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No ENDA vote until after DADT repeal

OIA Staff — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:30:06 +0000

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said that a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act wouldn’t take place until Congress completes legislative action on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Referencing the successful House vote May 27 to attach repeal to Defense Department budget legislation, she said, “And now, of course, we’ll go — after [...]

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Cleve Jones open letter to Speaker Pelosi urging ENDA vote

OIA Staff — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:39:30 +0000

We would like to share with you this open letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi from Cleve Jones, a pioneering equal rights activist featured in the film “MILK,” creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and Senior Advisor to the Courage Campaign. Dear Speaker Pelosi – I would like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude for [...]

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Group Petitions to Expand 1964 Civil Rights Act to Include LGBT

OIA Staff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:52 +0000

This morning, a press conference was held outside New York’s historic Stonewall Inn by grassroots online group The Power announcing its LGBT Civil Rights campaign for full equality. At the presser, the group presented U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler with a signed petition for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to expand the 1964 Civil Rights Act to [...]

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