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  From Equality Across America: On October 11, 2009, more than 200,000 people marched on Washington D.C. in the National Equality March with one single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. On May 22, 2010—the anniversary of Harvey Milk’s birthday—we will take action again to demand full equality for all LGBT people. The International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, kicks off a week of local actions and on Harvey Milk’s birthday, May 22, Equality Across America (EAA) calls on activists to converge in each of the 50 states for the Harvey Milk Day Action. Join EAA and others on May 22, 2010, and take action for full federal equality. We won’t wait, Federal Equality Now! http://www.equalityacrossamerica.org/
Senator Lieberman has announced that next week, as lead sponsor, he will introduce the legislation into the Senate to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. When he does it is imperative you relentlessly and respectfully flood with phone calls the offices of your Senators. This week, please continue to help spread the word and help us mobilize networks on Facebook and other new media to take part in this important effort to end discrimination in our U.S. Armed forces! This event ONLY asks you to make two 2 quick phone calls next week! Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Facebook activists Phil Attey, Meghan Stabler, David da Silva Cornell, Lisa Equality Talmadge, Aaron E. Baldwin, Ian Jopson, Justin Elzie, and Bo Dixon ask for your help in harnessing the power of Facebook and other new media unleashing it on the Senate. Our organizations and our lobbyists aren’t strong enough to make this happen without constituent pressure, and there is no greater way to build that pressure than through each of our individual social networks on Facebook and other new media. Tips on Calling Your Senators: 1. Only call YOUR Senators! (Members of Congress don’t count “outside callers”) Help Spread The Word: 1. Invite your friends to this Facebook event. In addition to calling your senators, we encourage you to plug into these organized efforts to pressure Congress to repeal DADT: Act On Principles Citizen Whip Count Effort Voices of Honor Campaign Servicemembers Legal Defense Network The Courage Campaign’s Don’t Wait Campaign (if there are any other organized efforts to pressure Congress, please let one of us know and we’ll add it to the list.) To all our beautiful International Allies: While you will not “count” in the staffers tallies , your voice will be heard as we build a global community of pressure on all of our leaders to move toward GLBTQI equality. The form on the email site will ask you for a US state and zip code, you may use Vermont as the state and 05055 as the zip, so the form will accept you. Then in yr note, just say “I am not a US citizen but as a GLBTQI ally I hope you will lift the ban on gays in the military and show the world you are moving towards equality for all” or something like that in yr own words. Thank you for your doing your part to end discrimination in the military and for showing Congress the power of Facebook! Yours in the united stand for equality, Phil, Meghan, David, Justin, Lisa, Aaron, Ian and Bo http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=304676615784&ref=nf
From grassroots organizers…. Three Days. Thousands of People. Millions of Possibilities. If you had an opportunity to change the world, what would you do? The organizers of the March have some ideas…http://www.civilrightsmarch2010.org/ You can read the plan, sign up to receive updates, link to Twitter, Facebook at the link below. http://www.civilrightsmarch2010.org/
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This time, the the call from HRC is to “Repeal DADT now. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Now.” One can only hope that HRC will challenge the Democratically controlled Congress and President Obama to deliver their promises to repeal DADT. If they do, HRC will help the movement greatly. It is time for some accountability for our Democratic friends, and I’m hopeful that HRC is starting down that road. If not, HRC might find itself to blame as clearly articulated by John Aravosis from AmericaBlog.
-by Tommy News, Citizen Journalist President Obama opened a bipartisan conference on health-care reform on February 25th, in a last-ditch effort to secure a compromise bill, urging lawmakers on both sides of the issue to focus on areas of agreement. The version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives in December included provisions for LGBT health care reform introduced by Representative Tammy Baldwin, however, the Senate version made no provisions for LGBT health care reform whatsoever. The new version presented by President Obama also includes no LGBT provisions, and no public option. As the bill is now being re-worked and reconciled, I urge you to call, fax, email, send web forms and postal mail to President Obama, US Senators, and Members of the House urging them to include LGBT and HIV/AIDS health care provisions as well as a public option in the revised Health Insurance Reform Bill. Tell them to look at the Health Care System in Canada as a model for the public option. Please take action and pass this message on to everyone in your address book. Contact Information: www.congress.org US Senator Contact Information: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm United States Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121Toll Free 1-800-517-5696 Ask for your two Senators. US House of Representatives Member Contact Information: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml United States Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121Toll Free 1-800-517-5696 Ask for your Congressman. White House Contact Information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact You can also call or write to the President: Phone Numbers TTY/TDD Please take action and pass this message on to everyone in your address book.
Help Us Mobilize Facebookers to Call Congress to Repeal DADT Now! A group of diverse Facebook organizers joined forces to use Facebook to generate a phone swarm on Capitol Hill every time there’s a key moment around the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. This effort is not affiliated with any group, but rather is meant to mobilize grassroots support to compliment the work of all the groups working to repeal DADT. As the repeal bill moves through the House and Senate, encourage your friends on Facebook to participate in the evolving event by leading them to: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=304676615784 Anticipated Upcoming Target Dates: 3-??-2010 Senate Introduction of Bill by Sen. Lieberman And as always, we’re encouraging Facebookers to you to use ActOnPrinciples to share the feedback they get during their calls. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=304676615784
My friends at the Transgender Law Center in San Francisco are moving on up… 5th Annual California Transgender Leadership Summit and 1st California Transgender Advocacy Day Friday, May 14th-Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Monday, May 17th, 2010 Interested in sponsoring the summit? Contact Paige at [email protected] or (415) 865-0176.
Thanks to Rachel Maddow, I learned that Virginia’s new Republican governor Bob McDonnell has just rewritten their non-discrimination policies for state employees to exclude sexual orientation from the list of protected classes and wants to refuse funding to Planned Parenthoods in the state. I’m fascinated with the intersections of the politics between what Republicans do, and what Democrats don’t do. It was crystalized for me when watching the following segment. Notice the argument Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University Melissa Harris-Lacewell makes about who is responsible for creating an environment where hostility and discrimination towards the LGBT community and women is acceptable. She argues that Blue Dog Democrats who have made women’s reproductive health in health care reform an ok target to demonize during the last few months are responsible for setting this tone by classifying women’s reproductive health to be attackable. Professor Harris-Lacewell also argues that Democratic leaders who do are not agressively addressing discrimination and taking a hard stand around citizenship based on sexual orientation as evidenced by the delay in the repeal of “Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell” are also to blame. And like a rockstar that she is, she then goes on to say that these discriminatory laws need to also address the discrimination in employment and housing faced by those who do not conform because of their gender expression. Most importantly, according to Professor Harris-Lacewell as Democrats “we need to set a new tone. We need a new standard of citizenship.” Amen, sister. (Hat Tip: JoeMyGod)
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