Reason, Bigotry on Display at Marriage Hearing
Politics often mimics art. Soon after Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and a bunch of other superheroes got together to form the Super Friends, Lex Luthor, the Joker and Cheetah joined with other super villains to form the Legion of Doom. Where the Super Friends stand for truth and justice, the Legion stands for lies and [...]
Rhode Islanders United for Marriage Equality
A diverse coalition of progressive, political and religious leaders today announced the formation of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage. “In the coming months, Rhode Islanders United for Marriage will run a campaign unlike any our state has seen before,” said Ray Sullivan, executive director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island a today’s event. “Gay and lesbian [...]
Ciccone Bill Would Repeal Marriage Equality Order
As we first reported last week, Sen. Frank Ciccone is pushing a bill that would weaken Gov. Chafee’s executive affirmation that Rhode Island recognizes same sex marriages performed in other states. The Democrat from Providence submitted on Thursday “a joint resolution of the House and Senate on Thursday rejecting the order’s assertion,” according to the [...]
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 [...]
Ending Discrimination Starts with Equal Protection of Law
My friend Jon was a vibrant, kind and wonderful person. He loved music and dancing. He never ceased to make me laugh with silly jokes and goofy impressions of movie stars. I could always count on him to be there when I needed him, whether it was to help me move, or hold my hand [...]
Why Did LGBT Expert Leave URI?
To announce an event to be held a the LGBTIQQ Symposium, running from April 2 through 6, URI issued a press release in which it announced the symposium while highlighting the following: “The University of Rhode Island will present a panel discussion focusing on the unique workplace experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, queer or [...]
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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