Jerry's email update on the fight for Equal Rights (September 2, 2004)
  

TELL GEORGE BUSH HE's FIRED!
 
ALSO: The Democratic Primary is only 2 weeks away; there are right-wing democrats to battle.... Time to get busy again!

Friends,

Now that I am married in MA, I need to fight to protect this status and civil right from those that want to take it away from me. I know very well that money is a very sensitive subject but it is also a necessary factor in winning elections.

In MA, our bigot of a governor has raised millions of dollars and a record number of republicans and even right-wing democrats to challenge our heroic legislators, not only in November, but in teh September primaries only 2 weeks away. 



PLEASE Check out www.SupportEquality.org to learn more about how you can help make a difference in many people's lives including your friend Jerry's.
 

Notable items this week:

FRIENDS IN MA!... PLEASE help me to defeat my local bigot of a State Rep!
Please help candidate Paul Meoni unseat Bruce Ayers .
Please visit www.electmeoni.com to contact his committee to learn how you can volunteer to help him win the September primary.

This doesn't just mean knocking on doors and making phone calls (Although those tasks are crucial)  You can put up a sign, display a bumper sticker, stuff envelopes, send email volunteer to hold signs and MORE.....

The current Representative for my district believes that my right to legally marry in MA should be TAKEN AWAY!.
www.electmeoni.com

 

TELL GEORGE BUSH HE IS FIRED!
And help Jerry to exceed his HRC take action commitments too! 

Please go back to my HRC Action page and check out the new (3rd) option to sign the petition to FIRE GEORGE W BUSH.

 

 





 

Donate For Equality: The Freedom to Marry PAC supports Equality Candidates.

We are pleased to announce the creation of the Freedom To Marry
Political Action Committee by longtime marriage advocates Josh
Friedes and Marc Solomon. The goal of their PAC is to support
candidates who support equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Mitt Romney wants an amendment that outlaws same-sex marriage. He has targeted several incumbents that voted against that amendment.
His party has raised over $600,000. He'd like to pack the State House with legislators that agree with him.

To defeat the amendment we must elect candidates who will vote against it at the next Constitutional Convention. Money matters in campaigns. In Massachusetts, the candidate who spends the most money almost always wins. Money pays for mailings, yard signs, polls, bumper stickers, radio advertisements, and staff.

Please donate to the Freedom to Marry PAC now to help elect
candidates that support same-sex marriage:
http://FreedomToMarryPAC.org/donate.php
Every bit helps.

TAKE ACTION HERE

 
Please revisit my HRC, take action page. CHECK IN REGULARLY as HRC is always adding new action items.
I have met my goal for 100 actions, but strive for continued support.
   
Contribute to the campaign of Paul Meoni   
He is challenging the My local representative who has consistently voted against my civil rights.

Submit an editorial to your local paper every 35 days.  It is important to publicly show support for gay marriage! 
Helpful suggestions

Dontamend.com

Dearmary.com
 



Previous updates:

8/26/2004:
JERRY IS MARRIED!!!

8/19/2004:
MA Supreme Court Judge rules in favor of discriminatory law!

8/12/2004: California High Court Voids Same-Sex Marriages!

8/05/2004: ANOTHER MAJOR SETBACK & ANOTHER SMALL WIN.

7/29/2004: MAJOR SETBACK!
Discriminatory Marriage Protection Act Passed by a Vote of 233 to 194 

7/21/2004: GOP HAS MOVED THE MARRIAGE DEBATE TO THE HOUSE AND EXPECTS TO WIN

7/15/2004: The US SENATE SHOOTS DOWN THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT!    But,..

7/08/2004: Court Date Set In Mass. Out-Of-State Weddings Case

6/30/2004: Federal appeals court denies attempt to block same-sex weddings 

6/24/2004: Romney urges federal ban on gay-marriage 'experiment'

6/17/2004: Gay marriage opponents gear up for fall. .

6/9/2004: Tell Mitt Romney To Stop His Anti-Gay Crusade.

5/27/2004: Governor Romney is BOOed at Suffolk Commencement Ceremony!

5/20/2004: WE CAN MARRY!!! 

5/13/2004: Judge refuses to stop gay marriages!!!

5/7/2004: Boston may ignore governor's directive on gay marriage

4/30/2004: Governor Aims to Limit Marriage to Mass. Residents, GLAD Offers Perspective

4/22/2004: I'm featured in today's paper  :-) HORRIBLE PICTURE!

4/13/2004: LETTER FROM QUINCY'S HERO: REP RONALD MARIANO

4/8/2004: Quincy's Rep Mariano Changes Vote to Support Civil Rights!

4/1/2004: CIVIL RIGHTS SETBACK IN MA

News Articles of Interest

Upcoming Events 

 
Marriage amendment gets on N.D. ballot
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakotans gathered enough signatures to force a November vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, the Secretary of State said Wednesday.
Full Story 

Court OKs Vote on Gay Marriage Amendment
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state appeals court ruled Monday that a proposed amendment to the state Constitution banning gay marriage should remain on the ballot, overturning a lower court ruling and sending the issue to the state Supreme Court.
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GOP Platform Takes Hard Line on Gay Marriage
NEW YORK - Republicans endorsed an uncompromising stand against gay marriage Wednesday while struggling to accommodate the views of activists who declared that such a hard line could cost the GOP the election.
FULL STORY

 
Pro-Discrimination Congressman quits after blog says he's gay
A Washington, D.C.-based blogger triggered the resignation of U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock, R-Va., with accusations that he solicited sex with men..
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IL: Keyes: Mary Cheney is 'selfish hedonist's
Keyes made the remark Monday night, during in an interview with Sirius OutQ, a New York City-based satellite GLBT radio station. He told the hosts that homosexuality is "selfish hedonism.".
Full Story
 

CNN rejects gay group's ad
Two U.S. political groups that advocate for LGBT rights have launched commercials targeting delegates at the Republican National Convention, but a cable news giant has refused one of the ads.
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Summer of Equality
MassEquality is working with the Freedom to Marry Coalition of Massachusetts to provide you and thousands of other MassEquality members with  meaningful opportunities to make a difference in our campaign.  We have volunteer opportunities around the state -- opportunities to identify supporters of same-sex marriage at public events or by going door-to-door.  In addition, we are working to connect our members with electoral campaigns where the outcome could make a difference for us.

Check out the Summer of Equality calendar and sign up today by visiting www.MassEquality.org/soe_doc/index.php