ACT On Principles

From the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:

We know it’s a little clichéd – but here’s what we want to tell the census: We’re here. We’re queer. And we want you to ask us about it.

It’s crazy – the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country – but there’s no question in the survey that asks if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

You read that right: LGBT people are basically invisible in the survey that is supposed to reflect the diversity of America’s population – and that’s a big problem.

The data collected impacts issues critical to every American – like our health care, our economic stability, and even our safety. And when LGBT people aren’t counted, then we also don’t count when it comes to services, resources … you name it.

It’s past time to Queer the Census! Sign the petition at right to demand that the census ask the question and count everyone!

http://www.queerthecensus.org/site/c.jeJLIVOxEnH/b.5474287/k.9C4D/Queer_the_Census.htm

Urgent Action Alert: Help Get Marriage Equality Passed in New Jersey

-by Tommy News

We only have a few days to get Marriage Equality passed in New Jersey
before Anti-gay Governor-elect Chris Christie takes office on January
19th. Christie has pledged to veto this legislation. Governor Corzine
has pledged to sign Marriage Equality legislation if it reaches his
desk before he leaves office.

Time is running out fast. Please contact New Jersey Legislators by
phone, fax, email, web form, and postal mail today and tomorrow! You
do not need to live in New Jersey to do this. Please take action and
pass this urgent message on to everyone in your address book.

Marriage offers 1,138 Federal benefits and responsibilities, not
including hundreds more offered by every state. The failure of New
Jersey’s civil union law is having devastating real-world
consequences. Loving couples and children are denied equal protection
under the law. Nothing less than full civil marriage equality will
guarantee equal civil rights.

Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, has said he would sign a law to legalize
gay marriage. But time is running out. He’s to be replaced on Jan. 19
by Gov.-elect Chris Christie, a Republican who says he’d veto the
bill.

Lawmakers could technically approve a law by noon Jan. 19 and see it
signed. But given the Legislature’s schedule, it would probably have
to happen by Jan. 11 if the bill is to be passed.
Source:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/04/state/n112429S20.DTL&type=politics

Further information is available from Garden State Equality here:

http://www.gardenstateequality.org/issues/marriage.html

“We at Garden State Equality are often asked whether we’re a
multi-issue LGBT civil rights organization, or a marriage equality
organization. We are both. To be sure, we work on every civil rights
issue facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex
community. But because New Jersey has won a sweeping range of LGBT
civil rights laws except for marriage equality, marriage equality has
become our signature issue.”

Get contact information for New Jersey State Assembly and Senate members here:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/contact.asp

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

For general information and assistance, you may contact the Office of
Public Information by writing or calling :

Office of Legislative Services
Office of Public Information
Room 50
State House Annex
P.O. Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068

Phone: (609) 292-4840
Toll Free (800) 792-8630
TDD: (609) 777-2744
Toll Free (800) 257-7490

Your State legislator(s) welcome your thoughts, concerns, ideas and
questions. To send a
message to your State legislator(s), please take a moment to complete this form.

Go Here for More information:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/contact.asp

List of Legislators here:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/abcroster.asp

New Jersey Senate and Assembly Alphabetical List of Members

Senator Diane B. Allen Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 11 West Broad St., Burlington, NJ 08016 (609) 239-2800

Senator Bill Baroni Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 3691A Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ
08690 (609) 631-9988

Senator Christopher Bateman Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 36 East Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 526-3600

Senator James Beach Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1916 Route 70 East, Suite 3, Cherry Hill, NJ
08003 (856) 489-3442

Senator Jennifer Beck Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 32 Monmouth St., 3rd Floor, Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 933-1591

Senator Anthony R. Bucco Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 75 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 302, 3rd Floor,
Denville, NJ 07834 (973) 627-9700

Senator Barbara Buono Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: Two Lincoln Highway, Suite 401, Edison, NJ
08820 (732) 205-1372

Senator Gerald Cardinale Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 350 Madison Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626 (201) 567-2324

Senator Andrew R. Ciesla Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 852 Highway 70, Brick, NJ 08724 (732) 840-9028

Senator Richard J. Codey Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 449 Mount Pleasant Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 731-6770

Senator Christopher J. Connors Republican Votes by Bill Votes
by Subject
District Office: 620 West Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ 08731
(609) 693-6700

Senator Sandra B. Cunningham Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1738 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 451-5100

Senator Michael J. Doherty Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 127 Belvidere Ave., 2nd Floor, Washington, NJ
07882 (908) 835-0552

Senator Nia H. Gill, Esq. Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 425 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Montclair,
NJ 07042 (973) 509-0388

Senator John A. Girgenti Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 507 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
(973) 427-1229

