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From Equality Across America:
On October 11th, 2009 hundreds of thousands of activists marched together in Washington DC for the National Equality March and announced that anything less than complete equal protection under the federal government is unacceptable. We demand full equality.
On October 11th, 2009 hundreds of thousands of activists marched together in Washington DC for [...]

We are the people we have been waiting for

Check out this video from the National Equality March explaining how we can organize and participate in efforts to bring about full equality in all 50 States.
“We are the people we have been waiting for.”

Should We March Again?

In the latest online edition of The Advocate, Michaelangelo Signorile suggests that it may be worth considering another National Equality March. Signorile writes,
The march in fact has only made us all stronger as a movement. We were able to organize in a few months, using new media, and got 200,000 people to D.C. without spending [...]

Respect for Marriage Act

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) recently introduced the Respect for Marriage Act (HR3567) which aims to repeal DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Details of the legislation can be found here. Currently the bill has 101 co-sponsors. David Mixner recently wrote to suggest that Democrats that are not listed as a co-sponsor should not receive any financial [...]

Clips from National Equality March, Washington, DC October 2009

Highlights from the National Equality March and gay rally in Washington, DC Cleve Jones, Kate Clinton, Dustin Lance Black, Judy Shepard and more speak for equal rights in Washington D.C. on October 11, 2009.