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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Giant Steps Forward DEAR FRIENDS,

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special version of HRC’s logo and marriage equality messages on Facebook and Twitter … NBA player Jason Collins’ historic announcement that he’s gay … and marriage equality wins in Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota in the span of less than two weeks. But, frankly, this is no time to get complacent. While the Supreme Court’s decisions are joyous milestones, they also reveal that there are two Americas when it comes to equality — one where incredible progress is being made, but the other where LGBT people lack even the most basic legal guarantees. Even after our recent wins, 37 states continue to deny loving gay and lesbian couples the freedom and dignity of marriage. Meanwhile, workers can still be fired solely for their sexual orientation or gender identity in more than half of this country. LGBT people and couples are still being prevented from serving as foster and adoptive parents to children in need. Our nation is experiencing a deadly increase in anti-LGBT violence. And many in the LGBT community — including older adults, youth and transgender people —

face especially difficult hurdles in the quest for equal rights. You helped us get to this decisive turning point. And today I’m asking for continued dedication to keep up the fight until full equality reaches every American in each and every state in this nation. THANK YOU! Sincerely,

Chad Griffin President P.S. HRC needs your continued help to bring vital progress to the states where LGBT people are still denied basic justice. So please help HRC take our fight to the next level by mailing a generous special gift today or donating online at www.hrc.org/spring. Your support will help to ensure that no one in the LGBT community is left behind in the march toward equality.

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his truly is a watershed moment for the Human Rights Campaign and our fight to win equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. This edition of Equality magazine explores the game-changing impact of the two historic Supreme Court rulings that wiped away the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 once and for all. Today, marriage equality has been restored to California, and loving, legally-married samesex couples across this country are finally beginning to receive federal recognition of their marriage. I had the privilege of playing a key role in the Prop 8 case before becoming HRC’s president, and I was honored when President Obama called to offer his congratulations after the decision was announced. And I was doubly encouraged to see his administration’s swift action to implement the DOMA decision as broadly as possible. These huge victories follow other unmistakable signs of progress — a viral phenomenon that saw millions of Americans share a

HRC SENIOR STAFF Chad Griffin President Michael Cole-Schwartz Communications Director Ann Crowley Membership & Online Strategy Director Robert Falk General Counsel Andrea Green Finance Director John Greene Human Resources Director Allison Herwitt Legislative Director Anastasia Khoo Marketing Director

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Don Kiser Creative Director Jeff Krehely Chief Foundation Officer Brian Moulton Legal Director Cathy Nelson Vice President for Development & Membership Jim Rinefierd Vice President for Finance & Operations

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Marty Rouse National Field Director Fred Sainz Vice President of Communications & Marketing Susanne Salkind Managing Director

Christopher Speron Development Director Cuc Vu Chief Diversity Officer

13 Spencer & Elliott Supreme Court, First. Then College.

HRC EQUALITY STAFF Janice Hughes Publications Director Robert Villaflor Design Director Sarah Streyle Senior Graphic Design Specialist

Jessie Sheffield Marketing Assistant Shannon Greenwood Editorial Intern OTHER CONTRIBUTORS Tim Bahr, Sarah Birnie, Liz Cooper, Alison Delpercio, Deena Fidas, Justin Giaquinto, Mollie Levin, Jason Lott, Ellen Kahn, Anastasia Khoo, Adam Marquez, Rose Matias, Brian Moulton, Cathryn Oakley, Karin Quimby, Marty Rouse, Jessie Sheffield, Chris Speron, David Stacy

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Equality is a publication of the Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Equality (ISSN 1092-5791) is published quarterly by HRC, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Copyright 2013. All rights reserved. Subscription rates: Free to members. Printed in the USA. The Human Rights Campaign and HRC Foundation names and Equality logos are trademarks of the Human Rights Campaign and HRC Foundation. To join HRC, call 800-727-4723, visit www.hrc.org or TTY at 202-216-1572.

15 A Sea of Red the HRC marriage logo goes viral 17 Strategy & investment Years of Work in the States Pay Off 19 Five Myths about ENDA what Opponents say To Thwart Progress 21 AUDRA MCDONALD: HRC’S LONGTIME ALLY Five-Time Tony Winner Is On Tour, with New Solo Album

Are you an HRC member? Have a question? HRC’s Member Services team, led by Dana Campbell, works every day to provide HRC’s more than 1 million members and supporters with the best membership experience possible. To contact Member Services, email membership@hrc.org or call 800-727-4723.

23 Teaming Up to highlight Problems Faced by Latino Youth 25 Lesbian, Transgender & Black in South Africa Today 28 SPECIAL: Making Change Possible HRC’s Federal Club Council

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8 MONUMENTAL VICTORIES AT THE HIGH COURT As HRC Takes Fight to Next Level to Secure Equality in States where Injustice Remains

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COVER: Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin and Sandy Stier

and Kris Perry, two of the plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, celebrate the Supreme Court decisions alongside (L-R) Dustin Lance Black, American Foundation for Equal Rights founding board member and screenwriter; Adam Umhoefer, AFER executive director; and Perry lawyer David Boies. (See p. 8 for more.)

