Blog: What's New

From eQualityGiving - Mar. 2, 2010 10:26 PM

WASHINGTON DC ACHIEVES MARRIAGE EQUALITY

The District of Columbia has marriage equality effective March 2, 2010.

This brings the equality score for DC from 4.5 to 5.0: See how your state stands on LGBT equality.

 

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From eQualityGiving - Jan. 10, 2010 11:45 AM

NEW ENDORSED CANDIDATE: DAN HYNES (D) FOR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS

As with all of our endorsees, Dan Hynes if fully pro-equality. See more information on him and the other eQualityGiving Endorsed Candidates. More endorsements will be coming over the next few weeks.

Also, do not miss the video of Dan Hynes speech during the March on Washington in October 2009.

 

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From eQualityGiving - Jan. 6, 2010 7:50 PM

OPED: HAVE CONGRESS AND OBAMA DONE ENOUGH FOR LGBT EQUALITY?

Check the OpEd that we published in the Bay Area Reporter reviewing this question from different perspectives.

 

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From eQualityGiving - Dec. 17, 2009 11:07 AM

TAKE THIS POLL

How much has the President and Congress done for LGBT equality so far?

Take eQualityGiving's latest poll. It takes less than 30 seconds, and you can see how others voted.

On the same page, check also the comprehensive analysis that we provide about what has been accomplished so far and what needs to be done for LGBT equality.

Tell others to vote too!

 

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From eQualityGiving - Dec. 12, 2009 10:44 PM

STRAIGHT ALLY SPEECH

Check out the speech that Liebe Gadinsky, an straight ally, delivered when accepting the Human Rights Award by the Anti-Defamation League. Very inspirational!

 

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From eQualityGiving - Dec. 10, 2009 8:41 AM

THE DALLAS PRINCIPLES AND ACT ON PRINCIPLES

Check our expanded page about The Dallas Principles (mantra: full LGBT civil rights now. No delay. No excuses.) and its follow up Act On Principles that provides three innovative tools for organizations as well as individuals to take action to achieve full LGBT civil rights now. Check the page here.

 

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From eQualityGiving - Dec. 9, 2009 7:37 PM

STATES SCORECARD

We updated more information to our states scorecard.

But before you look at the results, take this quick gay quiz to check your knowledge of the LGBT rights on your state (or any state you want).

 

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From eQualityGiving - Dec. 1, 2009 5:38 PM

MORE USE OF eQualityGiving's RESEARCH

From: "Garden State Equality" <goldstein@gardenstateequality.org>
Date: December 1, 2009 5:27:14 PM EST
Subject: New study: New Jersey tied for #1 in America for LGBT rights

REPORT:  NEW JERSEY TIED FOR #1 IN AMERICA FOR LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS
 
           A report by the national LGBT organization eQualityGiving.org ranks New Jersey as number one in the United States, tied with three other states, for LGBT civil rights.  The States of Equality Scorecard by eQualityGiving, online at www.equalitygiving.org/States-of-Equality-and-Gay-Rights-Scorecard, ranks America's top four states as New Jersey, California, Iowa and Vermont. 

           The four states received a 5.5 score on a 6 point scale.  No state received a 6.

           "New Jersey ranks number one because our millions of progressive citizens expect nothing less than full equality for everyone," said Steven Goldstein, Chair of Garden State Equality.  "Our state is ready for marriage equality now.

           "The people of New Jersey have welcomed each advancement for LGBT civil rights with open arms rather than clenched fists.  The only backlash our political leaders should fear is the backlash that would result by not enacting marriage equality.  That backlash would be guaranteed."

            Since Garden State Equality's founding in 2004, New Jersey has enacted an unprecedented 210 LGBT civil rights laws at the state, county and local levels.   For the complete list of 210 laws, visit www.gardenstateequality.org/pdfs/210.pdf

            Among the 210 laws:

            Twelve expansions of the domestic partnership law from 2004 to 2006; a civil union law in 2006; a law expanding the Law Against Discrimination to include the transgender community in 2006; and in 2008, a statewide law that simultaneously overhauls the state’s anti-bullying law, expands the state’s hate crimes law to encompass the transgender community, and toughens up the entire hate crimes law to strengthen the fight against all bias-motivated violence. 

            Also in 2008, New Jersey became only the second state in the United States, after California, to mandate paid family leave to employees who need to provide care for their same-sex partners. 

            And in 2009, in conjunction with his speech at Garden State Equality’s annual Legends Dinner, Governor Corzine signed an executive order mandating that the state indicate gender on driver licenses in accordance with one’s own gender identity or expression, yet another milestone for transgender rights.

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From eQualityGiving - Nov. 30, 2009 7:08 PM

A GOOD USE OF eQualityGiving INFORMATION

Here is a good article that uses extensively the ranking that eQualityGiving has created for scoring the states in terms of legal equality for LGBT equality:  http://wesblackman.blogspot.com/2009/11/florida-drops-to-43-on-states-of.html

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From eQualityGiving - Oct. 14, 2009 12:12 PM

Don't miss the new sets of tools that we have developed to accelerate achieving LGBT legal equality. Check www.ActOnPrinciples.org

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