktails for a Cause is just two weeks away! This year’s event will feature food and drinks from That Brown Girl Cooks!, the latest news from Legal Voice, a keynote address from the brilliant J Mase III, and, of course, a professional photo booth (which we took full advantage of last year). Visit https://lnkd.in/eZpT6kRk to learn more and get tickets. Every contribution helps us stand strong across the Pacific Northwest.

We’re suing to block HB 121: a dangerous step backward for Montana. HB 121 bars transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming individuals from safely accessing public restrooms, shelters, and other facilities. Instead of protecting people, this law endangers those who are already most vulnerable. HB 121... ? Defines sex in a way that erases intersex & trans people. ? Lets individuals sue public facilities for allowing trans people to exist. ? Forces trans Montanans to choose between safety & basic necessities. This isn’t about safety—it’s about fearmongering and discrimination. We won’t stand by as our neighbors, friends, and family are excluded from public life. Take action! Speak out against HB 121 and stand up for equality. Share this post and follow us and ACLU of Montana for updates. Learn more about our new case: https://lnkd.in/gGQpe2hq

Nonprofits like us are facing serious threats to funding in the years ahead. But one way you can make sure our work continues is to support our spring fundraiser, Cocktails for a Cause. This year, we’ll be holding an incredible raffle, which you can enter even if you can’t join us on April 10. To learn more and get tickets, visit https://lnkd.in/eZpT6kRk?

No matter what’s happening in the world, we’ll be here — standing with our community. Joy can be an act of resistance, and we plan to show up accordingly. Will you join us at Cocktails for a Cause on April 10? This year, we'll have delicious food and drinks from That Brown Girl Cooks! and a keynote address from J Mase III. To learn more and buy tickets, visit https://lnkd.in/gxykmbw5 The strength of this movement relies on people like you: those who believe in justice, equality, and the power of legal advocacy.

Thank you to our amazing Cocktails for a Cause sponsors: Stoel Rives LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Inatai Foundation, and MACDONALD, HOAGUE & BAYLESS, P.S.! We can’t wait to see you on April 10! We’ll have food and drinks from That Brown Girl Cooks!, and our keynote speaker will be J Mase III. To learn more and get tickets, visit https://lnkd.in/gxykmbw5

We're getting excited for our springtime social, Cocktails for a Cause! Whether or not you can join us in Seattle on April 10, you can enter our raffle. Tickets are $25 each, and you can get five for $100. To purchase tickets, go to legalvoice.org/cocktails

Today, the Montana House unanimously voted "yes" on HB 475! The bill restricts the unnecessary, traumatizing, and medically hazardous practice of shackling inmates who are giving birth. We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to Rep. James Reavis, Stacey Anderson, Catalyst Montana, the Montana Innocence Project, Forward Montana, and the Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV). Please consider taking a moment to call 406-444-4800 and thank your representative for their support. Pictured left to right in photo below: Rep. Reavis, the bill's sponsor; Robin Turner, Legal Voice's Montana staff attorney; and Stacey Anderson, lobbyist for ACOG Montana.

This legislative session, Legal Voice's Robin Turner and Mariel Vander Schuur are fighting tirelessly against a wave of anti-transgender bills. Lawmakers are trying to criminalize gender-affirming care for youth, exclude transgender women from sports, sanction misgendering at work and school, and block transgender people from using restrooms and other public spaces that align with their gender identity. These attacks on the rights and dignity of transgender people go against the Montana Constitution, medical consensus, and basic human decency. But, as advocate SK Rossi said in a recent legislative hearing, "It doesn’t matter what you do in these rooms, trans and nonbinary people are going to continue to exist.” Transgender people deserve to live openly, safely, and with dignity. We stand with them. ?? #mtleg

This Valentine's Day, we're offering 14% off tickets to Cocktails for a Cause! ?? Visit legalvoice.org/cocktails and use the code DATENIGHT to claim your discount. This annual event is about much more than cocktails and mocktails. It’s a chance to come together, meet likeminded people, and channel our energy into action. You'll also get to hear from our keynote speaker (to be announced) and get insights into our litigation and legislative work.

During this chaotic time, community matters more than ever. That’s why we’re excited to share the date for Cocktails for a Cause: our springtime social. Whatever you're feeling right now — hopeful or furious, fired up or exhausted — we hope you join us on April 10. Visit LegalVoice.org/Cocktails for tickets.