Washington, DC Economic Partnership One of Top Event Sponsors
Take a few minutes to read the outstanding op-ed from WashingtonPost.com this weekend: “Marriage Equality’s False Divides” from the Revs. Dennis Wiles and Robert Hardies.  This piece reflects the hard work of creating a diverse coalition for marriage equality in DC. Many of those opposed to equal marriage have tried to paint the issue as having a white, elite focus. We [...]
Earlier this month five constituents from the Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania met with Congressman Tim Holden’s District Director Tim Smith. Harrisburg City Council Vice President Dan Miller and Bill Sizemore from Central Pennsylvania PFLAG had both met with elected officials before, but for Dawn Bowman and Reverend Larry Hawkins, this was their first time meeting with [...]
Voters in Maine are already going to the polls to vote early so efforts on the ground in the Pine Tree State are at a fever pitch. No on 1 student action teams at Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College and University of Maine Farmington will be driving other students to cast their vote before [...]
Outgoing Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri has agreed to meet in early November with a group of gay and lesbian activists, but proceeded to speak out against gay marriage at a fundraiser for a Massachusetts group opposed to gay and lesbian rights.
Students Nationwide Address Anti-Gay Bullying as GLSEN's Ally Week Kicks Off (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of students across the country this week are pledging to address anti-gay bullying as part of GLSEN's fifth annual Ally Week, a week of activities designed to encourage people to be allies against anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) name-calling, bullying and harassment at school.
Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing , the nation's only affordable housing development and organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender older adults, today announced that it raised over $250,000 at its 8th annual Garden Party event entitled "Celebrating Equality's Pioneers."
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