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             The Pledge for Full LGBT Equality

IN ORDER TO FULFILL the promises of life and liberty, and to ensure equal protection of the law as guaranteed by the United States Constitution;

TO PROTECT the inalienable human right to be safe from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as required by international law and treaty; and

TO END the systemic stigmatization, cease the societal rejection and heal the suffering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans as mandated by conscience;

WE, the undersigned, pledge our support for the passage of omnibus LGBT equality legislation that grants full non-discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity equal to those accorded other statuses under existing civil rights laws and Supreme Court jurisprudence, specifically including:

1.  Public Accommodations (Title II, 1964 Civil Rights Act)(e.g., restaurants, hotels, theaters)
2.  Public Facilities (Title III, 1964 Civil Rights Act) (e.g., courthouses, jails, hospitals, parks)
3.  Federally-Funded Programs (Title VI, 1964 Civil Rights Act) (e.g., adoption, police, schools, homeless youth, health care)
4.  Employment (Title VII, 1964 Civil Rights Act; 1978 Civil Service Reform Act; 1991 Government Employee Rights Act; 1995 Congressional Accountability Act; 10 U.S.C. Ch. 37) (e.g., civilian and military government, private sector)
5.  Housing (Title VIII, 1968 Civil Rights Act, aka the Fair Housing Act) (e.g., rental, purchase, finance)
6.  Education (Title IX, 1972 Education Amendments Act) (e.g., schools, bullying)
7.  Credit (1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act) (e.g., credit cards)
8.  Federal Marriage Equality (based on gender, SO) (e.g., 1967 Supreme Court Decision, Loving v. Virginia)
9.   Disability and Family Leave (The American With Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act)
 
We call upon the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus to lead the way by filing an omnibus LGBT equality bill immediately that includes all of the provisions enumerated above.

We further call upon Congress, and all candidates for elected office, to sign this pledge to pass such omnibus LGBT equality legislation immediately, but no later than 2014 — the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — fulfilling both their individual duty and that of the United States government to ensure justice, equality, and fundamental human rights protections for all Americans.

THE EQUALITY TAPESTRY
Over 240 Groups.   44 States. 
   #United4 equality


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THE  EQUALITY  PLEDGE  ENDORSEMENTS
STATE-by-STATE    &    BY CATEGORY
CONGRESS:  100% YES:  
2014 EQUALITY POLL
1. Rep. Paul TONKO (D-NY-20)
2. Rep. Louise M. SLAUGHTER
(D-NY-25)
3. Rep. Jerry NADLER (D-NY-10)
4. Rep. Nydia VELAZQUEZ 
(D-NY-07)
5. Rep. Rosa L. DeLAURO (D-CT-3)
6. Rep. Suzanne BONAMICI 
(D-OR-1)
7. Rep. Eric SWALWELL (D-CA-15)
8. Rep. Charles B. RANGEL 
(D-NY-13)
9. Rep. Nita M. LOWEY (D-NY-17)
10. Rep. Carolyn MALONEY
 (D-NY-12)
11. Rep. Anna ESHOO (D-CA-18)
12 Rep. Eliot ENGEL (D-NY-16)
13. Rep. Jose E. SERRANO (D-NY-15)
 
Call your Rep .
 http://bit.ly/CongressByZip

GROUPS BY STATE:
ALABAMA
* Free To Be - GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services 

ALASKA
* Identity, Inc. Alaska

ARIZONA
State Lead:  Erica Keppler
AZ Team Contact Page
*  Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons 
* Arizona Stonewall Democrats
* Arizona TransAlliance
* Dyssonance 
* No Longer Silent-Clergy for Justice
* PFLAG Phoenix
* Phoenix Women’s Chorus
* This is HOW
 * Human & Equal Rights Organizers (hero)

ARKANSAS
* Northwest Arkansas Pride

CALIFORNIA
State Leads: 
Richard Noble (S.CA)
Stephen Milk Zollman (N.CA) 
Peter Schey (LA) 
CA Team Contact Page
*  Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
* The Civil Rights Walk Across America
* Democratic Headquarters of the Desert
* Desert Stonewall Democrats
* Founders MCC Los Angeles
* Greater Palm Springs Pride 
* Joshua Tree Gay Pride Festival
* The LGBT Community Center of the Desert
* Metropolitan Community Church Coachella Valley
* Out4Immigration
* PFLAG Pasadena
* Progressives for America (FB)
* San Francisco Pride
* San Francisco LGBT Community Center
* The Sanctuary Project Veterans
* The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SanFran Order)
*  Unity Fellowship of Christ Church LA
* The GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz  County
* Sweet TV
* Live Magazine
* Guerneville's Next Steps Towards Full Legal Equality
* LA PRIDE, West Hollywood
* ONE Archives Foundation
* Muslim for Progressive Values


COLORADO
State Lead:  Jessey Hewitt
CO Team Contact Page (coming)
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Colorado AIDS Project 
* Shoutocracy  


CONNECTICUT
* New Haven Pride Center
* Triangle Community Center

DELAWARE
*  Progressive Democrats of Delaware

FLORIDA
State Leads:
Jarrod Scarborough (Tampa)
Rand Hoch (S.FL)

Kerri Kidder (N.FL)
James Eddy (N. FL)

FL Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Capital City GLBTA Democratic Caucus Tallahassee
* Compass G&L Community Center of The Palm Beaches 
* eQualityGiving
* The Family Tree –  LGBT Center Tallahassee 
* Gay Grassroots (Florida)
* GetEQUAL –  Florida 
* Jacksonville Coalition for Equality
* Jacksonville Florida Black Pride
* The LGBT Community Center of Central Florida 
* National Organization for Marriage Equality (FB)
* Palm Beach County Human Rights Council
* Rainbow House LGBT Community Center
* River City Pride 
* The Wig Project
* Rainbow Elite
*  GLSEN Tampa Bay Chapter

GEORGIA
State Lead:  Betty Couvertier
GA Team Contact Page
* GetEQUAL – Georgia
* Love Under Fire - Atlanta
* University of Georgia LGBT Resource Center 


HAWAII
* Equality Hawaii 
* GLBT Caucus Democrat Party of Hawaii 
* Honolulu Pride 
* Kauai Pride 
* Let’s Reach One Million 
* Out In The Silence Campaign 
* PFLAG O’ahu
* Rainbow Family 808 

IDAHO
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons 
 

ILLINOIS
State Leads:  
Anthony Martinez
Gini Lester
IL Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago 
* The Civil Rights Agenda 
* Coalition for Justice & Respect
* Community Alliance & Action Network 
* Equality Illinois 
* Reconciling Ministries Network 


INDIANA
State Lead:  Annette Siegel Gross
IN Team Contact Page
* bloomingOUT
* GetEQUAL – Indiana
* PFLAG Indianapolis
* Spencer Pride Indiana

IOWA  
State Lead:  Mika Covington
* Progressive Equality Value Iowa

KANSAS
* Equality Kansas

KENTUCKY
State Lead:  Col. Luke Barlowe
* Kentucky Equality Federation 
* Marriage Equality Kentucky 
* Barstown Nelson County Commission on Human Rights
*

LOUISIANA
* Destiny Dominion Church 
* Equality Louisiana 
* Forum for Equality
* Louisiana Trans Advocates
* Outreach (GSA Centenary College) 
* People Acting for Change and Equality (PACE) 
* Pride New Orleans Celebration 

MAINE
(Come on MAINE, you can do it!)


MARYLAND
State Lead:  Sharon Brackett
MD Team Contact Page
* Equality Maryland 
* Gender Rights Maryland 
* GetEQUAL (National) 


MASSACHUSETTS
* Equally Blessed 
* Join-The-Impact-Massachusetts 
* Queer Asian Pacific-Islander Alliance 
* The Unitarian Universalist Association 

MICHIGAN
* Affirmations – Michigan
* PFLAG Ann Arbor
 
MINNESOTA
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons 
* Minnesota LGBT Therapists 
* More Light Presbyterians 


MISSISSIPPI
State Lead:  Jeff White-Perkins
MS Team Contact Page
* Daring To Dream & Reconcile All 
* Equal Rights LGBTQ of Mississippi (FB) 
* Mississippi Gulf Coast Lesbian & Gay Community Center
* Research Initiative on Social Justice in Education 
*  ACLU of Mississippi
*  Delta Omega Lambda
*

MISSOURI
* Joplin Pride Center 

MONTANA
Come on Montana, join us :-)

NEBRASKA
State Lead:  Ken Riter
NB Team Contact Page
* Forward Equality
* Nebraskans for Equality (FB) 
* Progressive Oasis – Omaha 
* University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Committee for LGBT Concerns 
* The Black Cat House

NEVADA
* Equality Nevada 
* Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) 
* Spread Peace USA 

NEW HAMPSHIRE
* Association of Affirming and Welcoming Baptists 

NEW JERSEY
State Lead:  Karen Bobb
NJ Team Contact Page
* Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County
* Hudson Pride Connections Center 
* LGBT Caribbean 
* Newark LGBT Community Center
* PFLAG Collingswood NJ 
* The Pride Network 
* UAFA Watch (FB) 
* Unity Fellowship Newark 

NEW MEXICO
* Duke City Darlins 
* Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico 
* University of New Mexico Student Groups 

NEW YORK
State Leads:
Todd Fernandez

Cathy Marino-Thomas
Pablo Colon
Dusty Sholders
James Rowe 
Carmen Acosta
NY Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons 
* The American Equality Bill (AEB) Project 
* Asociacion de Mujeres Progresistas
* Believe Out Loud 
* Bronx LGBT Community Center
 * The Center (NYC)
* City University of New York Gay-Straight Alliance 
* Conscious Contact NY 
* CUNY LGBT Task Force 
* Equality Rochester NY
*  Gay Alliance (Rochester)  
* Global Justice Institute 
* Harlem Pride
* Hollaback 
* Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
 * Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
* The LGBT Center of the Warwick Valley
* Livelocity 
* Marriage Equality New York
* Marriage Equality USA 
* Metropolitan Community Churches 
* Metropolitan Community Church of New York 
* National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce NY 
* New York Area Bi-Sexual Network  
* NYC Black Justice Alliance 
* NYC LGBT Chamber of Commerce
* Occupy Albany – LGBT Caucus 
* Orange County NY Pride 
* OurSisterCircle 
*  PFLAG  Queens
* Pride at Work AFL-CIO – Rochester Finger Lakes Chapter 
* PRIDE Democrats New York 
* Queens Community House
* Queering Occupy Wall Street Caucus (New York)
* STONEWALL Veterans’ Association 
*  Stonewall Democrats of NYC
* Ulster County Democratic Women 


NORTH CAROLINA
State Lead:  
Mary Catherine Kimrey
NC Team Contact Page
* Faith in America
* The LGBT Center of Raleigh 
* Outer Banks Pride
* OutServe North Carolina   

NORTH DAKOTA
(Please join us ND)

OHIO
State Lead:  Ian James
OH Team Contact Page
* Freedom to Marry Ohio 
* GetEQUAL – Ohio 
* The Reformed Catholic Church 
* The United Church of Christ

OKLAHOMA
(Come on OK)

OREGON
State Leads:  Peter Sergienko
State Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons 
* The Association of Practical Christians 
* Gay Marriage Oregon 
* Northern Oregonians for Equality & Respect 
* PFLAG Central Oregon 
* Rainbow Bracelet Project 

* BiCast
*  St. Michaels & All Saints Episcopal Church








PENNSYLVANIA
State Leads: 
David Moore
Jean Kryven
PA Team Contact Page
* The Delta Foundation Pittsburgh Pride 
* Dreams of Hope 
* Equality Pennsylvania
* InterPride 
* Marriage Equality for Pennsylvania 
* PFLAG Butler County PA
* Steel City Stonewall Democrats 
* William Way Community Center 

RHODE ISLAND
(Join us RI)

SOUTH CAROLINA
* South Carolina Equality

SOUTH DAKOTA
Lead:  Lawrence Novotny
SD Team Contact Page
* Center for Equality South Dakota
* Equality South Dakota
* Black Hills Center for Equality
* Black Hills Coalition

