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LGBT AND ALLIED GROUPS CALL ON CONGRESS TO PASS
ENDA NOW More than 200
Organizations Demand Immediate
Action
WASHINGTON, April 21 —
Today, the nation’s
leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
organizations, along with allies in the faith, labor and civil
rights communities, issued the following statement to members of
the United States Congress:
“Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
NOW.”
Equality Federation,
Toni Broaddus, Executive Director
Family
Equality Council, Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director
Gay and Lesbian
Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), Lee Swislow, Executive
Director
Human Rights
Campaign, Joe Solmonese, President
National
Black Justice Coalition, Sharon J. Lettman, Executive
Director/CEO
National Center for
Lesbian Rights, Kate Kendell, Esq., Executive
Director
National Center for
Transgender Equality, Mara Keisling, Executive
Director
National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, Rea Carey, Executive
Director
National Stonewall
Democrats, Michael Mitchell, Executive
Director
Parents, Families and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays National, Jody M. Huckaby, Executive
Director
Pride at Work,
AFL-CIO, Peggy Shorey, Executive
Director
Out & Equal
Workplace Advocates, Selisse Berry, Founding Executive
Director
Transgender Law
Center, Masen Davis, Executive
Director
CenterLink: The
Community of LGBT Centers, Terry Stone, Executive
Director
Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Network, Shawn Gaylord, Director of Public
Policy
A. Philip Randolph
Institute (APRI), Clayola Brown,
President
Advocates for Youth,
James Wagoner, President
African American
Ministers in Action, Rev. Timothy McDonald,
Chairman
AID Gwinnett, Larry
M. Lehman, Executive Director
AIDS Action Council,
William D. McColl, Political
Director
Alabama Gender
Alliance, J. D. Freeman, President
Alaska Together for
Equality, Inc., Elias Rojas, Board
President
Aleph: Alliance for
Jewish Renewal, Debra Kolodny, Executive Director
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American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Gerald W.
McEntee, President
American Federation
Of Teachers, Randi Weingarten,
President
American Humanist
Association, Karen Frantz, Communication and Policy
Director
Arizona Stonewall
Democrats, Erica Keppler, Chair
Arizona Trans
Alliance, Erica Keppler, Co-Chair
Asian Pacific
American Labor Alliance (APALA), Amado Uno, Executive
Director
Association of Flight
Attendants – CWA, Patricia Friend,
President
Atlanta Stonewall
Democrats, Tim Cairl, President
Basic Rights Oregon,
Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director
Baystate Stonewall
Democrats, Claire Naughton,
President
Bi Writers
Association, Sheela Lambert,
Founder
Bisexual Resource
Center, Ellyn Ruthstrom, President
Black Pride Los
Angeles, Milton Smith, Board
President
California Council Of
Churches/IMPACT, The Rev. Dr. Rick Schlosser, Executive
Director
California Faith for
Equality, Kerry Chaplin, Interfaith Organizing
Director
Celtic Circle Church
of US and Scotland, Rev. Lord Arteo MacAiken Sneath, Founding Elder
Clergy/CEO
Central City AIDS
Network, Inc, The Rainbow Center, Johnny Fambo, Executive
Director
Cleveland Stonewall
Democrats, Robert F. Rivera,
President
Coalition of Labor
Union Women (CLUW), Karen J. See,
President
COLAGE, Beth Teper,
Executive Director
Colorado Stonewall
Democrats, Karen Bachman,
Vice-Chair
Communications
Workers of America, Annie Hill, Executive Vice
President
Community Alliance
and Action Network, Tim Pierce,
President
Community Health
Awareness Council, Monique Kane, Executive
Director
Congregation Beth
Simchat Torah, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum,
Rabbi
Consortium for Higher
Education LGBT Resource Professionals, Debbie Bazarsky,
Co-Chair
Coqsure, Cris Land,
Founder and Administrator
DC Trans Coalition,
Sadie-Ryanne Baker, Leadership Committee
Co-Chair
Democratic Party of
Oregon, Meredith Wood-Smith, Chair
Department for
Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), Paul Almeida,
President
DignityUSA, Marianne
Duddy-Burke, Executive Director
Empire State Pride
Agenda, Joe Tarver, Interim Executive
Director
Equal Rights
Washington, Joshua Friedes, Executive
Director
Equality Alabama,
Lori Stabler, Board Co-Chair
Equality Arizona,
Mike Remedi, Co-Chair Board of
Directors
Equality California,
Geoff Kors, Executive Director
Equality Florida,
Nadine Smith, Executive Director
Equality Hawaii, Paul
