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Celebrating the 2012 Marriage Equality Victories
With President Obama dropping references to LGBT relationships in commencement speeches and Rhode Island and Delaware having just passed same-sex marriage laws, it can seem like there’s something...
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How They Did It: The 2012 Marriage Equality Campaigns
“We don’t do this enough…Get together to celebrate victories,” said Human Rights Campaign’s National Field Director Marty Rouse when opening the recent event cosponsored by Alliance for Justice and...
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Beyond Marriage Equality
By Elana Kessler, Alliance for Justice intern. Kessler is a junior majoring in political science at American University and a board member of AU Students for Choice. Last year, four states made history...
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Today We Celebrate, Tomorrow We Get Back to Work
Today’s Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop. 8 add legal momentum to a movement gaining steam since last November when it racked up unprecedented victories at the ballot box. While the Supreme Court...
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Reflections on the Victories for Marriage Equality
While yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on voting rights is deeply disappointing, the decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 deserve to be savored for the historic victories that they are. Individuals,...
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The Day the Supreme Court Made History for LGBT Rights
By Elana Kessler, AFJ intern who just finished her junior year at American University. The author sharing the good news with her mom. Credit: Jezebel A crowd of thousands of rainbow-clad advocates for...
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Ballot Measure Preview: Progressive Initiatives in the Works
Ballot measures have proven a valuable tool for political activists, and we are sure to see more advanced by groups on the left and the right in the coming years. Here is a brief rundown on several...
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Passing ENDA: Tactics and Tipping Points
This interesting National Journal piece describes some of the advocacy tactics that contributed to the Senate passing ENDA–the Employment Non-Discrimination Act–today. Reporter Fawn Johnson speculates...
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Elevating Issues Beyond Marriage Equality: Transgender Law Center
AFJ Member Spotlight is a new series where we highlight the great advocacy work of Alliance for Justice members. Many Bolder Advocacy blog readers may not know, but AFJ is an alliance of more than 100...
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Second Annual Give OUT Day: A Giving Day for LGBTQ Causes
Last year, the first annual Give OUT Day tested the power of social media to mobilize thousands of individual donors to raise money for nonprofits serving the LGBTQ community. Give OUT Day was created...
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October Surprise: Litigation Scores Big Wins for Marriage Equality
Sometimes 13 can be a lucky number. That’s the number of states where same-sex marriage bans were overturned in October. In less than a month, the number of states with marriage equality nearly...
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Where Do We Go From Here? Combatting Anti-Trans* Violence Through Advocacy
By Aran Schultz Aran is a Bolder Advocacy intern and a senior at Oberlin College. The national fight for marriage equality has been gaining success as many states recognize and legalize same-sex...
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“We do not live single-issue lives” – Lessons on Coalition-Building from the...
The National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference Logo It’s been said that LGBTQ people are everywhere—in our families, workplaces, churches, and friend groups. While LGBTQ people do seem to...
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Today We Celebrate, Tomorrow We Get Back to Work
Today’s Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop. 8 add legal momentum to a movement gaining steam since last November when it racked up unprecedented victories at the ballot box. While the Supreme Court...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections on the Victories for Marriage Equality
While yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on voting rights is deeply disappointing, the decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 deserve to be savored for the historic victories that they are. Individuals,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Day the Supreme Court Made History for LGBT Rights
By Elana Kessler, AFJ intern who just finished her junior year at American University. The author sharing the good news with her mom. Credit: Jezebel A crowd of thousands of rainbow-clad advocates for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ballot Measure Preview: Progressive Initiatives in the Works
Ballot measures have proven a valuable tool for political activists, and we are sure to see more advanced by groups on the left and the right in the coming years. Here is a brief rundown on several...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passing ENDA: Tactics and Tipping Points
This interesting National Journal piece describes some of the advocacy tactics that contributed to the Senate passing ENDA–the Employment Non-Discrimination Act–today. Reporter Fawn Johnson speculates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elevating Issues Beyond Marriage Equality: Transgender Law Center
AFJ Member Spotlight is a new series where we highlight the great advocacy work of Alliance for Justice members. Many Bolder Advocacy blog readers may not know, but AFJ is an alliance of more than 100...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Second Annual Give OUT Day: A Giving Day for LGBTQ Causes
Last year, the first annual Give OUT Day tested the power of social media to mobilize thousands of individual donors to raise money for nonprofits serving the LGBTQ community. Give OUT Day was created...
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