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OUTFIT
YOUR BUMPER!

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.
REGISTER
TO VOTE
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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TAKE
ACTION
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.
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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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