Gracie, Co-Chair
Equality Illinois,
Bernard Cherkasov, Esq., CEO
Equality Iowa, Sandy
Vopalka, Founder
Equality Maine, Betsy
Smith, Executive Director
Equality Maryland,
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, Executive
Director
Equality North
Carolina, Ian Palmquist, Executive
Director
Equality Ohio, Sue
Doerfer, Executive Director
Equality South
Dakota, Robert Doody, Chair
Equality Texas, Chuck
Smith, Interim Executive Director
Equality Toledo
Community Action, David Mann,
President
Fair Housing of
Marin, Nancy Kenyon, Executive
Director
Fair Housing
Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Peter Harvey, Executive Director
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Fair Wisconsin, Katie
Belanger, Executive Director
Fairness West
Virginia, Stephen Skinner,
President
Families United
Against Hate (FUAH), Gabi Clayton, Board
President
Female-To-Male
International, Rabbi Levi Alter,
President
Fight OUT Loud,
Waymon Hudson, President
Florida GLBT
Democratic Caucus, Michael Albetta, Caucus
President
Florida Together, Ted
Howard, Executive Director
FORGE, Michael
Munson, Executive Director
Forum For Equality,
SarahJane Brady, Managing Director
Forward Montana, Matt
Singer, CEO
Freedom to Marry,
Evan Wolfson, Executive Director
FTM International
Albuquerque, NM Chapter, Adrien Lawyer,
Leader
FTM International
Atlanta, GA Chapter, BT, Leader
FTM International Bay
Area, CA AFLOAT-SOFFA Chapter, Genie Moore,
Leader
FTM International
North Texas Chapter, Clay Rieber,
Leader
FTM International
Ohio Chapter, Jake Nash, Leader
FTM International
Sacramento, CA Chapter, Marty Diaz,
Leader
FTM International San
Buenaventura, CA Chapter, Seth Mwansa,
Leader
FTMI International
San Diego, CA Chapter, Connor Maddocks,
Leader
Garden State
Equality, Steven Goldstein, Chair and
CEO
Gay And Lesbian Labor
Activist Network
Gay & Lesbian
Medical Association, Rebecca Allison, MD,
President
Gay City Health
Project, Fred Swanson, Executive
Director
Gay Grassroots of
Northwest Florida, Doug Landreth,
Founder
Gay Liberation
Network, Andy Thayer, Co-Founder
Gay Straight Alliance
for Safe Schools, Cindy Crane, Executive
Director
Gays and Lesbians
United Against Discrimination, Caleb Laieski, Executive
Director
Gay-Straight Alliance
Network, Carolyn Laub, Executive
Director
Greater Seattle
Business Association GSBA, Louise Chernin, Executive
Director
Gender Justice LA,
Latrice Johnson, Executive Director
Gender Rights
Advocacy Association of NJ, Barbra Casbar Siperstein,
Director
Gentle Spirit
Christian Church, Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior
Pastor
Georgia Equality,
Jeff Graham, Executive Director
Georgia Rural Urban
Summit, Larry Pellegrini, Executive
Director
Gertrude Stein
Democratic Club, Jeffrey D. Richardson,
President
GetEQUAL, Kip
Williams, Co-Founder
GLBT Bar Association
of Washington, Cynthia Buhr,
President
Harvey Milk LGBT
Democratic Club, San Francisco, David Waggoner,
Co-President
H.E.R.O., Meg Sneed,
Co-founder
Holy Sprit Ecumenical
Church – Largo, FL, Rev Steven M. Rosczewski,
Pastor
Housing Opportunities
Made Equal, Inc, Scott W. Gehl, Executive
Director
Human Rights Campaign
of Vanderbilt University, Luis Munoz,
President
Immigration Equality,
Julie Kruse, Policy Director
Ingersoll Gender
Center, Marsha Botzer, Co-President
Integrity USA, John
Clinton Bradley, Acting Executive
Director
Interfaith Coalition
for Transgender Equality, The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge,
Co-Chair
International Court
Council, Coco LaChine, President
International
Federation of Black Prides, Inc, Earl Fowlkes,
President/CEO
International Union
of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO, James A. Williams, General
President 4
Jacksonville Now,
Jeremy Gould, CEO
Jefferson County,
Colorado, Democratic Party, GLBT Caucus, David Reaser,
Chair
Jewish Family &
Career Services – The Rainbow Center in Atlanta, Gary Miller,
CEO
Juxtaposed Center for
Transformation, Inc, Tracee McDaniel, Executive
Director
Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian
Resource Center, Antonio David Garcia, Executive
Director
Kentucky Fairness
Alliance, Travis Myles, Chairperson
Keshet, Idit Klein,
Executive Director
KnoxBoyz of East
Tennessee, BEAR A-M Rodgers, Founding Executive
Director
KnoxGirlz of East
Tennessee, Deirdre Radcliffe, Executive
Director
Labor Council for
Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Hector E. Sanchez, Executive
Director
LaGender Inc, Dee Dee
Chamblee, Executive Director
Lambda Legal, Kevin
Cathcart, Executive Director
Lavender Caucus SEIU,