Senator Robert M. Gordon Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 14-25 Plaza Rd., P.O. Box 398, Fair Lawn, NJ
07410 (201) 703-9779

Senator Philip E. Haines Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 32A North Main St., Medford, NJ 08055 (609) 654-1498

Senator Sean T. Kean Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1955 Highway 34, Bldg. 2A, Wall Township, NJ
07719 (732) 974-0400

Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 425 North Ave. East, Suite C, Westfield, NJ
07090 (908) 232-3673
District Office: 57 Union Place, Suite 310, Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 918-0414
District Office: 251 North Ave. West, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ
07090 (908) 232-2073

Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. Republican Votes by Bill
Votes by Subject
District Office: 1715 Highway 35, Suite 303, Middletown, NJ
07748 (732) 671-3206

Senator Raymond J. Lesniak Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 985 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083 (908) 624-0880

Senator Fred H. Madden, Jr. Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 129 Johnson Rd., Suite 1, Turnersville, NJ
08012 (856) 232-6700
District Office: 1405 Chews Landing Rd., Suite 15, Laurel
Springs, NJ 08021 (856) 401-3073

Senator Kevin J. O’Toole Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 155 Route 46 West, Suite 108, Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 237-1360

Senator Steven V. Oroho Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 300-0200
District Office: 227 Route 206, Bldg. 1, 1st Floor, Flanders,
NJ 07836 (973) 584-4670

Senator Joseph Pennacchio Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 330 Changebridge Road, Suite 102, Pine Brook,
NJ 07058 (973) 227-4012

Senator Dana L. Redd Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1 Market St., Suite 1F, Camden, NJ 08102 (856) 225-9068

Senator Ronald L. Rice Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1044 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ 07106 (973) 371-5665

Senator M. Teresa Ruiz Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 166 Bloomfield Ave., Newark, NJ 07104 (973) 484-1000

Senator Nicholas J. Sacco Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 9060 Palisade Ave., North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-0200

Senator Paul A. Sarlo Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 207 Hackensack St., 2nd Floor, Wood-Ridge, NJ
07075 (201) 804-8118

Senator Nicholas P. Scutari Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1514 E. Saint Georges Ave., 2nd Floor, Linden,
NJ 07036 (908) 587-0404

Senator Robert W. Singer Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 2110 W. County Line Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527
(732) 901-0702

Senator Bob Smith Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 216 Stelton Rd., Suite E-5, Piscataway, NJ
08854 (732) 752-0770

Senator Brian P. Stack Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 5801 Palisade Ave., West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-5091
District Office: 301 45th St., 1st Floor, Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 558-7926

Senator Stephen M. Sweeney Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 935 Kings Highway, Suite 400, West Deptford,
NJ 08086 (856) 251-9801
District Office: 14 East Commerce St., 3rd Floor, Bridgeton, NJ
08302 (856) 455-1011
District Office: 199 East Broadway, Suite G, Salem, NJ 08079
(856) 339-0808

Senator Shirley K. Turner Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1440 Pennington Rd., Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 530-3277

Senator Jeff Van Drew Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 21 North Main St., Cape May Court House, NJ
08210 (609) 465-0700
District Office: 1124 North High St., Millville, NJ 08332 (856) 765-0891
District Office: 1028 East Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360
(856) 696-7109
District Office: Additional Phone, Somers Point, NJ (609) 926-3779

Senator Joseph F. Vitale Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 569 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (732) 855-7441

Senator Loretta Weinberg Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 545 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 928-0100

Senator Jim Whelan Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 511 Tilton Rd., Northfield, NJ 08225 (609) 383-1388

Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego Republican Votes by Bill
Votes by Subject
District Office: 32A North Main St., Medford, NJ 08055 (609) 654-1498

Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano Democrat Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 21 North Main St., Cape May Court House, NJ
08210 (609) 465-0700
District Office: 1124 North High St., Millville, NJ 08332 (856) 765-0891
District Office: 1028 East Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360
(856) 696-7109
District Office: Additional Phone, Somers Point, NJ (609) 926-3779

Assemblyman John F. Amodeo Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1801 Zion Rd., Suite 1, Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 677-8266

Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini Republican Votes by Bill
Votes by Subject
District Office: 1955 Highway 34, Bldg. 2A, Wall Township, NJ
07719 (732) 974-0400

Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes, III Democrat Votes by Bill Votes
by Subject
District Office: 3 Stephenville Pkwy., Suite 2E, Edison, NJ
08820 (732) 548-1406

Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 1 East High St., Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 252-0800

Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick Republican Votes by Bill Votes by Subject
District Office: 251 North Ave. West, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ
07090 (908) 232-2073
District Office: 425 North Ave. East, Suite C, Westfield, NJ
07090 (908) 232-3673
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