My brand: A “Professional Networking Powerhouse” who came out at PwC

Bryan Dunn, Experienced Associate. At PwC, I immediately felt comfortable revealing the part of me I thought I would have to hide. I’m proud that PwC has an Advisory Board of openly gay partners serving as role models and mentors—we’re the only Big 4 firm that has this. As a gay professional, I’ve been able to network with peers through our local GLBT group. I give 100% to this job. And PwC encourages me to bring 100% of myself to work. To learn more about my personal brand and how strongly we feel about diversity, go to pwc.com/diversity

Board of Directors Lacey All WA, Bruce Bastian UT, Terry Bean OR, Vanessa Benavides TX, Les Bendtsen MN, Michael Berman DC, Paul Boskind TX, Wally Brewster IL, Chris Carolan NY, Bill Donius MO, Tim Downing OH, Anne Fay TX, Chris Flynn MA, Jody Gates LA, Kirk Hamill DC, LeeAnn Jones GA, Tom Knabel MN, Chris Labonte PA, Joan Lau PA, Joni Madison NC, Joshua Miller NV, Patrick Miller LA, Michael Palmer VA, Cathi Scalise TX, Linda Scaparotti CA, Meghan Stabler TX, Alan Uphold CA, Frank Woo CA, Lisa Zellner OH Foundation Board Gwen Baba CA, John Barry IL, Bruce Bastian UT, Terry Bean OR, Vanessa Benavides TX, Les Bendtsen MN, Deiadra Burns TX, Todd Canon TX, W. Lee Carter III NC, Edie Cofrin GA, Jane Daroff OH, Lawrie Demorest GA, Bill Donius MO, Anne Fay TX, Chris Flynn MA, Charlie Frew GA, Sandra Hartness CA, Sheila Kloefkorn AZ, Britt Kornmann TX, Joan Lau PA, Andy Linsky CA, Joshua Miller NV, Patrick Miller LA, Michael Palmer VA, Henry Robin NY, John Ruffier FL, Cathi Scalise TX, Judy Shepard WY, Faye Wilson Tate CO, Frank Woo CA

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Board of Governors Robert Abernathy IL, Steve Amend NV, Carl Andrews TX, Andrew Arnold CA, Karen Aronoff OH, Matthew Bacon MA, Jennifer Bajorek TX, Phillip Baker AZ, Vanessa Benavides TX, Jay Biles NC, Scott Bishop NC, Eric Blomquist NY, Doris Bobadilla LA, Ronna Bolante PA, Chris Boone WA, Brian Bourquin MA, Dawn Brown IL, Linda Brown OR, Brian Buzby TX, Rory Cahn OH, Nancy Caldwell TX, Frank Caliguri OH, Torey Carrick CA, Steven Cayton GA, Jeffrey Caywood OH, Dawn Christensen NV, Camille Cook TX, Jeffrey Coop WA, Angie Cottrell MO, Thomas Cowley CA, Dani Daley CA, Jamie Depelteau CA, Brad DiFiore GA, Candace DiGirolamo OH, Robert Dogens NC, Michael Dunning MO, Patty Ellis NY, Tamra English TX, Alexandra Ernst VA, Michael Fifield UT, Steve Fisher CA, Brian Flanagan NJ, Donna Flynn TX, Patrick Gamble AZ, Matt Garrett GA, Cherie Green NC, Melinda Greene GA, Deb Guidry LA, Ron Guisinger OH, Jonathan Gundersen PA, Mark Halsell TX, Suzanne Hamilton OH, Randall Hance TX, Jim Harrison TX, Jason Held IL, S. Kelly Herrick CA, Gary Hilbert NJ, Latoya Holman NV, Ted Holmquist CA, David Horowitz AZ, Tim Jenkins IL, Deanne Jockish MO, Dean Keppler WA, Kathrin Kersten TX, John Kim WA, Kyle Klatt IL, Kevin Knoblock MA, David Lahti CA, Jason Lambert FL, Jason Laney DC, Chris Lehtonen CA, Ryan Levy TX, Michael Dell Long OR, Jeff Marsocci NC, M. Mason OH, Bob Mason CA, Dan Mauney NC, Lori Megown NY, Andrew Melissinos CA, Patrick Miller, James Minor CA, Missy Morgan NV, DyShaun Muhammad MN, Derek Osterman MA, Bryan Parsons CA, Ed Patterson GA, Lester Perryman LA, Arouna Phommasouvanh MN, Steven Pospilsil MN, Hank Provost CO, Robb Puckett TX, Ron Quinn NV, Catherine Reid WA, Michael Reiser MO, Chad Reumann TX, John Rivers NY, Mario Rodas MA, Andy Rubinson MA, Jonathan Russell GA, Carmen Salgado CA, Cathy Sarky OH, Thearon Scurlock FL, Jon Shaffer OH, Mark Shura MA, Molly Simmons GA, JR Simon TN, Ashley Smith DC, Corey Smith MN, Michael Smithson OH, LaRence Snowden TX, David Steiman CA, Skye Stoulig LA, Dan Tanner FL, Timothy Thomas TX, Paul Thompson CA, Tiffany Tosh TX, Lauren Verrusio NY, Benjamin Waldman WA, Willis Ward NC, Melissa Warren LA, Daniel Weaver DC, Claudine Wessel AZ, Ed Westreicher GA, Amy White WA, Andrew Winters OH, Sharon Wong MD, Julie Wood GA CURRENT AS OF 6/31/2013

UP FRONT Equality for everyone, everywhere Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin hit the road to highlight what still needs to be done to ensure that

every LGBT person enjoys equal protections under the law. Griffin traveled to Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Mississippi to speak with elected and community leaders, local media, business executives, LGBT activists and youth leaders about the lack of equality in these states and others. Griffin also unveiled the results of new HRC-sponsored statewide polling on LGBT-related issues. Stay tuned!

At a recent HRC benefit concert, Florence Welch of the indie-alternative band Florence + The Machine took the stage for an impromptu performance of Icona Pop’s “I Love It.” The video, part of Equality Rocks, a public engagement campaign of musicians who support marriage equality, went viral worldwide in the music blogosphere, generating 100,000 views in the first 48 hours of its release. Welch also voiced her support for marriage equality and HRC to her 5 million+ Facebook and Twitter followers. See www.hrc.org/equalityrocks. Leaders of several far-right religious groups held a news conference, “Homosexuality Is Nothing to Be Proud Of,” outside the HRC building in June, protesting Pride Month, LGBT equality and HRC. One speaker, Linda Harvey (shown), founder of Mission: America, of Columbus, Ohio, described HRC’s work to help youth understand their gender identity as “incredibly wicked.”

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Delaware. Maryland. New York.

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Equality Delaware’s Sarah McBride and Gov. Jack Markell celebrate.

