Pushing for Workplace Protections in North Carolina
September 1, 2010
Last week, members of the Charlotte community and I met with the Legislative Correspondent of U.S. Representative Larry Kissell from the 8th District of North Carolina to talk about supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Kissell voted in favor of the Matthew Shepard Act, which passed last year, and voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Continue Reading ►A Great Start in Charlotte, NC Working for ENDA
August 26, 2010
I’m in North Carolina working to build constituent support for the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. This is my first time in North Carolina and people here are very friendly! I love their southern drawl and appreciate their hospitality. Everyone I pass on the street seems to greet me with a smile—even when I’m wearing my “legalize gay” t-shirt (okay, some give me a sideways glance with that).
Continue Reading ►“Countdown 2010” Grassroots Campaign: Major Push for ENDA & DADT Repeal
July 29, 2010
Frustrated with the pace of progress? Today we're launching a grassroots campaign to urge action on an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act and repeal of the discriminatory "Don't ask, Don't Tell" law. LGBT people and our allies can make a real difference by making our voices heard face-to-face and in the districts where we live.
Continue Reading ►DADT Kept this Cadet from Service—“Stories from the Frontlines”
May 20, 2010
Dear Mr. President, Two Saturdays ago – that’s the day I was looking forward to for four years. May 8, 2010: Commissioning Day. My parents should have pinned on my rank of Second Lieutenant. I was prepared to take the oath. To swear that I’d support and defend our constitution. But instead, I am writing a letter to you. There was no pinning. There was only the sudden reality that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” still very much exists and is still very much enforced.
Continue Reading ►From NC to DC, Fighting to End DADT
May 3, 2010
On Tuesday, April 27th, at around 4:00, I left Charlotte, NC, with fellow members of Charlotte Rainbow Action Network for Equality (CRANE) and HRC Charlotte supporters Matt Comer and Lacey Williams. After a quick stop by Raleigh to pick up another member of the group, Melissa Siegel, and to grab a bite to eat, we were DC bound. Our plans: to set up a demonstration the next day on Capitol Hill for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.
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