TENNESSEE
State Lead:  Marisa Richmond
TN Team Contact Page
* Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
* Upper Cumberland Farm Pride

TEXAS
State Leads:
Seth David Wynn (Dallas/FW)
David Cisneros (San Antonio)
Michael Divesti 
TX Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Agape Metropolitan Community Church
* Direct Action Network (San Antonio 
* GetEQUAL – Texas
* The Montrose Center – Houston
* Montrose Star
* Trinity University Sexual Diversity Alliance
* Weird City Sisters (Austin Order)
* Corpus Christi Atheists
* Same Sex Wedding Ministers

UTAH
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Equality Utah
* Restore Our Humanity
* Utah Pride Center

VERMONT
* RU12 Community Center (Vermont)    

VIRGINIA
State Lead:  Cindy Bray
VA Team Contact Page
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Fairfax Pride Virginia
* LGBT Democrats of Virginia
* BiNet USA

WASHINGTON
State Lead:  Jimmy Gonzales
WA Team Contact Page
* Equality Southwest Washington
* National Coalition for Marriage Equality (FB)
* Social Outreach Seattle
* True Stories Project
* Qlaw: the GLBT Bar Association of Washington
* Humanists of North Puget Sound

WISCONSIN
* The LGBT Resource Center for the 7 Regions
* Wisconsin National Organization for Women

WYOMING
* Queer Advocacy Network, University of Wyoming

WASHINGTON, D.C.
* Act On Principles
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community
* Methodist Federation for Social Action
* VenusPlusX
* Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
* The Alliance of Multicultural Bisexuals
*
GROUPS BY SUBJECT

FAITH
Faith Pledge Team
* Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
* Agape Metropolitan Community Church
* Association of Affirming and Welcoming Baptists
* The Association of Practical Christians
* The Association of Practical Christians
* Believe Out Loud
* Destiny Dominion Church
* Equally Blessed
* Founders MCC Los Angeles
* Global Justice Institute
* Methodist Federation for Social Action
* Metropolitan Community Churches
* Metropolitan Community Church of New York
* Metropolitan Community Church Coachella Valley, CA
* More Light Presbyterians
* No Longer Silent-Clergy for Justice (Arizona)
* Reconciling Ministries Network
* The Reformed Catholic Church
* The Unitarian Universalist Association
* The United Church of Christ
* Unity Fellowship Newark
* Unity Fellowship of Christ Church LA
* Muslim For Progressive Values

COMMUNITY CENTERS
* Compass G&L Community Center of The Palm Beaches
* Community Alliance & Action Network
* The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community
* The Family Tree –  LGBT Center Tallahassee
* Hudson Pride Connections Center
* Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
* Joplin Pride Center
* The LGBT Center of Raleigh
* The LGBT Center of the Warwick Valley
* The LGBT Community Center of Central Florida
* The LGBT Community Center of the Desert (California)
* The LGBT Resource Center for the 7 Regions
* The Montrose Center – Houston
* New Haven Pride Center
* Newark LGBT Community Center
* Queens Community House
* Rainbow House LGBT Community Center
* RU12 Community Center (Vermont)
* Triangle Community Center
* Utah Pride Center
* William Way Community Center
* Mississippi Gulf Coast Lesbian & Gay Community Center
*  The Center (NYC)

PRIDE GROUPS
* The Delta Foundation Pittsburg Pride
* Fairfax Pride Virginia
* Greater Palm Springs Pride
* Harlem Pride
* Honolulu Pride
* InterPride
* Jacksonville Florida Black Pride
* Joshua Tree Gay Pride Festival
* Kauai Pride
* Northwest Arkansas Pride
* Orange County NY Pride
* Outer Banks Pride (North Carolina)
* Pride New Orleans Celebration
* River City Pride
* San Francisco Pride
* Spencer Pride Indiana


STUDENT GROUPS - YOUTH*
* City University of New York Gay-Straight Alliance
* CUNY LGBT Task Force
* Free To Be - GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services
* Outreach (Centenary College)
* Queer Advocacy Network, University of Wyoming 
* Trinity University Sexual Diversity Alliance
* University of Georgia LGBT Resource Center
* University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Committee for LGBT Concerns
* University of New Mexico Student Groups 
*Student groups have internal websites, not open to the public.  To contact one email: equalitypledge@gmail.com.