Eastern Region, Tony Fernandes,
President
Legal Aid Services of
Broward County, Anthony J. Karrat, Esq., Executive
Director
Legal Aid Society –
Employment Law Center, Joan M. Graff,
President
Legal Voice, Lisa
Stone, Executive Director
Lepoco Peace Center,
Nancy Tate, Executive Director
Lesbian and Gay
Democratic Club of Queens (LGBDQ), Bruce Friedman,
President
Lesbian and Gay
Family Building Project, Claudia E. Stallman, Project
Director
LGBT Stonewall Caucus
of the Democratic Party of Virginia, Roland Winston,
Chairman
Long Island Housing
Services, Michelle Santantonio, Executive
Director
Love Makes a Family
PAC, Martin L. Heft, Chairman
Lutherans
Concerned/North America, Ross Murray, Interim Executive
Director
Maine Transgender
Network, Inc, Alex Roan, Executive
Director
Massachusetts Lesbian
& Gay Bar Association, David Eppley,
Co-Chair
Massachusetts
Transgender Political Coalition, Gunner Scott, Executive
Director
Mautner Project: The
National Lesbian Health Organization, Leslie J. Calman, Ph.D.,
Executive Director
MEGA Family Project,
Kathy Kelly, Executive Director
Metropolitan
Community Churches, The Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson,
Moderator
Miami Valley Fair
Housing Center, Inc., Jim McCarthy,
President/CEO
Michigan AIDS
Coalition, Detroit, Michigan, Craig Covey, Operating
Officer
More Light
Presbyterians, Michael J. Adee, Executive
Director
NAACP, Hilary O.
Shelton, Director NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior VP for
Advocacy and Policy
National Caucus SEIU,
Tom Barbera, President
National Coalition
for LGBT Health, Rebecca Fox, Executive
Director
National Council of
Jewish Women, Nancy Ratzan,
President
National Fair Housing
Alliance, Shanna L. Smith, President and
CEO
National Marriage
Boycott, Laura Wadden, Executive
Director
National Organization
for Women – Alabama, Shirley Ann Rawls,
President
National Student
Genderblind Campaign, David Norton, Executive
Director
New Hampshire Freedom
to Marry Coalition, Mo Baxley, Executive
Director
New Mexico GLBTQ
Centers, David Stocum, Executive
Director
New York Association
for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA), Pauline Park,
Chair
New York Transgender
Rights Organization (NYTRO), Joann Prinzivalli, Executive
Director
New York Youth
Advocacy Coalition (NYAC), Gregory Varnum, Executive
Director
Northwest PA Trans
Group, Joanne Lynn Benjamin,
Founder
Office &
Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), Nancy
Wohlforth, Secretary-Treasurer
Emerita
One Colorado, Lea Ann
Purvis, Interim Executive Director
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Our Family Coalition,
Judy Appel, Executive Director
Out4Immigration, Amos
Lim, Founding Board Member
OutFront Minnesota,
Amy Johnson, Executive Director
Outlet Program,
Eileen Ross, Director
Outright Vermont,
Melissa Murray, Executive Director
PA Diversity Network,
Liz Bradbury, Executive Director
Palm Beach County
Human Rights Council, Rand Hoch, President and
Founder
Parents, Families and
Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals of
Jacksonville, FL, Frieda Saraga,
President
People For the
American Way, Michael B. Keegan,
President
Perpetual Transition,
Casey Lanham, Co-Founder
PFLAG-Vero Beach,
Carl Burns, Treasurer
Pikes Peak Gay &
Lesbian Community Center, Ryan Acker, Executive
Director
Pride At Work, Martin
Luther King County WA Chapter, Mike Andrews, Secretary-Treasurer,
Chapter Lead
Pride Tampa Bay, R.
Zeke Fread, Executive Director
PROMO (Missouri), A.
J. Bockelman, Executive Director
Religious Institute,
The Reverend Debra W. Haffner, Executive
Director
Respect Resource
Group, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Randy Kammer,
Executive Sponsor
Rockway Institute, a
unit of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant
International University, San Francisco campus, Robert-Jay Green,
Executive Director
Room for All
(Reformed Church in America), Rev. Robert D. Williams, Founding
Co-President
RU12? Community
Center and Vermont TransAction, Kara DeLeonardis, MSW, LICSW,
Executive Director
S. U. R. E.
Foundation, Dr. Mekah Gordon Ph.D.,
Founder/CEO
Safe Schools
Coalition, Kyle Rapinan, Co-chair
San Francisco LGBT
Community Center, Rebecca Rolfe, Executive
Director
Santa Cruz County
Task Force for LGBTIQ Youth, Stuart Rosenstein,
Chair
SEIU 509 Lavender
Caucus, Tom Barbera, President
Service Employees
International Union, Anna Burger, International Secretary
Treasurer
Sexuality Information
and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), Joseph DiNorcia Jr.,
President and CEO