HRC has been helping efforts on the ground in these three states to add gender identity protection to non-discrimination laws that only include sexual orientation. “HRC stayed on the ground in the state through the entire process and was invaluable in helping us attain these protections for transgender Delawareans,” said Equality Delaware President Lisa Goodman after the bill was signed into law. Efforts in Maryland and New York remain ongoing.

‘Making a Man Out of Me’

“I’m six or seven years old, riding back home with my grandfather and my Cuban grandmother from my tía Onelia’s house. … “Her son Juan Alberto is effeminate, ‘un afeminado,’ my grandmother says with disgust. ‘¿Por qué? He’s so handsome. Where did she go wrong with dat niño?’ she continues, and then turns to me in the back seat. … “I nod my head yes, but I don’t understand. All I know is she’s talking about me, me; and whatever I am, is bad, very bad. Twenty-something years later, I sit in my therapist’s office, telling him that same story. … “Through the years and to this day I continue unraveling how that abuse affected my personality, my relationships, and my writing. I write, not in the light of Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, or Elizabeth Bishop, but in the shadow of my grandmother.…”

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— Excerpt from the poem “Making a Man Out of Me,” read by U.S. Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco during a visit to HRC headquarters. Blanco is the first openly LGBT person chosen by a U.S. president for the post. In his latest book, Looking For The Gulf Motel, Blanco examines being a gay man in Cuban-American culture.

The Human Rights Campaign has launched a campaign to build support for a possible historic vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act expected in the U.S. Senate. HRC began deploying organizers to key states in late spring, encouraging members and supporters to sign up for in-district visits with their senators. HRC is focusing on those states with undecided Republicans on the Senate committee expected to vote on ENDA this summer, including Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Orrin Hatch of Utah. If the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee does vote, it will be the first time in history that Congress has taken a vote on a fully inclusive ENDA. If the bill passes, it could go to a full floor vote in the Senate later in the year. HRC also co-chairs the national coalition of labor, civil rights, religious, professional and civic organizations that support ENDA.

How Does Your City Rate? This year, HRC’s Municipal Equality Index team is assessing 291 municipalities for LGBT-inclusive policies, partnering with legislators and city officials countrywide to help them boost their scores by adopting such policies. In 2012, 137 municipalities were assessed. Only 11 of the cities scored 100%. See www.hrc.org/mei for more.

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HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TRAINED

A recordbreaking number of healthcare facilities took part in the latest Healthcare Equality Index, the HRC Foundation’s annual rating of the nation’s hospitals and clinics vis-à-vis LGBT equity and inclusion. More than 700 healthcare facilities now demonstrate their commitment to LGBT-welcoming care, the HEI 2013 found. That includes 80% of the country’s Veterans Affairs medical centers. The HEI also trained 4,000+ healthcare providers via unique expert webinars. To see the 2013 HEI results and learn how your local hospital or clinic can participate, visit www.hrc.org/hei.

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Victory! Hollingsworth v. Perry plaintiffs Jeff Zarillo & Paul Katami and Sandy Stier & Kris Perry are joined by their lawyer David Boies (third from left) and HRC president Chad Griffin on the Supreme Court steps.

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…As HRC Takes Fight to Next Level to Secure Equality in States where Injustice Remains Under a blazing sun on the morning of June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court released two historic rulings, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and returning marriage equality to California. The crowd outside the high court roared, the crush of reporters pushed forward and the plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, their lawyers and Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin walked down the court’s majestic steps. Minutes later, President (Center) Edith (Edie) Windsor, the plaintiff of Windsor v. United States, after the high court’s oral hearings this spring. Roberta Kaplan, her lawyer, is at left.

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Obama called the plaintiffs from Air Force One — on Griffin’s phone — to offer congratulations.

Thousands gather in San Francisco to celebrate.

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inally, the country had pivoted toward greater justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) — at the center of the Windsor v. United States case — and California’s Proposition 8, challenged in Perry, were gone. And with that, the celebrations began coast to coast — in the streets, at the kitchen table, online. New Yorkers gathered on Christopher Street where the Stonewall riots erupted 44 years earlier, nearly to the day. Scores of couples across California began to make wedding plans. Emails, blogs and tweets flew. Victory at last: Life was going to change for millions of LGBT Americans. HRC was more than ready. Later in the day, HRC President Chad Griffin spoke by phone with Attorney General Eric Holder, urging the Department of Justice to fully and

broadly implement the court’s decision on DOMA, a law that for far too long has denied even lawfully married same-sex couples recognition by the federal government, along with more than 1,000 rights, benefits and responsibilities tied to marital status. Griffin stressed that the administration needs to “ensure that the greatest number of lesbian and gay couples are afforded, as quickly as possible, the greatest number of federal benefits.” For months, HRC has worked to understand what changes would be needed after a victory in Windsor to meet that goal and joined ally organizations to raise these key issues with the administration. At the same time, staff from HRC and the American Foundation for Equal Rights and other groups worked out of a “war room” at the HRC building to continue to elevate discussions countrywide about marriage and discrimination, highlighting the injustices of DOMA and Prop 8. Griffin is widely credited

for being the force behind Perry while he was at the helm of AFER. But the marriage battle is far from over, Griffin told reporters on the Supreme Court steps. He stressed that life was not going to change for many LGBT Americans, and there was work to do. “Same-sex couples in 37 states still can’t marry. In 29 states, you can be fired simply for being lesbian, gay or bisexual. LGBT Americans, young and old, face bullying and violence just for being who they are.” “There are now two Americas for LGBT people,” Griffin wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post. While it’s clear that, after Windsor, legally married couples living in states with marriage equality will be entitled to full recognition and the federal rights, benefits and responsibilities that come with it, the situation for married couples living in states without marriage equality is less clear. Even with continued on p. 11

