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Matthew Shepard Act Nears Passage...:)

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In this video Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin praises the final passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act that passed the House Thursday. (281-146) The Senate is expected to vote on the measure early next week & it will then go to the President for his signature. “This measure is long overdue & I am pleased that Congress has voted to do what’s right,” said Baldwin. “Martin Luther King, Jr. often said that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ We see that beautifully illustrated here today,” said Congresswoman Baldwin who is Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus & a longtime champion of this legislation. Updates to Come.... Audio Interview w/ Congresswoman Baldwin on LGBT CivilRights & the Obama administration
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National Equality March Activists: Part 1

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The National Equality March on Washington D.C. takes place this weekend October 10th & 11th. Listen to an exclusive audio byte with veteran Gay Activist Cleve Jones sharing his insight about the event w/ Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson. When asked what he hoped the National Equality March would accomplish Jones stated, " It's really about changing the strategy.... We think that public opinion has really shifted dramatically in our favor and the way that our government is structured requires us to do this." Listen to Part 2

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Bill Clinton Supports Gay Marriage (Video)

It's so predictable when a statesman like Bill Clinton comes out for gay marriage after signing into law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) September 21, 1996. Thirteen years of hardship has been inflicted on our LGBT community & their families by the unconstitutionality of this legislation. Now he tells CNN's Anderson Cooper in this video that he thinks gay marriage & gay adoption is ok. However he still thinks that it should be a state to state issue. The question I wish Cooper asked was now that gay marriage has passed in 6 states, what about our federal rights & protections for our legally married LGBT families?
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Trans-Inclusive ENDA in the US House...:)

Update: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin's ENDA Testimony. The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Action Fund submitted testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor that spotlights the crucial need for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity. Task Force testimony includes preliminary data from a new groundbreaking survey on discrimination against transgender people in the United States. Data from this large-scale, first- of-its-kind survey show that discrimination in employment against transgender people is a nearly universal experience: 97 percent of the respondents reported being mistreated or harassed at work & nearly half (47 percent) said they had lost their jobs, were denied a promotion, or denied a job as a direct result of being transgender. The Task Force is partnering with the National Center for Transgender Equality on the survey.

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Openly Gay Cherry Jones Wins Emmy...:)

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Openly Gay & two-time Tony Award winner & Cherry Jones, added an Emmy to her collection Sunday night taking home the award for her supporting role playing President Allison Taylor for last season's 24. "Wowza," Jones said when she reached the podium. Jones, who originated the role of the tough & suspicious nun in "Doubt" on Broadway, became the first woman to kiss a female partner on a nationally televised awards show-- Sarah Paulson -- when she won the Tony for that role in 2005. She had previously won a Tony for the 1995 production of The Heiress.
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New OUTTAKE™ EQUALITY STORE...:)

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Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin's (D-WI) statement on the Respect for Marriage Act to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act: “In support of families throughout the nation, the legislation we’re introducing will extend to legally married same-sex couples the same federal rights and recognition now offered to heterosexual married couples – nothing more, nothing less. Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act is a long overdue and important step on the road to full equality for LGBT Americans." Read More in Comments...:)
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GLAAD Media Awards Advertising Nods...

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today the nominees & honorees for its 1st GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising. Alan Cumming will host the Inaugural GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising on October 27th. We know how powerful the media is in our world. GLAAD is honoring the advertisers that promote fair, accurate & inclusive images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community. This should be a Fabulous Event….:) Updates to Come....
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