Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #6

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples. We’re counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each a powerful illustration of [...]

Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #5

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples. We’re counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each a powerful illustration of [...]

Haunted by Claims that Churches Will Be Required to Perform Same-Sex Weddings? Don’t Be.

Jim Nieves and Lisa Panensky of Elmsford, New York, had been planning a costumed Halloween theme wedding at the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow for over a year. But when they recently contacted the church to request that the organist play music from The Addams Family and The Munsters at [...]

Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #4

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples. We’re counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each a powerful illustration of [...]

Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #3

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples. We’re counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each [...]

Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #2

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples.  We’ll be counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each a powerful illustration of [...]

Seven Reasons to Vote Approve on R-71: Reason #1

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples.  We’ll be counting down to Election Day with a series of seven videos, each a powerful illustration of [...]

From Seattle to Clarkston: Why Voters Should Approve Ref. 71

Like a lot of Washingtonians, I was holding my breath hoping that Protect Marriage Washington wouldn’t gather enough signatures to put the new domestic partnership law up to a popular vote. But then on September 2nd, the signature count was certified and so in November, those voters committed enough go to the polls on an [...]

Maryland Voices of Equality

Tonight, our Maryland affiliate is co-sponsoring the premiere of a new documentary, “Maryland Voices of Equality.” The film, which is directed by noted filmmaker and African American lesbian activist Kalima Young, highlights the work of Maryland Black Family Alliance (MBFA), which is an alliance of straight African American leaders who are working to educate the [...]

Why ENDA Matters: True Stories of Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination from the ACLU

(Also posted at The Bilerico Project and Get Busy, Get Equal)

To illustrate why Congress must pass the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal law that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace, we will be posting the firsthand accounts of people from across the nation who have been [...]