DEMOCRATS 
*  Capital City GLBTA Democratic Caucus Tallahassee
* Democratic Headquarters of the Desert
* Desert Stonewall Democrats
* GLBT Caucus Democrat Party of Hawaii
* LGBT Democrats of Virginia
* PRIDE Democrats New York
* Progressive Democrats of Delaware
* Ulster County Democratic Women
* Steel City Stonewall Democrats

NOW CHAPTERS
* Wisconsin National Organization for Women

REPUBLICANS
* We know you’re out there. :-)


POC GROUPS 
* Coalition for Justice & Respect (Chicago)
*  LGBT Caribbean
*  Livelocity
*  OurSistaCircle
*  NYC Black Justice Alliance


TRANS* GROUPS
*  Arizona TransAlliance
* Dyssonance
* Duke City Darlins
* Gender Rights Maryland
* Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
* This is HOW
* The Trans 100
* Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico

PFLAGs
*  PFLAG Ann Arbor
* PFLAG Central Oregon
*  PFLAG Collingswood NJ
* PFLAG Indianapolis
* PFLAG O’ahu
* PFLAG Pasadena
* PFLAG Phoenix
 * PFLAG Butler County PA
*  PFLAG Queens NY

STATEWIDE EQUALITY GROUPS      
* Equality Hawaii
* Equality Kansas
* Equality Illinois
* Equality Louisiana
* Equality Maryland
* Equality Nevada
* Equality Pennsylvania
* Equality Rochester NY
* Equality South Dakota
* Equality Southwest Washington
* Equality Utah
* Forum for Equality
* Forward Equality (Nebraska)
* Kentucky Equality Federation
* Northern Oregonians for Equality & Respect
* South Carolina Equality


MEDIA & FILM
* bloomingOUT
* Montrose Star  (Texas)
* Out In The Silence Campaign (Film)
* Shoutocracy (Colorado)
* True Stories Project (Film)
* Sweet TV
* Live Magazine
* Gay Detroit Radio
* Alternative Perspectives


ART GROUPS     
* Arizona Women In Tune 
* Dreams of Hope

FACEBOOK  PAGES
*  Let’s Reach One Million
* National Coalition for Marriage Equality
* National Organization for Marriage Equality
* Nebraskans for Equality
* Progressives for America
* UAFA Watch
* Gray Queers  

BUSINESSES
*   Texas Twins Events
*  Savvy Planners
*  925 HIRE*  Katransformations


UNION
*  Pride at Work AFL-CIO – Rochester Finger Lakes Chapter

INTERNATIONAL
* Persian LGBT Advisory Services
* Trans* Purple Panthers Party European Region


OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS
(For AEB, Pledge and/or Walk Across America)

*  City Council of West Hollywood, Resolution for AEB w/out Marriage
*  City Council of New Orleans, LA.  Proclamation
*  City Council of Tallahassee, FL.  Proclamation
*  Mayor John Heilman, West Hollywood, CA. Proclamation
*  Mayor Ralph Becker, Salt Lake City.  Proclamation
*  Mayor Susan Osborne, Boulder, CO.
*  Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland, CA.  Proclamation
*  Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Austin, TX.  Proclamation
*  Mayor Anise Parker, Houston, TX.  Proclamation (Richard Noble Day)
*  Mayor Melvin L. “Kip” Holden, Baton Rouge, LA.  Proclamation
*  Mayor Samuel L. Jones, Mobile, AL.  Proclamation
*  Mayor William A. Bell, Sr., Birmingham, AL.  Proclamation
*  Mayor A.J. Holloway, Biloxi, MS.  Proclamation
*  President John Yellow Bird Steel, Oglala Sioux Tribe, SD.   Proclamation
*  New York Community Board 2:  Manhattan Greenwich Village Resolution
*  Mayor Stephen P. Pougnet, Palm Springs, CA.  Proclamation, LGBT Equality Now Day.

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