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Tell Congress: Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

The Military Readiness Enhancement Act - the measure that seeks to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - has been re-introduced in the US House of Representatives. This legislation would remove the ban ...

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12,172

Help Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act!

Thanks to a string of state-level victories, tens of thousands of loving, same-sex couples across the country have finally been able to join in marriage this year. Yet because of the Defens...

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Ask Congress to Support the Youth PROMISE Act to Reduce Youth Violence

On Friday, February 13, 2009, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE-AL) re-introduced the Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunity Mentoring, Intervention, Support a...

Started by Ted Nunn

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710

Tell Uganda to Back Off Extremely Anti-Gay Legislation

Uganda's Parliament is currently debating an anti-homosexuality bill that would take drastic measures to "wipe out" LGBT people from the country. Among the provisions called for in this bill would ...

Started by Michael Jones

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Pass the Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Democratic U.S. congressman Pete Stark of California introduced legislation on October 2009 that would prohibit states and child welfare agencies from restricting adoption or foster care placements...

Started by Ivy M

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FREE Margaret Moore W-17388

Margaret is 50 years old and has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years for her part in the death of her abusive husband. During the marriage to her abuser, Margaret suffered some of the most horrif...

Started by ACTION COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN PRISON

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Teach tolerance to kids

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Equips Teachers with Strategies for Economic Crisis As a new president takes the helm of a country facing an historic economic downturn, the SPLC's Sprin...

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Started by Bryan D. Freehling

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453

Enough Gay Bashing From State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe

Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has led a continuous campaign against the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Pennsylvania for ten years. He has called LGBT ...

Started by Michael Jones

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Be A Mentor To The Youth

It seems to me that our youth today spend a lot of time with computers vidio games and tv. They have many interests and sometimes just have no one to introduce new things that they migh...

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Started by Walt Vasco

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Insist that your elected officials address and remedy the murder of gay Iraqis

It has been well documented by Human Rights Watch as well as several international news media outlets that hundreds of gay Iraqis are being tortured and killed by Shiite fundamentalists in Baghdad ...

Started by Bryan D. Freehling

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