Tag: ENDA

Help with making things get better

So the anti-gay forces who parade under the false banner of "care for the family" are stepping up the hate and the lies, and the misinformation. We will only make progress and create safer schools with the Safe Schools Improvement

GetEQUAL and Justice League – Activate! To Rep. Chris Carney: Stop Voting Against LGBT Constituents and Support Their Right to Employment Protections

While Rep. Carney is out on the campaign trail worried about his own job, he continues to leave his LGBT constituents unprotected and without any form of federal employment protections. Like all Americans, we are worried about our job

DADT Before ENDA= WAIT WAIT and NOTHING Changes

The repeal does not allow openly gay and lesbians to serve their country. The repeal simply returns the law to what it was before DADT.

The Real Problem with ENDA

For all these things that ENDA suffers however, there is one action step that you and I can take that can have positive impact.

L+G+B+T: Does it Matter?

The method for dealing with lies and misinformation has to be to counter them by calling out the lies and offering real information instead. L+G+B+T matters when we all raise our voices together against any of the weapons of lies

GetEQUAL

We have been hearing for months that ENDA will go up for markup and a vote, but it continues to be delayed. Will this Spring be more of the same, or with your help, can we get this moving? If

Does Online Activism Create Offline Engagement?

I think we are entering a new phase of LGBT activism where actions such as these, and greater acts of Civil Disobedience will become more and more commonplace. I think it is both inevitable and necessary. LGBT's need to rise

Blogswarm Post: Time to PASS Inclusive ENDA

Everyday across our country, there are individuals who face losing their job simply because they are LGBT. Everyday, there are individuals who are not hired because someone assumes they might be LGBT, even if they are not.

Sen. Arlen Specter: LGBT Issues

It was a real pleasure today to read Arlen Specter's writing in the Huffington Post concerning a variety of legislation of interest to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans.

6 PA Representatives need to hear from you re: ENDA

The above representatives are PA reps who we need to be contacting and ask them to support Inclusive ENDA. The list comes from a multi-state list organized by Dr. Jillian Weiss on The Bilerico Project website.