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Court con't from p. 9 DOMA out of the way, some federal programs still look to the laws of the state where a married couple lives to determine if a marriage is valid, presenting potential challenges to recognition for legally married gay and lesbian couples living in states that do not have marriage equality. Thankfully, most of these rules are policies, regulations or simply practices that the administration can change through existing processes. “We need to fix the mess that DOMA and Prop 8 left behind,” Griffin wrote. “Anything less than full equality in all 50 states is an injustice. You shouldn’t have to live in one of just a handful of states to be treated with respect.” HRC will press to accelerate the progress of marriage equality in those states by providing ongoing financial and strategic assistance to efforts in New Jersey, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada and others. “With the goal of nationwide protections from discrimination and marriage equality in those 50 states, we will build from the ground up — passing local and state laws, expanding our work with corporations, hospitals and schools, and overturning the state constitutional amendments that are still roadblocks to full equality,” he said. Two days later, Griffin traveled to Utah to underscore the urgent need to bring full equality to those states that still lag far behind. He joined LGBT leaders in Salt Lake City — where HRC has a solid track record on LGBT advocacy — to speak to reporters about the emergence of the “two Americas.” In mid-July, at Equality presstime, Griffin was planning to travel to Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Mississippi to highlight the real lack of inequality in those states in meetings with community leaders, lawmakers and local groups. And timing is crucial. In Richmond, where he was headed, a rabidly anti-gay gubernatorial ticket is gaining traction. While HRC has had a long history in playing important roles in the marriage victories at the state level (see p. 17), a demanding road lies ahead, said Marty Rouse, HRC’s national field director. Currently, 29 states have constitutional amendments defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Over the continued on p. 36

(L-R, clockwise) taking it to the streets in New York, San Francisco and West Hollywood after the high court’s historic rulings June 26, 2013, on DOMA and Proposition 8.

The Supreme Court’s landmark rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 could affect your day-to-day life in a big way. On its website, updated daily, the Human Rights Campaign offers a number of resources to help you, including…

• Information on how to access and apply for some of the benefits previously restricted to same-sex couples under DOMA, including federal taxes, Social Security, immigration and more. • Answers to key questions about the Prop 8 decision and what that means for gay and lesbian couples wanting to marry in California. • Information on what happens next in the fight to secure marriage equality in all 50 states. • For more information, visit www.hrc.org/supremecourt.

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(L-R) Spencer Perry, Sandy Stier, Kris Perry and Elliott Perry at the Supreme Court.

Spencer & Elliott Supreme Court, First. Then College.

pencer Perry and his twin brother, Elliott, 18, are college bound this fall. What sets them apart from their peers is that the momentous fight against Proposition 8 has been at the center of their lives. Their moms, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, are one of the two couples who filed suit four years ago, challenging California’s Prop 8 for denying them a marriage license as a same-sex couple. When Prop 8 passed in 2008, the boys were in eighth grade. This spring, the teens traveled to Washington to attend the historic oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry at the U.S. Supreme Court. This past Mother’s Day, they wrote a public letter to their moms, their “heroes.” Now, Elliott is headed to the University of California-Santa Cruz, and Spencer will be at George Washington University (with an internship on Capitol Hill), and the family is in a whirl getting ready. Equality was able to catch up with Spencer.

Any thoughts about what you'll major in? Politics? Law? Or are they the absolute farthest things from your mind? I am planning on a double major in political science with a focus in public policy and economics. I hope to also minor in international relations and computer science. After I finish my undergrad, I hope to attend law school and study constitutional law. My experiences with the case have definitely pushed me toward politics, and ultimately studying politics in college.

What moments stand out for you the most from these last four years? Seeing Kris and Sandy on the witness stand and, during their testimony, looking around without finding a dry eye in the pews. Their testimonies were so powerful and truly moving, I felt like I was seeing a very different side to Kris and Sandy. … And the hardest thing? In general, our family life has changed dramatically

compared to when this case first started. Our family has had to take certain precautions when interacting in public, and if anything that has been the most trying part of being a part of this case. Was it good to have a twin brother there at your side? Yes. Elliott has consistently been there for me throughout the process, and having him to rely on has been monumental. Having him with me was truly a godsend. How does it feel to be part of history? Well, as much as it’s fun to imagine that people will remember the cause and our fight for years to come, right now it's difficult to imagine; truly, things feel as normal as they always have. We’re still the same family we were when we started. Going to miss your moms’ cooking? It’s tough to imagine not having an in-house chef. But I'll have to get used to it!

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a sea of red

ast March, the Human Rights Campaign hit a home run on the Internet. It took less than 24 hours. One Monday afternoon in late March, HRC sent out a simple message to its Facebook followers, urging them to do their part to stand up publicly for marriage equality. HRC asked them to replace their Facebook profile photos with HRC’s iconic logo — in shades of red — and share it with friends and family. The time was ripe: The U.S. Supreme Court was about to hear oral arguments in two historic marriage cases challenging California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. By Tuesday afternoon, HRC’s red marriage logo had gone viral. The traffic to HRC’s website quadrupled. Facebook and Twitter feeds across the country were a sea of red. Nearly everyone seemed to be joining in, including Beyoncé, Martha Stewart, celebrities from both coasts, a slew of corporations, U.S. senators, governors, moms, dads, schoolmates, servicemembers, conservatives. … Some were showing their support publicly

for marriage equality for the first time. New conversations were happening. The BBC, the Associated Press, NPR and others contacted HRC. “What’s That Red Equal Sign on Facebook All About?” ABC News asked in a headline. At the same time, HRC and its allies had organized a gathering of thousands on the steps of the Supreme Court, and in cities across the country, to draw attention to the two marriage cases and their significance. It was part of a larger, months-long campaign by HRC and dozens of partner groups to drive a historic national conversation around marriage to a new level. (See p. 8.) Meanwhile, HRC’s marriage logo had created 10 million-plus impressions in all 50 states, and millions of Facebook users had replaced their profile photo with HRC’s image. Some 85 percent of visitors to HRC’s website were new, and many used resources on the website to take action. Further, in two days, HRC drew 26,000 Twitter followers, and its Facebook follower size grew by more than 200,000. Its email list grew. Nearly 100,000 people signed onto HRC’s petition for marriage equality.

