Archive for October, 2009

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 [...]

Why We Marched For LGBT Equality (10/21)

This Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:00 PM
UT campus, Pharmacy Building room 2.110
On October 11, hundreds of thousands marched on Washington to demand equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  Come and hear students and activists report back from this historic event, featuring participants and video from the National Equality March.
The march is just the [...]

CDAT Mobilization Meeting: Frisco (11/5) [updated]

A meeting date has been set for a CDAT Mobilization Meeting to be held for Texas Congressional Districts 3, 4 and 26 on Thursday, November 5, 2009. The meeting will start at 7PM, and will be held at:
Library Building 220
Preston Ridge Campus, Collin College
9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco, TX 75035
Map link: http://tinyurl.com/yfxpnpv
Details available on our Facebook [...]

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.

10/19: CDAT Mobilization Austin Meeting

Those in Austin can attend a Congressional District Action Team Mobilization Meeting on Monday, October 19 at 7PM. The meeting will be held in Room 1.122 in Benedict Hall at the University of Austin (BEN 1.122).
Contact:
Dana Cloud
dcloud@mail.utexas.edu

Week of Initiative, November 1-8

Equality Across America, in conjunction with Camp Courage, have put together a Congressional District Action Team Toolkit to help organize members across all of the 435 Congressional Districts. This toolkit is available below for our Texas Congressional District Action Teams (TxCDATs). Our goal is to have at least one person in each TX Congressional District [...]