Betsy
11-10-04, 03:20 AM
Take Action Now! Anti-LGBT Legislation Scheduled to Move Wednesday, November 10!
In May, Senate Bill 296 and its amendments were put on hold until November 8. The legislature returned to Harrisburg on Monday and we need you, your friends, family and colleagues to call your state representatives and Speaker of the House John Perzel and ask them to vote against the Birmelin and McNaughten Amendments and any other anti-LGBT, anti-family legislation. The proposed Birmelin amendment would expand the state's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by prohibiting civil unions, domestic partnerships or recognition of any relationship other than heterosexual marriage in Pennsylvania. The McNaughten Amendment would prevent the state and contractors doing business with the state from offering domestic partner benefits including health care and pension benefits. We have held off these amendments twice due to the number of calls and letters. We need your help again!
Here is what you can do to help:
Call your state representative! If you don't know who your representative is, you can find out by going online at www.legis.state.pa.us where you can enter your nine digit zip-code in the top right corner. The site will give you the legislator's name and a link to their contact information.
Call House Speaker John Perzel at 717-787-2016.
If you already called or wrote this year, do it again! Please let your representative and Rep. Perzel know that you still care about this issue and want them to vote against this type of legislation.
Forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues and ask them to call their legislators.
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 605
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-731-1447
866-LGBT-LAW
Fax: 215-731-1544
www.center4civilrights.org
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights advocates equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform.
In May, Senate Bill 296 and its amendments were put on hold until November 8. The legislature returned to Harrisburg on Monday and we need you, your friends, family and colleagues to call your state representatives and Speaker of the House John Perzel and ask them to vote against the Birmelin and McNaughten Amendments and any other anti-LGBT, anti-family legislation. The proposed Birmelin amendment would expand the state's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by prohibiting civil unions, domestic partnerships or recognition of any relationship other than heterosexual marriage in Pennsylvania. The McNaughten Amendment would prevent the state and contractors doing business with the state from offering domestic partner benefits including health care and pension benefits. We have held off these amendments twice due to the number of calls and letters. We need your help again!
Here is what you can do to help:
Call your state representative! If you don't know who your representative is, you can find out by going online at www.legis.state.pa.us where you can enter your nine digit zip-code in the top right corner. The site will give you the legislator's name and a link to their contact information.
Call House Speaker John Perzel at 717-787-2016.
If you already called or wrote this year, do it again! Please let your representative and Rep. Perzel know that you still care about this issue and want them to vote against this type of legislation.
Forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues and ask them to call their legislators.
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 605
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-731-1447
866-LGBT-LAW
Fax: 215-731-1544
www.center4civilrights.org
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights advocates equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform.