<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Human Relations Committee on 5/11/2022 at 10:30 AM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=957719&amp;GUID=F9538870-04F7-43D6-9321-73DEC3ECFC77</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=F9538870-04F7-43D6-9321-73DEC3ECFC77&amp;ID=957719&amp;M=CalendarDetail" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>22-3252</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5640209&amp;GUID=809CFB0F-118E-4800-9963-90DED99A92D5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">809CFB0F-118E-4800-9963-90DED99A92D5-2023-01-30-17-40-39</guid><description>File #: 22-3252&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES

Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 04/06/2022&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:40:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-2788</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5546839&amp;GUID=55460664-1233-4DF0-9909-3BB0B266A88C</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55460664-1233-4DF0-9909-3BB0B266A88C-2023-01-30-17-40-39</guid><description>File #: 22-2788&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

REQUESTING A HEARING IN THE COOK COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS VIOLENCE AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AGAINST COOK COUNTY TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS 

WHEREAS, transgender residents in Cook County are vital members of our communities; and

WHEREAS, transgender residents and trans-led organizations in Cook County contribute in numerous ways to enrich the quality of life in Cook County; and 

WHEREAS, transgender people in our lives should be embraced and celebrated for the wonderful people they are and talents they bring to our communities; and 

WHEREAS, these residents face systemic barriers and epidemic levels of violence leading to lack of access, for some, of basic needs and in the most extreme cases, leading to death; and

WHEREAS, in the last year, more transgender people have been murdered in Chicago than any other U.S. city; and 

WHEREAS, in March 2022 alone, two Black, trans women, Tatiana LaBelle and Elisa Malary, were found dead within 24 hours of each other days after being reported missing with LaBelle found beaten to death and put in&lt;br /&gt;Action: recommend for approval&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:40:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>