California Supreme Court
Proposition 8 Celebration / Protest
Tuesday, May 26
Resurrection MCC Parking Lot, 6 pm
Join us and lift your voice tomorrow at 6 pm, when Resurrection will be hosting a celebration / protest in response to the California Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8.
Tuesday, May 26, at 10 am Pacific(Noon Central), the Court will be issuing their ruling on Proposition 8 and the fate of more than 18,000 marriages that are currently in legal limbo (including my own).
Regardless of the decision, people will be coming together tomorrow across the nation in support of marriage equality for all people.
Check out the press release below for all the details, and I hope to see you tomorrow!
Mark Eggleston
Director of Outreach
Mark@ResurrectionMC C.org
713-861-9149 x106
P.S.If you were married in California last summer and are interested in participating in this event with your partner/spouse, please email me as soon as possible.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GLBTActivists Call for Immediate National Response Following CA SupremeCourt Decision on Proposition 8; Thousands Expected to Participate inNationwide Actions on Day of Decision
"Win or lose, thelesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community & ourallies must respond immediately to the forthcoming California SupremeCourt decision on whether to invalidate Proposition 8," says veteranactivist Robin Tyler, who, with her wife, Diane Olson, were the firstplaintiffs in the original landmark lawsuit to win marriage forsame-sex couples in California in a landmark decision one year ago.Tyler & Olson are also petitioners in the current legal challengeagainst Proposition 8. Over 18,000 couples were married in Californiaduring the few short months that same- sex marriages were conducted,many of whom reside here in Houston.
"My wife and I weremarried in Houston on August 11, 2007, and we renewed our vows inCalifornia on our one year anniversary. When the minister performingthe California ceremony handed us our signed marriage license andexplained that we would be married just like she and her husband were,we experienced a feeling of sheer joy and validation that comes withknowing that your union is recognized under the laws of the state. Tohave that right taken away now would be heartbreaking, " says MeghanBaker, President and Founder of Impact Houston, a local LGBT activistgroup.
National groups including, Join the Impact, Centerlink,( the National Association of LGBT Community centers), MetropolitanCommuni ty Churches & others have signed on to help organize acrossthe nation. Here in Houston, the rally is being organized by ImpactHouston, the Houston Stonewall Young Democrats, and the Foundation forFamily and Marriage Equality.
The Houston rally will be held inthe parking lot of Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church at 2025West 11th St, Houston TX 77008, at 6:00pm Central Time. Supporters ofequal rights are encouraged to come prepared to either celebratevictory in California or protest yet another setback in the fight forfull equality.
"Sometimes the role of the courts must be toact as a counterweight to those who would discriminate. This is one ofthose times. The court must seize the opportunity to return tofoundational and constitutional equality. Love's choice andresponsibility must be the deciding factors in what determines a legalmarriage, not the narrow limitations of gender boundaries andexclusions, " says Rev. Dwayne Johnson, Senior Pastor at ResurrectionMetropo litan Community Church.
The court has provided noticethat the decision will be handed down at 10:00am Pacific Time onTuesday, May 26, 2009. That evening, Day of Decision (www.DayofDecision. org)actions across the country will take place to either protest a decisionthat upholds Proposition 8 or to celebrate the invalidation ofProposition 8. This has become a national issue because if Prop 8 isupheld, it will be the first time in American history that a recognizedminority group will lose rights under the constitution. Also, withequal marriage rights now being extended in five US states, notincluding California, the discussions surrounding this issue havebroadened, both substantively and geographically.
"We will notconsider it a victory if Prop 8 is upheld while existing marriages areallowed to stand," said Tyler, whose marriage to Diane Olson would beupheld in such a scenario." As a community, we can only advance as one.Offering special treatment for some community members while takingrights away from the rest is completely unacceptable. "
For more information, visit:
www.DayofDecision. org and www.impact-houston. com
CONTACT:
Meghan Baker
President, Impact Houston
meghanabaker@ gmail.com
(512) 775-8508
Brandon Webb
President, Houston Stonewall Young Democrats hsyd.president@ houstonstonewall yd.org
(713) 825-7830
Jerry W. Simoneaux, Jr.
