Queer Organizers Converge on Washington Lawmakers to Push Police Overhauls
Flower, pre-rolls, edibles, carts and more. These 4 Days of 420 are for you. Last week, Equal Rights Washington held their annual lobbying day—modified a bit, since many lawmakers aren’t in Olympia this year—and while in previous years the organization focused on bills that address LGBTQ+ issues, this year’s theme was far more broad: Nearly every bill on which ERW lobbied legislators was connected to police accountability. “What people have to remember about Stonewall was it wasn't like, ‘Yay, we get to have a parade,'” says Monisha Harrell, board chair of Equal Rights Washingto...
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