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EQUALITY QUOTES
"Allowing all people to enter into them strengthens the institution of marriage, it does not weaken it."
Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ)
"How can it be that, in 2008, the United States Government still
actively practices workplace discrimination against gay and lesbian
employees?"
Ambassador Michael Guest
"I
realized that as a single transperson I was no longer a first class
citizen anymore. Indeed, if gays and lesbians were 2nd class, how was I
perceived?"
Barbra "Babs" Casbar Siperstein
Donor and activist.
"This past fall
we put the transgender civil rights issue on the nation's radar. The Democratic
leadership now knows we exist."
Dana Beyer, M.D.
Donor. Board Member, National Center for Transgender Equality.
"Extraordinary assaults on GLBT Americans... wrapped in the language of faith."
Donna Red WIng
"Most Dangerous Woman in America," according to the Christian Coalition.
"Americans' hearts and minds has been awakened to the harm that has been
caused to good, decent citizens whose only difference is their sexual
orientation."
MItchell Gold
Donor. Co-founder, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. Founder, Faith In America.
"A right delayed is a right denied."
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom."
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, 1958
GIVING QUOTES
"Make 2008 the Year of the Queer"
Charlie Rounds and Mark Hiemenz
Donors. Mark and Charlie Gay and Lesbian Fund. President, RSVP Vacations.
"As a financial professional, I look at my giving as an investment."
Paul W. Horning II
Donor. Chair, Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.
"What's a good Republican like you doing in a place like this?" This was the first question a reporter asked me.
Jon Kislak
Donor, Supporter, and Leader. Chairman, Florida Red and Blue Campaign.
"Winning the grand prize was great but it was nothing compared to the
feeling I get when someone tells me how much it meant to them."
Chip Arndt
Donor, entrepreneur, and winner of The Amazing Race TV show
"I see this continuous coming out of the closet as a political act -
part of my personal effort to influence others and get out the vote."
Jeff Lewy
Donor. Forges links between the larger philanthropic community and LGBT organizations.
"Too often, LGBT money and support is welcomed during an election, and at its conclusion, the issues that are most important to the community are placed on the back burner."
Charles Merrill
Philanthropist, artist and activist.
"Our giving choices are an integral part of our lives."
Mihail S. Lari
Gay Entrepreneur
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