Illinois gay, lesbian, transgendered and all of their friends, family, etc. need to take action. Your Non-Discrimination Law is under attack.
Wait to you hear this baloney! Currently there is a bill (SB3447) that your State Senate is considering. This bill, if passed, will roll back some protections of the Illinois Human Rights [...]
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New Jersey’s senate President agreed to delay the vote on gay marriage. Many senate members state that there aren’t enough votes to get this bill passed.
The bill sponsors approached the senate President about getting the bill delayed right now. He, of course, agreed.
Assembly speaker Joe Roberts has not agreed to posting the bill yet. [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2009 in Government, glbt rights
Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
So now with this law being passed the Justice Department has the authority to investigate and prosecute fully any bias-motivated violent act where the perpetrator chose their victim based on a person’s actual or perceived race, [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2009 in Gay Relationships, Government, gay marriage, glbt rights, take action
Governor John Baldacci at one point was in support of civil unions and against gay marriage. Gov. Baldacci has since changed his feelings on the issue and said that he thought civil unions were not equal to civil marriage. That’s why in May of this year he signed a gay marriage bill into [...]
So I signed up for the HRC’s texting thingy (yes you know I like those technical terms.) Anyway, I got a text today and it was soooo simple to take action is was insane.
Here’s all ya do to show your support for EDNA:
1) Text the word SIGN to the number 30644
That’s it. [...]
New Hampshire has become the 6th state in the U.S. to grant same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples on the state level. The 6 states give these rights by either allowing gay marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships. Governor John Lynch signed the bill today, which will go in effect January [...]
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All I can say is IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME! I think that all gay and lesbian couples who have entered into a civil union should sue their state and federal governments for recognition of their unions! It isn’t right that we have to file as a single person and be taxed higher just because we [...]
Right now in the U.S. only opposite-sex couples can sponsor their foreign partner, but this bill, which has been trying to get passed for 8 years, would change that to allow for same-sex couples as well.
The wording would allow for “permanent partners” to get their visas for the U.S. The bill, which is referred [...]
Hawaii’s civil union bill has just passed the house and now it’s making it’s way to the Senate. This bill would give same-sex couples all of the same state rights as marriage gives opposite-sex couples. Right now, Hawaii has what’s called a Reciprocal Beneficiary Relationship, for same-sex couples. Basically, it gives same-sex [...]
Connecticut’s highest court legalizes same-sex marriage after a 4 year legal battle in the state court system.
The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a lower courts ruling by 4-3, allowing full-fledged marriage for same-sex couples.
The supreme court said that a ban on gay marriage is an infringement on the “fundamental right” of same-sex couples.
As you may (or [...]