******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 27, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** On Wednesday the Washington Blade reported that House Democratic leaders are "strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA." Today Soulforce joins other national LGBT organizations in opposing the removal of […]
Archives for September 2007
Denver Sit-in Sparks Arrest; Lesbian Couple Who Sought Marriage License Charged with Trespassing
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 25, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.orgColorado Contacts: Kate Burns & Sheila Schroeder, kateburns303@comcast.net, 303-806-8444Christopher Hubble, Soulforce Colorado State Organizer, 303-241-3225, cahubble05@yahoo.com****************************************** (Denver, CO) — At approximately 5 p.m. on September 24, 2007, Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder of Englewood, Colo., were arrested and removed […]
Focus on the Facts: Colorado Marriage License Sit-in
[youtube=7luw6WKiI_E] [youtube=gjPqn-WSxIY] [googlevideo=-1181419119680720526] Get Flash Player (required to play) On September 24, 2007, Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder of Englewood, Colo., were arrested and removed in police custody from the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building. The couple had entered the Denver Clerk and Recorder Office to demand a marriage license. After requesting an application and […]
Groundbreaking Project to Feature Straight People Standing Up for Gay Americans and Their Families; Events Across the Nation October 7-13, 2007, Reflect Growing Support for Equal Rights
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 19, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, TX) — On October 7-13, 2007, straight people across the nation will "come out" as supporters of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. From Santa Rosa, California, to Montgomery, Alabama, to Augusta, Maine, overnight vigils will […]
Lesbian Couple Seeks Marriage License in Denver – Local Faith Leader Supports Demand for Civil Marriage
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 19, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.orgColorado Contacts: Kate Burns & Sheila Schroeder, kateburns303@comcast.net, 303-806-8444Christopher Hubble, Soulforce Colorado State Organizer, 303-241-3225, cahubble05@yahoo.com****************************************** (Denver, CO) — In an effort to achieve basic fairness and marriage equality for all of Colorado’s families, local nonviolent advocates will again […]
Equality Alabama Annual Banquet
Day of Equality September 15thBham/Jeff Civic centerKeynote speakerAuthor / Soulforce founder Mel White For more information, visit the website www.equalityalabama.org.