Anastasia Khoo, HRC’s marketing director, first thought of turning the iconic HRC logo red. “I knew that this was a moment of historic significance and also that people would want to show their support online,” said Khoo. “And red is the color of love, so it was the natural choice.” “There are a lot of correlations between the online and offline approach of marching in the streets and also having a ‘virtual march,’ if you will, on social media,” Khoo told the BBC in an interview. “What we hope is that there will be more of that … more acts of engagement around issues of equality.” Khoo also believes the online campaign makes a big difference in other ways. “When there’s a young kid who is struggling, feeling lonely or is being bullied and they see the entire social media just awash in red, really what that says is there’s a community that loves and supports you.” The HRC marriage logo still has a strong visual presence across Facebook, she said. “People really embraced it, and HRC’s logo has become even more emblematic of our movement.”

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At the Statehouse: Victory in Minnesota!

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Years of Work in the States Pay Off Rhode Island. Delaware. Minnesota. Three victories within a span of two weeks. What few people realize, however, is that these marriage equality wins are years in the making. They require early investment, long before the issue pops up on the radar screen of the mainstream media. It’s a two-step process, according to National Field Director Marty Rouse. First, it often requires an electoral strategy, campaigning hard to send fair-minded candidates to the statehouse. Second, a legislative strategy is needed: Huge numbers of voters in the state must be identified and mobilized to urge their representatives to support — and vote for — equality.

For example, HRC was heavily involved in efforts in Minnesota in 2010 to elect Gov. Mark Dayton and other fair-minded legislators, and then kept pushing forward. HRC put staff on the ground in the state, months at a time. Field organizer Trevor Chandler worked there for over a year, helping build and mobilize organizations to become part of Minnesotans United, the 700-group coalition. “If the lawmakers had not heard from their constituents to vote the right way, the bill would have never reached Dayton’s desk,” Rouse noted. HRC began working in Delaware in 2009, providing critical financial and staff support to the statewide LGBT group for campaigns to bar discrimination and pass

civil unions for same-sex couples. These early efforts eventually led to a marriage victory this year. The organization started working in Rhode Island in 2011, sending eight field organizers to support the work of the statewide LGBT group there. More recently, HRC spearheaded a heavy focus on outreach to the state’s huge Catholic community. “Each campaign is unique — nothing is ‘cookie cutter,’” Rouse said. “We have to make sure each campaign is tailored.” Meanwhile much work lies directly ahead — in New Jersey, Hawaii, Oregon and Nevada. “We know opponents are mobilizing as well, so we need to be prepared to do better,” he noted.

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Myths T about

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Opponents Rely On Common Misconceptions To Thwart Progress

“ENDA is not needed. LGBT people already have those protections.”

False. A majority of states — 29 — have no state law protecting a lesbian, gay or bisexual person from being fired, or from being hired in the first place, just because of who they are. In 34 states, there is no such state law protecting a transgender person. “No one actually gets fired for being LGBT.”

False. Unemployment and underemployment are huge issues for transgender people — especially for those who often lose their jobs during or after their gender transitions. Transgender people who transition after working somewhere for an extended period of time often encounter blatant discrimination from people who do not understand or accept them. Later, when looking for a new job, they may run into the same trouble with potential new employers who find out about someone’s gender history. Many LGBT employees fear for their safety and about getting fired. Seventeen percent of LGBT employees are not open to everyone in the workplace because of their fear of being fired, according to an HRC Foundation national study of workplace climate for LGBT employees. Derogatory comments and jokes still occur at work and are a major indicator that it is unsafe to be open about sexual orientation or gender identity at work, the study,

he Employment Non-Discrimination Act — a federal bill that would bar employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity — was reintroduced this spring on Capitol Hill. There’s a real chance it will make inroads, especially in the U.S. Senate, lawmakers say. A groundswell of support for LGBT equality across the country over the last year or two could be a factor. But key misconceptions about ENDA still exist. The National Organization of Marriage and other anti-LGBT groups are armed with those myths (and more) when they lobby lawmakers or appear on TV shows, at universities or in churches. A NOM spokeswoman warned recently that ENDA would enable more LGBT people into the workplace, allowing them to “steer the whole organization towards the larger objectives of the gay lobby.”

Take a look at the misconceptions that HRC is working to dismantle.

“Degrees of Equality,” found. Nearly 60 percent of LGBT workers say someone at work makes a joke or derogatory comment about LGBT people at least once in a while. Further, 51 percent of all LGBT workers are closeted on the job. “Only Democrats support ENDA.”

False. ENDA has bipartisan support. In April, Sens. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., teamed up to introduce the bill with Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Jared Polis, D-Colo., introduced a House companion bill. “Our economy needs a productive, diverse, competitive workforce where the most qualified individuals are given opportunities, regardless of orientation,” said Kirk, a longtime ENDA supporter. “Big corporations don’t back ENDA because it’s another regulatory burden.”

False. Many businesses have surged well ahead of the federal government. A majority of the Fortune 500 corporations offer both sexual orientation and gender identity protections. Last year, more than 250 major businesses received perfect scores on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. And record numbers endorse ENDA. The Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness now has 90-plus major companies from a wide array of industries.

And those companies are speaking out. An executive of General Mills, which has 35,000 employees, testified on the Hill in June 2012 about ENDA’s importance. “People with diverse experiences and backgrounds bring different and uniquely valuable perspectives and solutions,” said Ken Charles, General Mills’ vice president of global diversity and inclusion. “This diversity drives innovation. That innovation fuels our growth and allows us to win in the global marketplace.” “The general public just does not want these kinds of protections.”

