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The integration of LMA and ERW allows us to offer this fantastic way to show your support for marriage equality.

TELL YOUR STORY

If you support marriage equality, please use our online testimony feature where you can write your story! We'll give it to your legislators, so they know how important equality is to their constituents. Click here to read stories people have written from around the state.

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Register online now or call ERW at 206-324-2570 and we will send you a voter registration card in the mail.

HRC BUYER'S GUIDE

Shop for equality by supporting companies who support LBGT rights. Download HRC's Buyer's Guide to find out which companies support our community!

 

 


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ALERT: Washington State's Domestic Partnership Law is under attack!  

WHAT CAN YOU DO?



Governor Gregoire signed the 2009 Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill, completing the Domestic Partnership System in Washington State. Take this moment to thank her and your State Representatives and Senators who voted for this bill.

Larry Stickney, this Schrammie's for You!
Larry Stickney, president of the Washington Values Alliance,
is leading the charge to overturn the "everything but marriage" bill awaiting the governor's signature.  KOMO's Paul Schramm has something to say to Larry.


Gender Identity and Expression added to Washington
State's Hate Crime Laws

Please take the time to thank the Governor, and your Representatives and Senator This is an incredible step forward for equality in Washington State. 

Prop 8: Not in Our State
Learn how you can help prevent something like Prop 8 from happening in Washington!

The Matthew Shepard Act
Congress passed the hate crimes bill in 2007, but because of George Bush's veto threat, it never became law. Now, right-wing extremists are making even more outlandish claims about it. Help make sure their lies aren't the only things members of Congress hear about this bill.

Write A Letter to the Editor
ERW is thrilled about the State of Washington State Senate voting in favor of the 2009 domestic partnership expansion bill. However, our opponents are threatening to repeal our hard-earned rights. Now is the time for everyone, gay or straight, to say why they support equality for Washington's families.

An Inclusive ENDA
Now's the perfect time to tell Congress you support a fully inclusive bill to protect American workers from discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

Sign the Marriage Equality Petition
Sign the petition so that your elected officials know that marriage equality matters to you.

   

EVENTS

See our events page for more!

Drag Bingo
Sunday June 21 at 8:00 PM @ Cafe Metropolitain in Seattle
Don't miss an awesome event that includes all you need in an evening of fun and fancy: cheap drinks, low lights, a high-class drag queen hostess, and tons of prizes to be won! Plus, it's a fundraiser to benefit ERW.

Volunteer Night
Every Wednesday Evening @ The ERW Offices in Seattle
Join us and give us a hand with data entry, envelope stuffing, and preparations for our next big event! Come around six, and be done by eight. It's a great way to stay involved!

NEWS & UPDATES

Pro-Marriage Legislators Win Elections

A new study by the national Freedom to Marry organization illustrates, unequivocally, that legislators who vote to end marriage discrimination for same-sex couples are consistently re-elected.

Who Voted for Prop 8?

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force has issued a press release discussing a new, in-depth study (link to the study is in the press release) of who voted for and against California's Proposition 8 - and the role race didn't play.

Important Victories in Washington State

The 2008 election will long be remembered as the tipping point in Washington State’s struggle to live up to its founding promise of liberty and justice for all. Read more about the 2008 election results.

Compare our Voters' Guide to the Washington election results!
 
 
 
 

 

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