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Summer Meeting 2015: Full Program & Final Reminders

In just a few days, more than 170 advocates from across the country will gather in Charlotte to connect and forge relationships, collaborate for future success, and build momentum toward even greater wins in the communities we call home.

July 14, 2015
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Kellan Baker

Kellan Baker is a Senior Fellow with the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress (CAP), where he works on a range of LGBT health issues with the federal government and other national and state stakeholders.

July 13, 2015
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Scientific Opinion Poll: Small Business Owners Oppose Denying Services to LGBT Customers Based on Religious Beliefs

New polling shows entrepreneurs strongly believe small business owners should not be able to refuse goods or services to LGBT individuals, or deny services related to same-sex weddings, based on owner’s religious beliefs.

July 13, 2015
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Ronald Moore

Ronald Moore became the Vice President of Human Resources of Safe Horizon in August 2009. Ronald joined Safe Horizon after 26 years of employment in Human Resources at Hewlett Packard.

July 13, 2015
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Member Opportunity: Tools & Training for Your Next Ballot Campaign

As leaders of state-based organizations, you probably have conducted, or will conduct, a ballot measure campaign. These campaigns can be the key to achieving policy wins in your state, so you want to make sure you're successful, right? 

July 9, 2015
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Get to Know Our New At-Large Board Members and Member Representative Candidates

Recently, our board of directors voted on two new at-large members. In just a few short weeks, our members will have the chance to vote on our new slate of member representatives to the Equality Federation and Equality Federation Institute Board of Directors.

July 9, 2015

Press Releases

March Forward with Equality Federation: How We Will Win on Bathrooms

July. Scorching heat. Queen Hatcher approached the door of a suburban Atlanta home, knocked, and took a deep breath.

March 23, 2017
20 States Could Ban Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Conversion "Therapy" Efforts

Equality Federation is supporting legislation in 20 states to protect youth from the harmful, unscientific, disproven practice of sexual orientation and gender identity conversion “therapy” efforts that are shockingly still in practice today.

March 21, 2017
March Forward with Equality Federation: Racial Justice

We’re taking the month of March to reintroduce ourselves to you, highlighting efforts you might not have heard about yet.

March 17, 2017
March Forward with Equality Federation: Legislative Action Center

We can’t sugarcoat it, we are living in some challenging times. But, from these challenges come opportunities for victories in the LGBTQ community. This month, we’d like to reintroduce ourselves. We’ll tell you more about what we’re doing to make lives better for LGBTQ people from Maine to Wyoming, Florida to Oregon.

March 17, 2017
South Dakota Gov. Makes State First to Pass Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in 2017

Equality Federation and Equality South Dakota condemn South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard for signing into law a discriminatory religious exemption bill that would prevent children in need of homes a fair opportunity to find a loving family.

March 11, 2017
Victory! Utah Passes Historic Bill Repealing Anti-LGBTQ Public Education Law

The Utah Legislature passed a historic bill on Wednesday this week repealing a state law prohibiting supportive discussions of “homosexuality” in public and charter school curricula and classrooms. This victory has been months in the making.

March 9, 2017
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