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76% of MA Voters Favor Protecting Transgender People from Discrimination

A recent poll indicates that 76% of Massachusetts voters support passing a law prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Back November 12, 2009

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints endorses protections for LGBT individuals

This piece is cross posted at www.newsroom.lds.org Statment Given to Salt Lake City Council on Nondiscrimination Ordiances SALT LAKE CITY10 November 2009The following statement representing November 11, 2009

AMA votes to seek repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

CHICAGO — The nation’s largest doctors’ group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. The American Medical Association November 11, 2009

VICTORY- House Passes Health Care Bill Containing Key LGBT Provisions

On Saturday, November 7, the House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962, by a vote of 220 to 215. This is November 9, 2009

Family Equality Council Welcomes Emily Hecht as Senior Legislative Counsel

Family Equality Council is pleased to announce the hiring of Emily Hecht as Senior Legislative Counsel. Emily will be based in Family Equality Council’s new November 9, 2009

ACTION ALERT: Help Ensure Health Care Reform Includes LGBT Families!

Tell Your Representative to Vote YES on the Affordable Health Care for America Act We are at an unprecedented point in the process of national November 6, 2009

Washington State Voters Approve Statewide Domestic Partnership Law

Today the voters in the state of Washington approved Referendum 71. By voting “approve,” voters retained the domestic partnership laws that were passed on May November 5, 2009

Kalamazoo vote prompts Michigan to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes

The passage of the nondiscrimination ordinance in Kalamazoo sparked the Michigan House Judiciary Committee to send legislation to the full House to amend state civil November 5, 2009

Maine Voters Overturn Marriage Equality

The battle for marriage equality took a hard hit today. Yesterday voters in Maine stripped marriage away from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. November 4, 2009

Nondiscrimination Ordinance Passes in Kalamazoo

Today 65% of voters in Kalamazoo, Michigan passed Ordinance 1856. Originally approved twice by the City Commission of Kalamazoo, opponents forced a public referendum on November 3, 2009

Help Identify Issues Facing Older LGBT Adults!

As part of Family Equality Council’s commitment to serving LGBT families along the continuum of their lives, we are proud to help a coalition including November 2, 2009

Working to Protect Maine Equality

Family Equality Council continues to support efforts to preserve marriage equality in Maine. Today through November 4, Volunteer Manager, Sara Leckey will be working on October 30, 2009