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10Sep

COURAGE

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Last night, federal district court Judge Virginia Phillips declared that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is unconstitutional. Following federal court rulings on Proposition 8 in August and the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) in July, Judge Phillips’ decision is the third federal court ruling in as many months to find statutory limitations on the rights of LGBT Americans unconstitutional. However, the fate of DADT is still in doubt. It’s very possible that the DADT decision will be stayed, which means President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must take the lead to finally repeal this discriminatory policy. Since 2009, the Courage Campaign has collected 491,197 signatures and delivered them to members of Congress, the U.S. Army and the Obama Administration. Now we need you to do it again — sign here to tell Sen. Harry Reid to follow through : http://www.couragecampaign.org/KeepThePromise

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09Jul

GETTING IT UP FOR DOWN UNDER

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GAY PRIDE AND HOMETOWN PRIDE CAN BE ONE AND THE SAME Jamie’s hometown of Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, and beautiful part of the world…G’Day Mates!!! *************************************************** A federal district court judge in Boston yesterday struck down the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman, in a two pronged suit “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. The United States of America”. Judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage law violates the Constitutional right of married same-sex couples to equal protection under the law. “This court has determined that it is clearly within the authority of the Commonwealth to recognize same-sex marriages among its residents, and to afford those individuals in same-sex marriages any benefits, rights, and privileges to which they are entitled by virtue of their marital status,” Tauro wrote. “The federal government, by enacting and enforcing DOMA, plainly encroaches upon the firmly entrenched province of the state.” Gay rights activists cheered the ruling, saying it pushed forward the common sense affirmation that same-sex couples are entitled to the same federal spousal benefits and protections as other married couples – including previously denied Medicare, disability, and Social Security spousal benefits among many others. Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Martha Coakley, championed the suits on behalf of the Commonwealth. ***************************************************

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GETTING IT UP FOR DOWN UNDER