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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 05:38 AM Original message |
"Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW!" |
More than 200 LGBT leaders & allies in the faith, labor & civil rights communities demand: "Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW." ---> Learn more about ENDA: http://www.prideatwork.org/employment/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2010 WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Today, the nation's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations, along with allies in the faith, labor and civil rights communities, issued the following statement to members of the United States Congress: "Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW." Equality Federation, Toni Broaddus, Executive Director Family Equality Council, Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), Lee Swislow, Executive Director Human Rights Campaign, Joe Solmonese, President National Black Justice Coalition, Sharon J. Lettman, Executive Director/CEO National Center for Lesbian Rights, Kate Kendell, Esq., Executive Director National Center for Transgender Equality, Mara Keisling, Executive Director National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, Rea Carey, Executive Director National Stonewall Democrats, Michael Mitchell, Executive Director Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays National, Jody M. Huckaby, Executive Director Pride at Work, AFL-CIO, Peggy Shorey, Executive Director Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, Selisse Berry, Founding Executive Director Transgender Law Center, Masen Davis, Executive Director CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Terry Stone, Executive Director Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Shawn Gaylord, Director of Public Policy A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), Clayola Brown, President Advocates for Youth, James Wagoner, President African American Ministers in Action, Rev. Timothy McDonald, Chairman AID Gwinnett, Larry M. Lehman, Executive Director AIDS Action Council, William D. McColl, Political Director Alabama Gender Alliance, J. D. Freeman, President Alaska Together for Equality, Inc., Elias Rojas, Board President Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Debra Kolodny, Executive Director American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Gerald W. McEntee, President American Federation Of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, President American Humanist Association, Karen Frantz, Communication and Policy Director Arizona Stonewall Democrats, Erica Keppler, Chair Arizona Trans Alliance, Erica Keppler, Co-Chair Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Amado Uno, Executive Director Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, Patricia Friend, President Atlanta Stonewall Democrats, Tim Cairl, President Basic Rights Oregon, Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director Baystate Stonewall Democrats, Claire Naughton, President Bi Writers Association, Sheela Lambert, Founder Bisexual Resource Center, Ellyn Ruthstrom, President Black Pride Los Angeles, Milton Smith, Board President California Council Of Churches/IMPACT, The Rev. Dr. Rick Schlosser, Executive Director California Faith for Equality, Kerry Chaplin, Interfaith Organizing Director Celtic Circle Church of US and Scotland, Rev. Lord Arteo MacAiken Sneath, Founding Elder Clergy/CEO Central City AIDS Network, Inc, The Rainbow Center, Johnny Fambo, Executive Director Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Robert F. Rivera, President Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), Karen J. See, President COLAGE, Beth Teper, Executive Director Colorado Stonewall Democrats, Karen Bachman, Vice-Chair Communications Workers of America, Annie Hill, Executive Vice President Community Alliance and Action Network, Tim Pierce, President Community Health Awareness Council, Monique Kane, Executive Director Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Rabbi Consortium for Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, Debbie Bazarsky, Co-Chair Coqsure, Cris Land, Founder and Administrator DC Trans Coalition, Sadie-Ryanne Baker, Leadership Committee Co-Chair Democratic Party of Oregon, Meredith Wood-Smith, Chair Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), Paul Almeida, President DignityUSA, Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director Empire State Pride Agenda, Joe Tarver, Interim Executive Director Equal Rights Washington, Joshua Friedes, Executive Director Equality Alabama, Lori Stabler, Board Co-Chair Equality Arizona, Mike Remedi, Co-Chair Board of Directors Equality California, Geoff Kors, Executive Director Equality Florida, Nadine Smith, Executive Director Equality Hawaii, Paul Gracie, Co-Chair Equality Illinois, Bernard Cherkasov, Esq., CEO Equality Iowa, Sandy Vopalka, Founder Equality Maine, Betsy Smith, Executive Director Equality Maryland, Morgan Meneses-Sheets, Executive Director Equality North Carolina, Ian Palmquist, Executive Director Equality Ohio, Sue Doerfer, Executive Director Equality South Dakota, Robert Doody, Chair Equality Texas, Chuck Smith, Interim Executive Director Equality Toledo Community Action, David Mann, President Fair Housing of Marin, Nancy Kenyon, Executive Director Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Peter Harvey, Executive Director Fair Wisconsin, Katie Belanger, Executive Director Fairness West Virginia, Stephen Skinner, President Families United Against Hate (FUAH), Gabi Clayton, Board President Female-To-Male International, Rabbi Levi Alter, President Fight OUT Loud, Waymon Hudson, President Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, Michael Albetta, Caucus President Florida Together, Ted Howard, Executive Director FORGE, Michael Munson, Executive Director Forum For Equality, SarahJane Brady, Managing Director Forward