Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights Ends, Soulforce and Atticus Circle Launch "Straight Takes" ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 17, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** (Austin, TX) — In the 1970s, Tim and Cindy Morris attended an anti-gay rally at the Indiana State Capitol. Last Friday, October 12, the […]
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Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights Garners Grassroots Momentum
Vigils Across the Country October 7-13, 2007 Illuminate Straight Support for Equality ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 8, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** Standing at the tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia, and on the steps of the Statehouse in Augusta, Maine, straight Americans kicked […]
MLK Family and Friends Join Straight Americans Standing Up for Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans
Events in Atlanta and Across the Nation October 7-13, 2007, Reflect Broad Support for Equal Rights ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 5, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.orgBilliee Pendleton-Parker, Atlanta Vigil Co-LeaderCell: 404-271-0928****************************************** (Austin, TX) — On October 7, 2007, Isaac Farris Jr. — nephew of Dr. Martin Luther King […]
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 […]