Washington Ref 71 Update
September 3, 2009
A quick update on the possibility that domestic partnerships in Washington State will be put to voters in November to approve or reject... Yesterday the Secretary of State completed counting and officially certified the results of their count saying they found 122,007 valid signatures which is 1,430 more than the bare minimum required to put it on the ballot.
Continue Reading ►Congressman Anthony Weiner Talks LGBT Equality
September 2, 2009
All across the country people are taking part in HRC's No Excuses campaign, which was launched to encourage constituents to meet their legislators during the August recess. Coordinating schedules for these meetings can be difficult, but last night over 50 New Yorkers got to hear directly from Congressman Anthony Weiner.
Continue Reading ►No Excuses: South Dakota Meetings
September 2, 2009
Special thanks to Karen Mudd and everyone at Equality South Dakota for helping to organize these meetings. Last Wednesday, fair-minded South Dakotans visited Congressional offices in Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen to discuss the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
Continue Reading ►Moving Toward Equality in the Land of Lincoln
September 2, 2009
The new Chief Executive Officer of Equality Illinois, Bernard Cherkasov, visited with some of HRC’s field team yesterday to introduce himself and to discuss working together to help pass federal legislation as well as partnership recognition legislation in Illinois.
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