Human Rights Coalition visits

I had a pleasant visit from Desiree of the Human Rights Coalition. She was walking door to door trying to get people to become a member of HRC to counter the right wing element of our country. Please consider joining.

"The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

HRC seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. HRC works to secure equal rights for GLBT individuals and families at the federal and state levels by lobbying elected officials, mobilizing grassroots supporters, educating Americans, investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials and partnering with other GLBT organizations."

This ties in with my recent post about Marriage Protection Amendment.

From their press release on the subject:

"Americans want fairness for gay couples and this amendment could wipe out any option for providing critical responsibilities and protections to families,”
said Solmonese. “Our nation’s founding document should be amended to expand
rights and liberties, not take them away.”

The amendment received prominent attention in 2004 when House and Senate
leaders tried to use same-sex marriage as a wedge issue in the November
elections. Yet, despite intense pressure from the White House and extreme
right-wing organizations, the amendment, which requires two-thirds approval in
each chamber, failed in the House by a 227-186 margin and in the Senate with a
vote of 48-50. Republicans and Democrats joined together in both houses of
Congress to defeat the attempt to single out one group of Americans for unequal
treatment in the Constitution."

If you see her at your house, tell her hello for me.