Hello everyone,

I am new to this board and I look forward to meeting new people. I am an actively involved for equality for the GLBT community. It is a long road a head of us and I ready for every step of it. I came to this board and others in hopes of finding some to help me in the movement for equality.

In 57 days the senate will be voting on a federal marriage amendment into the United States Constitution. If it passed, it would become the only Constitutional amendment to restrict, rather than expand, the civil rights of individuals in the United States.

There has been only one Constitutional amendment to restrict liberties and rights. The 18th Amendment of 1919 — which attempted to stop alcohol consumption — was repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment. The “prohibition” Amendment was an abysmal failure because it created a new class of criminals out of otherwise law-biding citizens, as well as creating a booming business for organized crime.

I am also asking congress to repel the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. The total number of military people discharged under the DADT for the past ten years is 10,335 people.

None of our allies sent that many troops to Iraq from their country. The most was the British at 9,000, who allow gays to serve openly. 60% of the countries that make up the Coalition in Iraq allow gays to serve openly.

On July 19 2004 there were about 133,000 foreign troops in Iraq, of whom about 112,000 were American. 21,000 troops are from more than 30 countries that have contributed troops to the multinational forces in Iraq. It took over 15 countries to replace all the military people we discharge under the DADT.

Since this DADT have been in place, it has cost the government over $200 million to implement and resulted in the discharge of hundreds whom have critical skills for the war on terror, including over 300 linguists with skills in key languages such as Arabic and Korean.

On April 4, 2002, Marine Corp memorandum from 29 Palms asserts, “Homosexuals can and do serve Honorably in the Marine Corps. Homosexuals can and do make some of the best Marines.”

On July 9 2003, Urban Institute estimates there are 1 million lesbian, gay, or bisexual veterans in the United States in a new report.

I am asking for help on writing to your congress and asking them to help us in the movement of equality. It is time to embrace the GLBT community into our country. They are a part of this nation and should have all the same civil rights as their heterosexual counterpart.

I have sent up a page that is easy to use. Click on the link below. When the new page comes up scroll half way down the page to click on the take action button next to ‘Tell your Senators to oppose the Marriage Protection Amendment.’ A new page will load. You have the option to send the pre-written letter, add to it or to send your own letter. Then fill out the form on the right, and hit the button ‘send this message’.

You can return to the link and do the same to repel the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and/or any others you would like to join in.

Defend Equality, Take Action

Thank you for your support.
Ginger

putting a link up on the main page for you

Thank you and everyone who has taken the time to write to their Senator. It is important that we do not use the United State Constitution to restrict civil rights to a group of Americans Citizens. There is still 56 days left to write.
Denfind Equality, Take Action

I do not believe in any law that denies any culture group in America a right that I hold so dear, I am willing to die to protect and in doing so classify that culture as beneath the rest of us. How can we denie someone this love and devotion and claim it a teaching of Christ?

Where is that pile of stones I saw earlier.

Only once has our constitution been used to denie the rights of someone and it took the constitution to do away with it. Never should this happen again.

Our government is here to protect us, not control us.

Did you know that in Texas, according to the state constitution,
if you openly state that you don't believe in a biblical god,
that the state of Texas can legally have your voting rights revoked?



http://www.religioustolerance.org/texas.htm

Isnt bestiality also legal in Texas? And I believe it was W that kept that bill alive......




Thank you everyone for your support.

There is still 50 days left to Tell your Senators that you oppose the "Marriage Protection Amendment."

177 days to Tell Congress Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

16 days to Urge Congress to reauthorize Ryan White CARE Act

and dont forget to sign the Million For Marriage petition, Support Marriage Equality for ALL!

Link may be helpful: Defend Equality, Take Action!