False. A strong majority of voters — more than 75 percent — support employment anti-discrimination laws for LGBT Americans, according to a 2011 poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and HRC. Also, 70 percent of self-identified Republicans and 67 percent of conservatives support anti-discrimination laws. Support is strong even among groups who tend to be less supportive of LGBT issues, such as seniors (69 percent among voters over age 65), those with a high-school degree or less (68 percent), born-again Christians (74 percent) and residents of the Deep South (72 percent). Most voters believe it is already illegal under federal law and state law to fire someone for being gay, the poll found. See www.hrc.org/workplace for more.

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One big reason that fivetime Tony Award-winning Audra McDonald is such an advocate for equality is because of her “fairy godfathers,” she says.

A couple, Bobby Wilson and Andy Gayle, stood by her through thick and thin in her early years in New York. And she will never forget it. Whether she’s tweeting about the Supreme Court decisions (“Ding Dong, DOMA is dead”), or speaking at a packed marriage equality rally about her young daughter’s right to marry whomever she wants when she grows up, or performing at the Human Rights Campaign’s LGBT inaugural event in Washington, McDonald is constantly with us, at our side, looking ahead.

In a phone interview with Equality’s Janice Hughes from her home outside New York City on the day of the court’s rulings, McDonald was quick to praise the victories and immediately noted that many LGBT families would still lack equal rights. “There are still 37 states out there where families are being told they are ‘less than.’” Despite her grueling schedule, delivering critically acclaimed turns on TV, on Broadway, in opera and film, and at the recent Tony Awards (check out the finale), McDonald continues her LGBT advocacy, alongside her husband, another Broadway star, Will Swenson. Recently, McDonald, who is also a two-time Grammy winner, released a critically acclaimed solo album, “Go Back Home” — her first in seven years. McDonald says that the new album resonates for her in a “personal way.” The

title song, “Go Back Home,” is from the Kander and Ebb musical, The Scottsboro Boys, about one of the country’s most infamous racist incidents. Another song, one of McDonald’s favorites, “Some Days,” includes text by James Baldwin, the famous writer who moved to Paris to try to live a free life as a gay African American man. “I sing ‘Some Days’ all over the place,” she says. “I have been using it as a rallying cry at marriage equality rallies.” “Its theme is, ‘We must take care of each other. We must love each other.’”

McDonald is touring with her new record through the fall. Go Back Home Nonesuch Records http://audramcdonald.net/

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5 auto insurance mistakes you can avoid today Because we’re active in the HRC community, we often get questions from members who want to avoid an unpleasant auto insurance experience. Here are five things that can help you: 1. If you’re not legally married, don’t assume your partner is automatically covered if he or she drives your car. And don’t wait until it’s too late to find out. 2. Don’t overpay for coverage — it’s easy to do. Ask about available discounts. Nationwide Insurance® offers many — including one just for HRC supporters. 3. If you’re a safe driver, get credit for it. Purchase our Vanishing Deductible option and take $100 off your deductible for every year of safe driving, up to $500.† Not every insurer sells this. 4. Consider your comfort level. Not everyone makes the LGBT community feel welcome. We’re a proud HRC Platinum National Partner — whose specially trained agents understand insurance for domestic partners. 5. Choose a company that makes claims easy and hassle-free. Four out of five policyholders who’ve had a claim would recommend us to their friends.*

4 Remember, insurance rules, like LGBT rights, vary by state. Nationwide Insurance knows how things work where you live. Call 1-888-490-1561 or visit nationwide.com/HRCsaves for a free, no-obligation quote including your HRC discount.

*Information based on a survey conducted nationally on Nationwide customers who filed a claim in 2009. Nationwide may make a financial contribution to this organization in return for the opportunity to market products and services to its members or customers. Products Underwritten by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Affiliated Companies, Home Office: Columbus, OH 43215. Nationwide Lloyds and Nationwide Property & Casualty Companies (in TX). Subject to underwriting guidelines, review, and approval. Products and discounts not available to all persons in all states. Nationwide policies are written by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company or a company directly or indirectly owned by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Not all Nationwide companies are mutual companies, and not all Nationwide policyholders are members of a mutual company. Policyholder rights and benefits are determined by policy language, underwriting company charter and bylaws, and applicable law. Nationwide, Nationwide Insurance, the Nationwide framemark, Vanishing Deductible and On Your Side® are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. ©2013 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. All Rights Reserved. †Vanishing Deductible is an optional feature. Annual credits subject to eligibility requirements. Maximum credit: $500. Details and availability vary by state.

TEAMING UP TO highlight PROBLEMS FACED BY

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he Human Rights Campaign has joined forces with one of the country’s largest and oldest Latino groups to boost awareness about challenges facing Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. In June, HRC and the League of United Latin American Citizens, a volunteerbased civil rights group, released a report about LGBT Latino youth and a guide for their parents and family members at LULAC’s national convention. Like most LGBT youth, Latino LGBT youth face incredible hurdles at home and in school, according to the report. It found that while LGBT Latino youth are nearly as optimistic as their non-LGBT Latino peers about various future life achievements, they feel much less hopeful than those peers about achieving their life ambitions if they stay in their current communities. More than half, or 58 percent, of LGBT Latino youth say they will need to move to be accepted, while 28 percent of non-LGBT Latino youth say the same.

It also found that LGBT Latino youth participate in many community and school activities at lower rates than non-LGBT Latino youth and non-Hispanic LGBT youth. Additionally, while school is the place where LGBT Latino youth receive the most acceptance and support, they are almost twice as likely as non-LGBT Latino youth to be excluded by their peers, verbally harassed or physically assaulted, the report found. Further, one out of four LGBT Latino youth say that they do not have an adult in their community to talk to if they feel worried or sad. Popular assumptions that Latinos are more anti-LGBT than other segments of society are inaccurate, according to research over the last few years. David Peréz, LULAC’s development director, said that the group’s own support of LGBT equality reflects that. Since 2006, LULAC members have endorsed policy resolutions at its annual national assembly for the Employment

6 in 10 LGBT Latino youth say their family is accepting of LGBT people.

LGBT Latino youth are twice as likely as non-LGBT Latino youth to say they do not “fit in” in their communities.

Non-Discrimination Act and the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” and for marriage equality last summer, he said. Peréz noted, however, that there is a great need for more Latino-specific resources geared toward LGBT Latinos and Latino allies. The report is based on the answers of 2,000 LGBT-identified Latino youth who took part in HRC’s 2012 survey of U.S. youth, the largest, most comprehensive survey of its kind. The Latino youth made up 19 percent of the 10,000 surveyed. Notably, Latino youth make up nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. youth population. Peréz said that his organization is distributing the new report in a series of presentations at national, state and local meetings, as well as online, to equip its leaders, members and others in ensuring that parents and community leaders create safe, welcoming spaces for LGBT youth. LULAC has 900 volunteer councils across the country.

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LGBT Latino youth are more likely to face harassment and violence in their community than their non-LGBT Latino peers.

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Lesbian, transgender and black in South Africa today. What’s it like?

urban-born photographer Zanele Muholi is helping the world to understand. She is having conversations with, and taking photos of, black lesbians and transgender people across South Africa. Her ongoing series, nearly 100 intimate portraits in black and white, is a “journey of visual activism,” she told Equality recently. Muholi wants to showcase and celebrate the lives of her subjects. But mostly, their lives are about survival, about being brave. Harassment, beatings and rape are all too common. “Their stories caused me sleepless nights, as I did not know how to deal with the urgent needs I was told about. … I wanted to

establish relationships with them based on our mutual understanding of what it means to be female, lesbian and black in South Africa today,” she said. “In each township, there are lesbians living openly,” said Muholi, 41, who lives in Cape Town. “For many black lesbians, the stigma of queer identity arises from the fact that homosexuality is seen as ‘un-African,’” she said. One of the LGBT community’s collective painful experiences is the loss of friends and acquaintances through hate crimes or disease. And while South Africa was the first country in the world to constitutionally bar discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, public

support of LGBT equality is low and a culture of fear often prevails. Four women have been murdered in the last year alone because of their sexuality. The award-winning artist had her first U.S. solo exhibition recently at the Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York, which now represents Muholi in the United States. Muholi’s photos “present once-invisible people as citizens, and citizens who refuse to ‘pass’ as potential targets for attack,” said Holland Cotter, a New York Times art critic. “In this time of gay marriage in America, we tend to assume that the risk of being out is over. Ms. Muholi’s beautiful portraits say: Don’t.”

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MAKING CHANGE POSSIBLE The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation continue to be at the forefront of securing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This year has brought more significant victories. Each year, support from individuals, corporations, foundations and non-profit groups can make all the difference. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our HRC Federal Club Council for their unwavering leadership. We could not do it without you. This list includes all active members of HRC’s Federal Club Council (major donor) program as of March 31, 2013. PRESIDENT’S CABINET Bruce W. Bastian Edie D. Cofrin

PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL Allen & Company Incorporated George Benes & Michael Mallee Dr. Paul A. Boskind Howard & Nancy Marks

SPEAKER’S COUNCIL Anonymous Joe Covelli & Bill Lucia Chelsea Handler Paul Hopkins & Gerardo Ramirez Robert Hosch & Eddie Bickers Garry C. Kief Dr. Thomas Knabel & Kent Allin Sonny Ward & Michael Lombardo

AMBASSADOR’S COUNCIL Tracie Ahern & Daniele DeOliveira Adam & Rachel Albright David W. Carlson Chaiken Foundation John M. DeCiccio William A. Donius & Jay Perez Patti Flint, M.D. & Ashley Hill Rod Hildebrant & Matthew Meehan David H. Jacobs Jr. Sheila Kloefkorn & Sue Wieger Toby D. Lewis The Ruth Church McKay Foundation/Perry McKay Michael Morris & Richard Blinkal Michael Palmer & Robert Diehl Milo Pinkerton & Virgil Taus Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Retired) Ted Skidmore Darren Star Greg H. Weaver Donna & Michael Weinholtz Susan & Benjamin Winter Cheryl & Sam Wyly

CAPITOL COUNCIL Robert Annas & Douglas Shaw Todd Arp & Brian Donlan Richard Candelaria & Michael Kelly Lee Carter & Greg Bradley Adam Feild & Erik Torkells

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Anthony M. Garavaglia Ted & Amy Gavin Nick Geimer & Lawson Ricketts Patrick Gibson & Scott Jacqmein Stephen Gilhooly Brian J. Gilligan & Steven W. Pospisil Arthur D. Goodrich Robert Greenblatt Ellen J. Griffith Tim Gunn Clayton Halunen & David Duddingston Esmond Harmsworth Sandra J. Hartness & Karen A. Ellis Dr. R. Glenn Hessel & Mark K. Smith Darren Hoerner & John Bredeson Jr. Dr. John S. Hogg & David M. Garza Cherie & Steven Holm Clifford Hopkins & Stephen Callcott Travis Jackson Scott Johnstone & Jerome Funaro LeeAnn Jones & Rebecca Sherrill Stephanie Jones & Diana Iwanski Jay T. Kinn & Jules B. Vogel Barry R. Kob & Dr. David L. Lundquist Britt Kornmann Ronald S. Lamarca Henry M. Lambert & R. Carey Bond Joan Lau & Brook Zitek Jessica Ledbetter & Ranee Barsanti James LeJeune & Max Curry Andrew Linsky & Michael Thomas Gene Lubas & Jerry Nadal Michael Mankins & Robert Camp Matthew Marks & Jack Bankowsky Jane & Tami Marquardt James D. Matte & J. Christopher Beck Mark F. McElreath Mark McGuire & Craig Wilson Susan & Monte Miller Thomas Morgan Kevin R. Naughton & James C. George Cindy Olsen & Michele Bakkila Laurie J. Olson & Maria J. Fasulo Dana M. Perlman & Hugh M. Kinsellagh Dean Pitchford & Michael Mealiffe Dorothy Fuller Polash Kate Raymond & Michelle Krocker Harvey Reese & Jon Murray Chris Reid & Edy Campas Cortez Henry Robin & Robert McGarity Hilary B. Rosen

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Jay Biles Scott Bishop & Ron Sperry John Biske & Duane Lefevre Liz Blackwell & Fran Orlando Mark E. Blair & D. Lance Demaline Joseph Blount Monica Boll & Ellen Marks Christopher Bolling & Stephen Peterson Aimee Boone & Ed Cunningham Chris Boone & Lance Schmidt Darren A. Bowie Katherine B. Bowman & Kimberly S. Seibert Donald & Eileen Bradley Dr. Larry Brady Mark Brashear & James Shreve Vance J. Bray, M.D. & William V. Mitchell III Brian V. Breheny Donald M. Brescia & John A. Spinelli Jody Brettkelly Dr. Martha J. Brewer James (Wally) Brewster & Bob Satawake David Brinkerhoff & Daniel Meiners Brook Brown Karen Ann Brown Lewis A. Brown & John D. White Suzanne Bryant & Sarah Goodfriend Dr. Michael R. Burcham John C. Burchett Philip Burgess & James Nutter Laurie Burns & Jill Ramsier Robert S. Burress & Thomas L. Seymour Kelly Burris Ellis & Christine Butler Suzanne Butler Diane M. Butrus Brian Buzby Pam Buzby Jeff Cacy & Curt Black Christopher & Richard Cahill Nancy V. Caldwell Frank A. Caliguri Brian Campbell & Michael Sosso Todd A. Canon & Perry S. Heitman Margaret Capossela & Erika Tencic Charles S. Carignan M.D. Eric Carlson & Jonathan Eaton Carolyn Carlton-Lowe & Mickie Bohlmann Christopher J. Carolan & Vernon S. Bauer Robert J. Carr Roderick A. Carter Jim Casey & Jason Altieri Steven N. Cayton Jeffrey Caywood & Robert Neel LInda Chidester & Andrea Rubin Susan & Dave Claunch Dr. Christopher Coad & Kevin Kowalski John Coblenz Daniel C. Cochran & Gregory B. Sutphin Ernest M. Coffey III & William T. Hamp, Ph.D. Marjorie Cohen Renee Cohen & Margo Cook Mark Coker & Kirk Stone Craig A. Colbert Kelly & Benjamin Collamore Roxann Collin & Raye Ann Hoffman Katie Colopy & Dave Whitney

Ben Colvin David Cone Dr. John R. Cook & Dr. Waverly M. Cole* Mark Cook Mark Coolidge & H.R. McCanless* Alan Cooper & Robert Muller Michael Copenhaver & HoangNam Huynh Rebecca Covell & Marty Malliton Frank Cracolici Thomas S. Crewson Trust Lynn Currie & Becky Arreaga Deyette Danford & Laurie Reed Jeff Danis & Mike Waddington Robert W. Davidson Susan Davidson & Diana Miller Brad Davis & Kevin Stone Jeremy Davis & Matt Dillman Joe Davis & Marty Miller Phil Davis Foundation Roger N. Davis Jr. & Ron H. Laurentius Scott Davis & Christopher Shaheen Fiona J. Dawson Mark DeCruccio Dr. Darren Deering & Frank Rawls Thomas S. DeNapoli, MD & Mark D. Walker Andy Dews & Tom Warshauer Kevin DeYager & Dr. Kewchang Lee Diane DiCarlo & Jeanne Leszczynski Brad DiFiore Sheri Disney Robert Dogens Libbyette & Wendy Donald-Wright Thomas & Mary Donnelly The Anne R. Dow Family Foundation Timothy Downing & Kenneth Press Dan Doyle & Marco Gandra Dr. Kenneth N. Dunn Terry Earls & Troy Kaser Byron & Mariah Edgington Laura Edwards Marc & Jennifer Eisner Jeff Eller & Diana Kirby Dr. Sean L. Elliott & Byron L. Pelt Steven Elmendorf Robert F. Epplin Donald Epstein James Epstein & Thomas Hess Kevin & Tony Era Todd Evans Kate Falberg & Monique Predovich Rick Fath & Randy Ubillos Fancy Fechser Dr. Susan Fiester William O. Fifield & David L. Roseberry Dr. Donald P. Finnerty & J. Hollie Lofton Col. Stephen R Fischer, USAF (Retired) Steve Fisher Brian Flanagan & Cory Hagopiah Barbara Frank Matthew Frazier Stafford Fredericks Charlie S. Frew Bruce Frishman Clara L. Fryer Robert B. Fuller & Manuel I. Parian* Dorothy Furgerson & Carrie Reid

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next several years, a total of 20 states could achieve marriage equality. Opponents, outraged by the court’s decisions, warned that they would continue fighting, and are planning to step up fundraising to fight at the state level. On Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to reinstate DOMA and ban marriage equality nationwide. Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, vowed that NOM would “vigorously urge Congress to safeguard” those parts of DOMA that, he said, protect the rights of states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.” “This is not the end of the battle,” Brown declared.

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No, it’s not, Griffin says. Every moment of delay for justice in places like Hope, Ark., and Altoona, Pa., has “real life human consequences,” he noted. “Because every day in these places a child is born, a parent dies, and the person you love may be rushed to the hospital, and the inability to access these basic protections of marriage destroys families and ruins lives.” But Griffin remains optimistic, and is eager to lead HRC into the fray again. “Ten years ago, no one would have imagined we would have had the Supreme Court recognize our lives, or had the support of the White House or won marriage at the ballot box,” Griffin said. “The obstacles we face now may seem daunting but they are getting easier to overcome every day.”

After DOMA What It Means to Couples in Marriage Equality States • Binational couples are able to sponsor partners for U.S. residency. • Legally married same-sex couples can file taxes jointly. • Same-sex widows and widowers may receive Social Security survival benefits. • Servicemembers can receive equal support and benefits for their samesex spouses. • Federal employees’ same-sex spouses may receive health insurance and retirement benefits. • See www.hrc.org/supremecourt for more.

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