ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory?

ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory? . . . . . This is a fascinating 'op-ed' perspective on 'the gay agenda', 'the gay question', 'the gay movement', or lack thereof.  The fact that there are extensive questions and response by the author and readers provides even more insight on the written issues.  It deserves a good read and some discussion as well.

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Click Here To Email 36 U.S. Representatives Unconfirmed on ENDA




Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:46 AM PDT



The House is poised to take a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) soon. While the real fight is going to be in the Senate, it is worthwhile to pause for a moment and take note of where we are in the House. Crunch time is coming, and it won’t work to call the day before the vote.



There are, according to my calculations, 212 likely yes votes in the House. That is 5 shy of the 217 needed to win a majority of votes. (Normally it’s 218, but there are two vacant seats, California’s District 10 and Florida’s District 19, and I don’t believe these vacancies will be filled prior to the ENDA vote in the House. Feel free to correct me if you have better info.)



Two weeks ago, there was a vote to strip hate crimes from the Defense Authorization Act in the House. It lost, but I and many others took the opportunity to note which Representatives showed their true colors. For those legislators who voted to strip us out, and were previously unconfirmed on ENDA, I moved to the “probable no” column. We need to focus our limited time and energy (though I hope some will step forward on ENDA). That leaves 36 U.S. Representatives who are unconfirmed on ENDA. Their emails (and phone numbers) are after the jump. Please contact those near you and ask for their support on ENDA.

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House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes to Include Sexual Orientation - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

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Congress returns - much at stake for gays

OF INTEREST . . .

The following has been clipped from the Daily Headlines of

365gay.com published 08 September 2009.

OF NOTE . . . . . . .

Hate crimes, AIDS, DOMA, Don't Ask may all be taken up.
Read More...

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http://mail.logoonline.com/a/hBKprfhBPJVZ9B7S$md-rGOIzrF/gay8-2

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Wouldn't It Be Nice?

OF INTEREST . . .

I'm not sure if everyone here heard, but Wednesday night in DC two Transwomen were attacked not far from the T.H.E (Transgender Health Empowerment Inc) offices. One was seriously injured, but managed to survive, the other, Tyli'a "NaNa Boo" Mack did not.

OF NOTE . . . . . . .

By and large, we haven't seen much reaction from the community.

OF COURSE . . . .

The evidence strongly suggests that Tyli'a's murder was indeed a hate crime.
Let's band together and take a stand!!!

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