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12/16/09
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hrcD.C. Council Gives Final Passage to Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Mayor Fenty Says He Will Sign; Pending Conclusion of Congressional Review Period, Washington, D.C. Would Join Five States in Recognizing Marriage Equality

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, applauded the Washington, D.C. Council's overwhelming vote today for final passage of legislation recognizing same-sex marriage.

"Today's vote is a victory for all D.C. residents, whose relationships will soon be treated equally and fairly in the eyes of the law," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.  "This legislation is an important and historic step towards equal dignity, equal respect and equal rights for same-sex couples here in our nation's capital, which also preserves the right of clergy and congregations to adhere to their faiths.  The legislation the Council passed today reinforces the legal equality and religious freedoms to which all D.C. residents are entitled."
 


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williamsEconomic Impact Of New Jersey Same Sex Marriage

New Williams Institute Study Estimates that Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples in New Jersey Would Boost State Economy by $200 Million; Create over 1,400 Jobs

This week the Williams Institute released a new study estimating the impact of New Jersey extending marriage to same-sex couples. The report estimates that extending marriage to same-sex couples would boost the New Jersey economy by almost $200 million
during the next three years, creating approximately 1,400 jobs and generating over $15 million in revenues for the state budget.
tldefNew York Adding Non-Discrimination Policy For Transgender State Employees

New York State To Become Seventh State to Offer Job Protections to Transgender Public Employees. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Hails Governor Paterson`s Signing Tomorrow of Executive Order Barring Discrimination Against Transgender State Employees


The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) hails New York State Gov. David A. Paterson's planned signing tomorrow of an executive order barring discrimination against transgender state employees. New York will become the seventh state to protect public employees from discrimination based on gender identity or expression, after Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week 20th Anniversary

Celebration of a Lifetime Filmed for Documentary


For the past two decades, Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week™ has grown to become the Greatest Women's Week on Earth. The 20th Anniversary celebration unfolds March 31-April 4, 2010.

A thirty million dollar building and grounds make-over at the newly remodeled Wyndham Palm Springs host hotel coincides with the party week of a lifetime, where it is "All Girl Bar - All the Time!" And in the hottest hotel in the Desert Valley, comes the biggest, wildest and sexiest line-up of events ever.


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Out-AlbumOut Names the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time

More than 100 celebrity judges, such as Boy George, Nate Berkus, Cyndi Lauper, Rufus Wainwright, John Cameron Mitchell, and Lady Bunny, shared the 10 albums that shaped their lives

Choosing the greatest and gayest albums of all time is no easy task. Curtailing a brawl at Out magazine's editorial headquarters, the magazine turned to 100 celebrities - including Boy George, Cyndi Lauper, and Rufus Wainwright - each of whom weighed in with the 10 albums that changed their lives.

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