Montana, Matt Singer, CEO Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson, Executive Director FTM International Albuquerque, NM Chapter, Adrien Lawyer, Leader FTM International Atlanta, GA Chapter, BT, Leader FTM International Bay Area, CA AFLOAT-SOFFA Chapter, Genie Moore, Leader FTM International North Texas Chapter, Clay Rieber, Leader FTM International Ohio Chapter, Jake Nash, Leader FTM International Sacramento, CA Chapter, Marty Diaz, Leader FTM International San Buenaventura, CA Chapter, Seth Mwansa, Leader FTMI International San Diego, CA Chapter, Connor Maddocks, Leader Garden State Equality, Steven Goldstein, Chair and CEO Gay And Lesbian Labor Activist Network Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, Rebecca Allison, MD, President Gay City Health Project, Fred Swanson, Executive Director Gay Grassroots of Northwest Florida, Doug Landreth, Founder Gay Liberation Network, Andy Thayer, Co-Founder Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, Cindy Crane, Executive Director Gays and Lesbians United Against Discrimination, Caleb Laieski, Executive Director Gay-Straight Alliance Network, Carolyn Laub, Executive Director Greater Seattle Business Association GSBA, Louise Chernin, Executive Director Gender Justice LA, Latrice Johnson, Executive Director Gender Rights Advocacy Association of NJ, Barbra Casbar Siperstein, Director Gentle Spirit Christian Church, Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Georgia Equality, Jeff Graham, Executive Director Georgia Rural Urban Summit, Larry Pellegrini, Executive Director Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, Jeffrey D. Richardson, President GetEQUAL, Kip Williams, Co-Founder GLBT Bar Association of Washington, Cynthia Buhr, President Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, San Francisco, David Waggoner, Co-President H.E.R.O., Meg Sneed, Co-founder Holy Sprit Ecumenical Church - Largo, FL, Rev Steven M. Rosczewski, Pastor Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc, Scott W. Gehl, Executive Director Human Rights Campaign of Vanderbilt University, Luis Munoz, President Immigration Equality, Julie Kruse, Policy Director Ingersoll Gender Center, Marsha Botzer, Co-President Integrity USA, John Clinton Bradley, Acting Executive Director Interfaith Coalition for Transgender Equality, The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge, Co-Chair International Court Council, Coco LaChine, President International Federation of Black Prides, Inc, Earl Fowlkes, President/CEO International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO, James A. Williams, General President Jacksonville Now, Jeremy Gould, CEO Jefferson County, Colorado, Democratic Party, GLBT Caucus, David Reaser, Chair Jewish Family & Career Services - The Rainbow Center in Atlanta, Gary Miller, CEO Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc, Tracee McDaniel, Executive Director Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center, Antonio David Garcia, Executive Director Kentucky Fairness Alliance, Travis Myles, Chairperson Keshet, Idit Klein, Executive Director KnoxBoyz of East Tennessee, BEAR A-M Rodgers, Founding Executive Director KnoxGirlz of East Tennessee, Deirdre Radcliffe, Executive Director Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Hector E. Sanchez, Executive Director LaGender Inc, Dee Dee Chamblee, Executive Director Lambda Legal, Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director Lavender Caucus SEIU, Eastern Region, Tony Fernandes, President Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Anthony J. Karrat, Esq., Executive Director Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, Joan M. Graff, President Legal Voice, Lisa Stone, Executive Director Lepoco Peace Center, Nancy Tate, Executive Director Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens (LGBDQ), Bruce Friedman, President Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director LGBT Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia, Roland Winston, Chairman Long Island Housing Services, Michelle Santantonio, Executive Director Love Makes a Family PAC, Martin L. Heft, Chairman Lutherans Concerned/North America, Ross Murray, Interim Executive Director Maine Transgender Network, Inc, Alex Roan, Executive Director Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Bar Association, David Eppley, Co-Chair Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, Gunner Scott, Executive Director Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization, Leslie J. Calman, Ph.D., Executive Director MEGA Family Project, Kathy Kelly, Executive Director Metropolitan Community Churches, The Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson, Moderator Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc., Jim McCarthy, President/CEO Michigan AIDS Coalition, Detroit, Michigan, Craig Covey, Operating Officer More Light Presbyterians, Michael J. Adee, Executive Director NAACP, Hilary O. Shelton, Director NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior VP for Advocacy and Policy National Coalition for LGBT Health, Rebecca Fox, Executive Director National Council of Jewish Women, Nancy Ratzan, President National Fair Housing Alliance, Shanna L. Smith, President and CEO National Lavender Caucus SEIU, Tom Barbera, President National Marriage Boycott, Laura Wadden, Executive Director National Organization for Women - Alabama, Shirley Ann Rawls, President National Student Genderblind Campaign, David Norton, Executive Director National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC), Gregory Varnum, Executive Director New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition, Mo Baxley, Executive Director New Mexico GLBTQ Centers, David Stocum, Executive Director New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA), Pauline Park, Chair New York Transgender Rights Organization (NYTRO), Joann Prinzivalli, Executive Director Northwest PA Trans Group, Joanne Lynn