Equality March Map The National Equality March 2009 will take place on Sunday, October 11, at 12 noon, and will begin on 15th Street between H & I, wind its way past the White House and then continue down Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to the US Capitol Building. A Rally will then take place on the west lawn of the Capitol immediately afterward at 2pm.
List of Events
A Weekend of Marching, Dancing, Worshiping & Action
Map of March route
Sun, Oct 10, from White House to the Capitol ...more
National Center for Transgender Equality Mixer, 8-10 p.m., at 1325 Massachusetts Ave. NW. www.nctequality.org.
Saturday, October 10 Impact Open Table Event, Hosted by Gallaudet University Rainbow Society, 8-11 a.m., at Gallaudet University, in front of the Andrew Foster Auditorium, 800 Florida Ave. NE . 847-530-2461. ...more
Marshall Wong Of those coming to D.C. for the National Equality March, Marshall Wong's face may be one of the more familiar to Washingtonians. Although a Los Angeles native, Wong, who recently turned 50, lived in D.C. from 1986 to 1997, even working as the first special assistant to the mayor for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) affairs in 1987. He was also back here in April to be honored at the Pride and Heritage celebration for his work as co-chair of API Equality-Los Angeles, fighting for marriage equality in California.
But marriage isn't the only front on which Wong fights. He also works for the L.A. County Commission on Human Relations coordinating the county's programs to tackle hate crimes.
As busy as these two roles may keep him, Wong decided that coming out to march was a worthwhile effort to add to the mix. ...more
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)Gay marriage advocates say they've collected $2.7 million for their campaign to defeat Question 1 on the Nov. 3 ballot.
NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality released the figure on Tuesday, the last day political action committees can file their latest reports with state campaign regulators. The campaigns are trying to persuade voters through TV ads and other media in advance of the Nov. 3 people's veto referendum. Maine's gay marriage law was passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. John Baldacci in May.
As of the last quarterly filing deadline, gay marriage opponents had a funding edge, but their latest figures weren't immediately av ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)New York's top court is set to hear arguments against providing government benefits to same-sex couples married in Canada or other jurisdictions where such marriages are legal.
The state Department of Civil Service extended hea ...
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington BladeA spokesperson for Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) has confirmed the senator has been in discussions with Obama administration officials on the proposed “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” repeal.
Asked whether Lieberman would be introducing in the Senate a bill to overturn the 1993 law, Scott Overland, spokesperson for the senator, said that Lieberman has been discussing with the administration how to implement repeal.
“Senator Lieberman has had discussions with representatives of the administration and others on the best way to reverse this policy which he has opposed since it was first proposed in 1993,” he sa ...
President Barack Obama has nominated a Minnesota policewoman to become a U.S. marshal; she would be the first openly gay person to wear the badge.
A Walt Disney Co. stockholder submitted a shareholder resolution asking the organization to include the protection of ex-gays in its sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy and diversity training programs.
Transgender people in Uruguay will soon be able to legally register to change their name and gender.
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