Bowling for Equality

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We've received word that the House will vote on the Matthew Shepard Act very soon and we know that right-wing groups are flooding Congress with calls, emails and sickening ‘fact sheets’ full of lies about the lives of LGBT Americans. We need more calls to Members of Congress, and we need them right away. It has been ten long years and tens of thousands more victims since the Matthew Shepard Act was first introduced in Congress. We are poised for a presidential signature this year but lies from the radical right could easily derail our efforts. We must not allow them to continue to demagogue and distort the truth.
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Watch this video by Judy Shephard on the 10 years she has waited for this day to come. |
We ask you to call Congress in support of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill which would provide local police and sheriff’s departments with
federal resources to combat hate violence. After more than a decade of lobbying on Capitol Hill and
seven successful votes on the bill, this critical piece of legislation is again expected to see a vote in the House this week. The call-in campaign is set for April 27-29.
It takes about 45 seconds. Members of the community are urged to call 202-224-3121.
Callers are urged to tell the Member’s office:
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Gather with us and thousands of women across the country at a party for Check out our local events page for all the details. Watch an exclusive trailer at the official website for the HRC L-Word Premiere. As The L Word draws to a close, you can look forward to an exciting new women's event in 2010 called Revolution. Check back for more details coming soon! |
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| Get out and vote! November 4th is the day to make your voice heard. This is the year for fair-minded leadersip. This is the year for LGBT equality.
This is the year to win! |
This November, Florida voters will vote on Amendment 2, which seeks to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man
and a woman only and prohibit recognition of any other legal union that is the “substantial equivalent” of marriage. Florida law already prohibits recognition of marriages by gay or lesbian couples—the proposed amendment would write that discriminatory ban into the constitution and its broad wording would also ban civil unions and likely domestic partnerships as well.
One positive factor: supporters of the amendment need to garner 60% of the vote this November in order to pass Amendment 2. Recent polling suggests that the vote will be very close—57% were found to support Amendment 2, with 36% opposed.
Two campaigns, SayNo2 and Fairness for All Families have formed to oppose the discriminatory amendment.
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