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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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12,555

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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8,440

Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

In 29 states, it's still legal to fire someone because they're gay; in 38 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender. Thousands of hardworking lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...

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5,870

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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2,239

Urge Congress to Pass Hate Crimes Laws Protecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

For more than ten years, advocates have been urging the federal government to expand hate crimes laws to include protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Ten years is long...

Started by Michael Jones

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Sign a petition asking for the Repeal of California's Prop 8

The passing of Prop 8 took away the right of Californians to marriage equality. Go to http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/repealprop8 to join over 80,000 others who have signed the petition...

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Started by Joan F

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964

Gloria Killian for the National Prison Reform Committee

Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has proposed a National Commission to study the American Criminal Justice System and correct its flaws. As originally proposed the Commission membership did ...

Started by ACTION COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN PRISON

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Tell Congress to pass The Uniting American Families Act!

The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R. 1024, S. 424) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent p...

Started by Xavier Von Otwell

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870

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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Urge CNN to Consider Gay Life in America

With the popular series "Black in America," CNN shed light on the black American experience. Considering the vast amount of misinformation regarding sexual orientation, social attitu...

Started by Martele Banks

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