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· 6/8/09-June General Membership Meeting at Tommy’s Hamburger Grill, 3431 West 7th Street, Fort Worth.
“While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It’s about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect.”
— Senator Barack Obama
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Hate Crimes Study Bill Passes House Committee!
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House Bill 616, calling for a study of the effectiveness of the James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act, passed the State House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, by an overwhelming vote! This is one of the legislative priorities of Equality Texas and also is on the top 15 list of legislative priorities for the Texas Democratic Party. The bill now heads to the Calendars Committee to see if it goes to the full House for a vote. Dan Graney Read the Dallas Voice article on this story by clicking on this link: |
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No matter the legal fate of Proposition 8, the 2010 Census will not count same-sex marriages or ask respondents about their sexual orientation. The federal Defense of Marriage Act signed in 1996 by President Bill Clinton does not recognize gay unions sanctioned by states. Census takers will ask same-sex couples who live together to define themselves as "unmarried partners," as they did in 2000 before some states - currently only Connecticut and Massachusetts - allowed gay marriage.
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The Report: Gay unions won't be in census
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By John Canalis, Staff Writer Posted: 03/08/2009 10:09:54 PM PDT
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