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Watch: Ellen Kahn Defends Virginia’s LGBTQ Families
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsThis week Virginia’s State Board of Social Services voted 7 to 2 to uphold a ban on unmarried couples adopting children. In the video below, shared by ThinkProgress, our friend... -
Whip Count
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Reaction to the Obama Bullying Conference
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 1 CommentAs I listen and blog along with the Obamas’ Conference on Bullying tears are coming to my eyes. When students were tormenting me in my high school hallways, calling me... -
Watch! President Obama & the First Lady: Conference on Bullying Prevention
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5 Reasons Why We Stand for Workers’ Rights!
Posted on March 10, 2011 | No Comments1. Our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, family, extended family, and friends are workers who deserve the right to fair pay to support the families who depend on them. 2. Unions... -
Action Alert: Safe Schools Improvement Act Introduced in Senate!
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 1 CommentUpdate: March 8th. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and lead cosponsor Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) with 17 total cosponsors introduced for the first time Safe Schools Improvement Act (S.506), a Senate... -
Inspiring Video – Relive Hawaii Civil Union Signing!
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsCOLAGE activist Laurie Cicotello is featured in this inspiring video released by the Governor of Hawaii! Click here for our full report on the Hawaii Civil Unions bill. -
Testifying in Rhode Island!
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsMarriage equality supporters and opponents gathered at the Rhode Island State House on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on two measures that would grant marriage... -
Obama Administration Stops Defending DOMA: Unconstitutional!
Posted on February 23, 2011 | No CommentsCOLAGE applauds President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for recognizing that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and providing a path to repeal it. This... -
Civil Unions Become Law: Testifying in Hawaii!
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment“After I testified I was verbally attacked by an opponent who said I lied about being raised into a healthy adult, and they attacked me as a parent as well....