Marriage Equality Rhode Island
MERI to Frank Schubert, NOM: Bring It
Sometimes, you just know you’re gonna get hit. A recent New York Times story confirmed what we’ve been predicting for months: The chief strategist and leader of the national anti-equality effort has his sights fixed on Rhode Island in 2013. “Frank Schubert, a former corporate public relations executive, ran the $40 million, come-from-behind push for Proposition [...]
Coming Out for Equality
Today is National Coming Out Day, a time when we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an ally. It’s an important opportunity to remind our family and friends that building and maintaining a safe society where LGBTQ people can live truthfully and openly requires constant vigilance. In less than a month [...]
Organize for Equality
UPDATE: This training has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. More information to come… It’s getting close to crunch time in the General Assembly and we’re about to turn up the heat. In order to continue being as effective as we can be, we need your help. And so I’m inviting [...]
MERI testifies at Board of Elections Hearings about Voter ID
Rhode Island’s controversial new voter identification law goes into effect with this year’s election, and MERI has been actively working to make the process less challenging to our community, particularly transgendered individuals who could face unnecessary hinderances and potential disenfranchisement. This afternoon, MERI appeared in front of the Rhode Island Board of Elections and presented [...]
Principles are Worth More than Political Awards
You may have heard about our recent letter to General Treasurer Gina Raimondo requesting that she return an award from The Manhattan Institute, an extremist right wing group that promotes offensive, ignorant and hurtful positions towards the LGBTQI community, women, minorities, and our environment. Marriage Equality Rhode Island was among a group of organizations that [...]
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