Word: lesbian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there be no doubt, the need for continued work is great. Only 10 states have anti-discrimination laws that protect gay and lesbian persons. The federal government does not. No state recognizes gay marriage. And the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a Congressional bill that would protect against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, is making slow progress through committee...
Moreover, the surveys and legislative record fall short of accurately conveying the extent to which gay and lesbian persons are marginalized from mainstream American dialogue and culture. In most of this country, gay and lesbian persons cannot go on a date without reaping weird looks or even harsh words. And woe to the homosexual adolescent who risks being thrown out of the house in coming out to his parents...
...wouldn't take very much to make a valuable contribution. Sign a petition. Call or write your representatives in Congress, urging them to support ENDA, gay marriage and other progressive legislation. Most importantly, support your gay and lesbian friends and acquaintances as they struggle to make peace with themselves and this world...
...rest of Gaypril: It should be a month of rainbow colors, but it should also be a time for debate. Those who oppose gay and lesbian rights are often not vocal in proportion to their numbers. That opinion is held close to the vest, often unconsciously. But only superficially is this silence of the opposition desirable. Without intelligent argument, laws and minds cannot be changed. For this reason, we urge conservatives to come out of the closet, so to speak...
...vigorously affirm the political and social equality of gay and lesbian persons--and the rational dialogue that is necessary to actualize...