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DADT Organizing & Counter-Protesting NOM in New Hampshire

July 16, 2010

Despite the fact that New Hampshire has already decided to stand on the side of equality for all of its families, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) decided to make a stop here in Manchester on their “Summer for Marriage Tour”. Last year, NOM, working under “Let New Hampshire Vote”, worked to put marriage on the ballot, and the resounding message from over 80 towns (compared to 61) was that it is simply wrong to put an individual’s rights to a ballot vote, thus keeping marriage protected.

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Montana and Idaho GOP Turn to Texas in Drafting Discriminatory Platforms

July 2, 2010

The first words of the newly adopted Texas GOP platform reads: “Throughout the world people dare to dream of freedom and opportunity. The Republican Party of Texas unequivocally defends that dream.” However, this dream doesn’t seem to apply to LGBT people as it is further laid out in the Texas GOP’s vision for the Lone Star State.

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Sen. Hatch Says Gays’ “Religion is Politics”

June 3, 2010

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, at a public event on Tuesday said that “gays and lesbians don't pay tithing, their religion is politics.” He further commented that Republicans need to organize like gay rights activists, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. HRC Religion & Faith Program Director Harry Knox released the following statement:

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HRC Responds to ENDA Lies in Roll Call

April 23, 2010

Today's Roll Call newspaper features a letter to the editor written by HRC President Joe Solmonese responding to the so-called Traditional Values Coalition's op-ed on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The paper also published a letter from Dr. Jillian Weiss, a respected law professor and an expert on ENDA. Joe's letter follows:

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