Benjamin, Founder Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), Nancy Wohlforth, Secretary-Treasurer Emerita One Colorado, Lea Ann Purvis, Interim Executive Director Our Family Coalition, Judy Appel, Executive Director Out4Immigration, Amos Lim, Founding Board Member OutFront Minnesota, Amy Johnson, Executive Director Outlet Program, Eileen Ross, Director Outright Vermont, Melissa Murray, Executive Director PA Diversity Network, Liz Bradbury, Executive Director Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, Rand Hoch, President and Founder Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals of Jacksonville, FL, Frieda Saraga, President People For the American Way, Michael B. Keegan, President Perpetual Transition, Casey Lanham, Co-Founder PFLAG-Vero Beach, Carl Burns, Treasurer Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center, Ryan Acker, Executive Director Pride At Work, Martin Luther King County WA Chapter, Mike Andrews, Secretary-Treasurer, Chapter Lead Pride Tampa Bay, R. Zeke Fread, Executive Director PROMO (Missouri), A. J. Bockelman, Executive Director Religious Institute, The Reverend Debra W. Haffner, Executive Director Respect Resource Group, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Randy Kammer, Executive Sponsor Rockway Institute, a unit of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco campus, Robert-Jay Green, Executive Director Room for All (Reformed Church in America), Rev. Robert D. Williams, Founding Co-President RU12? Community Center and Vermont TransAction, Kara DeLeonardis, MSW, LICSW, Executive Director S. U. R. E. Foundation, Dr. Mekah Gordon Ph.D., Founder/ Safe Schools Coalition, Kyle Rapinan, Co-chair San Francisco LGBT Community Center, Rebecca Rolfe, Executive Director Santa Cruz County Task Force for LGBTIQ Youth, Stuart Rosenstein, Chair SEIU 509 Lavender Caucus, Tom Barbera, President Service Employees International Union, Anna Burger, International Secretary Treasurer Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), Joseph DiNorcia Jr., President and CEO SOFFAs of East Tennessee Transgenders, Valerie Knight, Executive Director South Bay Transmen, Lance Moore, Organizer South Carolina Equality, B. Dean Pierce, Chair, Board of Directors Stonewall Democratic Club of New York, Joseph G. Hagelmann, III, President Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada, Derek Washington, Chair Stonewall Democrats of Volusia & Flagler, Larry Glinzman, President Stonewall Democrats of Pasco County, Jocelyn A. Dickman, President Sunshine Social Services, Inc/SunServe, Mark Adler, MPH, Executive Director Tennessee Equality Project, H.G. Stovall, Board President Tennessee Equality Project Foundation, Randy Cox, President/Chair Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition, Marisa Richmond, Ph.D., President Tennessee Vals, Vickie Davis, Chair Woman The American Institute of Bisexuality, Denise Penn MSW, Director The Center (Des Moines, Iowa), Sandy Vopalka, Administrator The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Catherine Hanssens, Executive Director The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS), Bernard Schlager, Ph.D., Executive Director The Crystal Club, Barbie Rogers, President The Family Tree LGBT Community Center, Jim Van Riper, Co-Chair The Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation, Hebrew Union Collage-Jewish Institute of Religion, Dr. Joel Kushner, Director The Pride Center at Equality Park, Paul Hyman, Executive Director Trans/Giving Arts Showcase, Kalil Cohen, Lead Organizer Trans-Action Initiative of Bard College, Kira Gilman, Club Head TransActive Education & Advocacy, Jenn Burleton, Executive Director Transgender at Work, Mary Ann Horton, Chair Transgender Education Network of Texas, Lisa Scheps, Executive Director Transgender Equality Rights Initiative (TERI), Jacqui Charvet, Co-Administrator Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Michael Silverman, Executive Director TransOhio, Shane Morgan, Founder & Chair Triangle Community Center, Norwalk, CT, Christopher J. Spiegelman, Board President Triangle Foundation/Michigan Equality, Alicia Skillman, Executive Director Tucson GLBT Chamber of Commerce, Sheldon Fishman, President UNITE HERE International Union, John Wilhelm, President United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries, Rev. M. Linda Jaramillo, Executive Minister Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, CA, Rev. Lindi Ramsden, Executive Director Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee, Beth Robinson, Chair Washington Gender Alliance, Rory Gould, President Western Mass Pride at Work, David James, President WKJCE TLGB Radio, Alanna Maneer, Co Founder Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), Mary E. Hunt, Executive Director YouthPride, Inc, Terence McPhaul, Executive Director (236 Organizations) |
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amndacatr (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 04:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Re: "Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act NOW!" |
I do think that the Employment Non-Discrimination law should be passed as it would help them to have the right o claim for the job if they are worthy of job, though there might be some exceptions to some jobs, which also has to be thought about, but as of now they should be assured that the law would be passed after a brief though about the exception. It is the right of every individual to live freely and the way he likes, unless it's causing some problems to anyone in any why that should not have happened. People have the right to think the way they want to and behave until the line hasn't been crossed.
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. Apparently equality is one of those "tired debates" that we must "move beyond." n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Andy Borowitz, is that you? |
:loveya:
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