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2009 HRC Family ReUNION Picnic Recap
Posted on Monday May 4, 2009
On Sunday April 19th, HRC Nevada held its second annual Family ReUNION Picnic, immediately following the AFAN AIDS Walk.
The event was attended by more than 600 people, who took part in the many family activities offered, including games, a circus play area and face painting, while great prizes were raffled off.
The fun-filled day served as perfect setting to salute the great work of the Clark County Family Services Department (CCDSF) who received the HRC Nevada Government Leadership Award. The Picnic was a huge success, in large part thanks to the support of its many sponsors, our community partners, the many volunteers who contributed their time and their resources, and the many who very generously pitched in, the day of the event, with voluntary monetary contributions.
Call Your Member of Congress Today, Tell Them to Pass the Matthew Shepard Act!
Posted on Tuesday April 28, 2009
We've received word that the House will vote on the Matthew Shepard Act very soon and we know that right-wing groups are flooding Congress with calls, emails and sickening ‘fact sheets’ full of lies about the lives of LGBT Americans. We need more calls to Members of Congress, and we need them right away. It has been ten long years and tens of thousands more victims since the Matthew Shepard Act was first introduced in Congress. We are poised for a presidential signature this year but lies from the radical right could easily derail our efforts. We must not allow them to continue to demagogue and distort the truth.
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Watch this video by Judy Shephard on the 10 years she has waited for this day to come. |
We ask you to call Congress in support of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill which would provide local police and sheriff’s departments with
federal resources to combat hate violence. After more than a decade of lobbying on Capitol Hill and
seven successful votes on the bill, this critical piece of legislation is again expected to see a vote in the House this week. The call-in campaign is set for April 27-29.
It takes about 45 seconds. Members of the community are urged to call 202-224-3121.
Callers are urged to tell the Member’s office:
- Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are on the rise.
- One out of every six hate crimes is because of the victim's sexual orientation.
- Hate crimes have more than one victim.They are intended to create an atmosphere of fear and terrorize entire communities.
- The Matthew Shepard Act targets onlyviolent acts –not speech.
- It does not tell any clergy member what he or she can or can't preach.
HRC Thanks Nevada Senators for Passing the Domestic Partnership Bill
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2009 |
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-By Steve Amend
Member of HRC's Board of Governors and a Las Vegas Steering committee member.
On Tuesday, I arrived in Carson City from Las Vegas for Nevada’s first Equality Days at the Nevada Legislature. David Gordon, HRC’s Political Co-Chair from Reno and I met with HRC Associate Director of Diversity Allyson Robinson to go over our plan for meeting with legislators and other attendees. Read More »
HRC Las Vegas is a Proud Participant in Stand Out for Equality
Posted on Monday April 13, 2009
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Allyson Robinson Find out more about Allyson's work at HRC's Out in Season and HRC's Transgender resource page on law and policy. |
The Human Rights Campaign comes together with other Nevadaequality organizations including The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, PLAN, LAMBDA, PFLAG, ACLU, WEN, and others to support “Equality Days.” The event held April 21-22 in Carson City, Nevada, is the first of its kind lobbying effort providing LGBT equality activists the opportunity to educate and engage our elected officials regarding LGBT issues.
HRC Las Vegas is one of the top contributors to the event, providing contributions to the scholarship program, keynote speaker Allyson Robinson, key representation at Carson City, just to name a few. Read More »