A poll just released by Lake Research Partners shows that 76% of likely voters in Massachusetts, including 81% of women, support H1728--An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes. These results prove what we knew all along: ending harmful discrimination against the transgender community is a Massachusetts value that state legislators need to make a priority.With only five days to go before the state legislature adjourns for the year, now is the time to take action and help us push for passage of this important bill. Right now, H1728 is being held in the Judiciary Committee, with no set date to be released for a full vote in the legislature.
Please send an email to your State Representative now urging them to contact Speaker DeLeo to make the Transgender Rights Bill a priority. Although a majority of state legislators have already voiced their own support for transgender equality, we need them to weigh in with Speaker DeLeo to help move the bill in the current legislative session.
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Scott D. Gortikov
Executive DirectorP.S. Feeling heartbroken, angry, and frustrated over the recent loss in Maine? Taking Action is the biggest antidote we know. CLICK HERE and get your power back. We need your help.
IN RECOGNITION OF THE APPROVAL OF REFERENDUM 71 GRANTING EQUAL RIGHTS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS
Whereas, civil rights and liberties have long been values of the City of Seattle; and
Whereas, the Seattle City Council recognized the importance of extended domestic partnership laws by endorsing the Approve Referendum 71 Campaign; and
Whereas, equality for all Seattle families has a lasting, powerful effect on the city; and
Whereas, the LGBT community is an important and integral part of what makes the City of Seattle a vibrant place to live, work, and play; and
Whereas, the historic vote to approve Referendum 71 sends a message to the rest of the country that the rights and responsibilities afforded to heterosexual married couples are now available to same-sex domestic partners registered with Washington State, and provides important protections to all Washington families; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DECLARES NOVEMBER 14, 2009 TO BE VICTORY, REFERENDUM 71 APPROVED DAY IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
Approve 71 Thank You Rally Saturday, November 14, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, at Westlake Center Park in Seattle. Details after the flip.
Approve 71 Thank You Rally, Saturday at Westlake CenterA group of students, volunteers, and community members have organized an Approve 71 Thank You Rally in celebration of the November 3 victory for all Washington families. The event is on Saturday, November 14, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, at Westlake Center Park in Seattle.
Anne Levison and Josh Friedes will speak on behalf of the Approve 71 Campaign. Lt. Dan Choi will give a keynote address, followed by other respected members of the community.
The community is eager to thank fair minded Washington voters and volunteers for their outpouring of support during the unusually short six week campaign.
Hundreds of volunteers called hundreds of thousands of voters at phone banks. They organized fundraisers, sign waving visibility events, house parties and more.
Because of this dedication to equality, Washington State made history on November 3. It was the first state to ever approve an expansion of LGBT equality at the ballot.
The domestic partnership expansion bill will go into effect on December 3, 2009. Once it does, same-sex couples will have access to all the same state rights and responsibilities as married couples.
¡Felicitaciones Argentina!Judge Gabriela Seijas ordered the civil registry to make official the marriage of Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, who had been denied their request because they were both men.Of course judicial decisions can be appealed, but not to worry.It could increase pressure for lawmakers to take up a stalled gay marriage bill in Congress.
"We are very happy, moved, but we also feel the heavy weight of responsibility because it's not just about us, it's encouraging legal equality in Argentina and the rest of Latin America," Di Bello told Agence France-Presse.
The couple had filed a complaint in April. ...
The decision by Seijas "is incredibly courageous, we didn't expect it," acknowledged Di Bello, who fell into his partner's arms when he learned of the verdict.
The government of the City of Buenos Aires said it would not appeal a ruling that would pave the way for same-sex marriages in the capital.Through a statement published on the Internet, City Mayor Mauricio Macri said "this is an important step, because we must learn how to live in freedom without hurting the rights of others.... We must cohabit, and accept this reality. The world is heading toward that direction"
Macri added that the decision was the result "of an important internal debate," through which he wanted to "improve the liberties" of the citizens. ...
The ruling of Administrative Judge Gabriela Seijas, said "the law should treat everybody with the same respect, regardless of their singularities, without the need to understanding and regulating them."
The couple said they were "proud and happy" for being "the first same-sex couple who have been backed by the courts," in a ruling that came only days after the Lower House of Congress failed to reach quorum on a law draft to allow homosexual marriages in the country. The law, which would be debated next year, would make Argentina the first country in the region to legalize same-sex marriages
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