Foundation for Family and Marriage Equality
3400 Montrose Blvd Ste 207
Houston, Texas 77006
(713) 577-9587
Christopher Bown
Foundation for Family and Marriage Equality
(713) 577-9583
Rev. Dwayne Johnson
Senior Pastor, Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church
RevDwayne@Resurrect ionMCC.org
(713) 861-9149 x101
Monday, May 25, 2009
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Tea Party
"Indeed, the rightward tilt of the state's GOP electorate permitted another Tea Party insurgent to mount a respectable run without serving as a spoiler to Perry's similarly themed campaign. Debra Medina, a darling of the far right, recently made headlines for questioning the government's involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but came in with about the same 16 percent showing that polls registered prior to her gaffe. -http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100304/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1213
The rightward slant of the Republican party in Texas portends ill for its citizens and residents alike. A state already gerrymandered to the Republican's advantage, allowing a comfortable margin for incompetence, is being pulled toward a radical part of the political spectrum.
The Tea Party rejects any workable form of federalism where the Federal government plays a necessarily central role in funding large projects, such as roads and dams, and provides funding for necessary functions, such as public education.
"But by the time Republican voters went to the polls here in a primary on Tuesday, the political ground had shifted under Senator Hutchison, who lost in a three-way race to Mr. Perry." -link to NY Times Article.
The Tea Party candidates posit themselves as outsiders. But, Rick Perry has been governor for over 10 years.
http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/
If you really want change, elect someone who hasn't been governor for 10 years. Bill White handily beat several other Democratic challengers, and, Bill White doesn't have to hide under a false agenda.
The Tea Party is a mis-informed tax revolt married to a wild-eyed dream of secession. All States require federal money to complete big projects because this is the tax money not hijacked by regional petty thievery, and, back-stabbing. It provides the wealth to the communities too poor to educate their own children or pave their own streets. And it provides a necessary counterweight to local lapses in judgment.
Don't leave the future of Texas in the hands of a movement that would send us back into the Dark Ages; where a decent education is a luxury, and a decent life is a far-off dream. This is the movement that would deny you your unemployment benefits. In fact, Governor Perry already has.
The rightward slant of the Republican party in Texas portends ill for its citizens and residents alike. A state already gerrymandered to the Republican's advantage, allowing a comfortable margin for incompetence, is being pulled toward a radical part of the political spectrum.
The Tea Party rejects any workable form of federalism where the Federal government plays a necessarily central role in funding large projects, such as roads and dams, and provides funding for necessary functions, such as public education.
"But by the time Republican voters went to the polls here in a primary on Tuesday, the political ground had shifted under Senator Hutchison, who lost in a three-way race to Mr. Perry." -link to NY Times Article.
The Tea Party candidates posit themselves as outsiders. But, Rick Perry has been governor for over 10 years.
http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/
If you really want change, elect someone who hasn't been governor for 10 years. Bill White handily beat several other Democratic challengers, and, Bill White doesn't have to hide under a false agenda.
The Tea Party is a mis-informed tax revolt married to a wild-eyed dream of secession. All States require federal money to complete big projects because this is the tax money not hijacked by regional petty thievery, and, back-stabbing. It provides the wealth to the communities too poor to educate their own children or pave their own streets. And it provides a necessary counterweight to local lapses in judgment.
Don't leave the future of Texas in the hands of a movement that would send us back into the Dark Ages; where a decent education is a luxury, and a decent life is a far-off dream. This is the movement that would deny you your unemployment benefits. In fact, Governor Perry already has.
Capitol Building -Austin
State Capitol Complex:
11th and Congress.
Parking at the intersection's southeast Corner, and 1500 block of Congress.
Larger than any other state capitol.
11th and Congress.
Parking at the intersection's southeast Corner, and 1500 block of Congress.
Larger than any other state capitol.
Texas Employment Law
"Texas employment law does NOT prohibit workplace discrimination and/or termination based upon sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status." -Equality Texas
"The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), federal legislation that would add sexual orientation as a protected class against discrimination, has been proposed but failed in the past few years. But it is expected that President Obama and the a stronger Democratic majority in Congress will pass and enact the law in 2009." -HRHero.com
http://www.hrhero.com/topics/sex_discrimination.html
"The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), federal legislation that would add sexual orientation as a protected class against discrimination, has been proposed but failed in the past few years. But it is expected that President Obama and the a stronger Democratic majority in Congress will pass and enact the law in 2009." -HRHero.com
http://www.hrhero.com/topics/sex_discrimination.html
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It has articles on travel and leisure in Texas. Also, information pertaining to equality.
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