Dear Friend,

Marriage equality is hanging by a thread in the Supreme Court, where
Justice Clarence Thomas has proposed overturning Obergefell v. Hodges.(1)

Why hasn't the Senate acted yet?

The House of Representatives has passed the Respect for Marriage Act to
codify marriage equality, and now the Senate needs to pass this bill.(2)
Will you sign our petition asking the Senate to act for the LGBTQ+
community?

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Senate: Pass the Respect for Marriage Act!

Nearly two million LGBTQ+ people live in California, and those who are
married rely on a court decision overturning Prop 8 for legal protections
over their property, children, and healthcare.(3)

But if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell -- as they did with Roe v.
Wade -- the other cases protecting marriage equality will fall like
dominoes, and there is no law in California, or a federal one, protecting
this right.

This isn't speculation, either. More than 30 states have laws on the books
prohibiting same-sex marriage that will threaten marriage equality
if Obergefell falls.

The Respect for Marriage Act should be a no-brainer, and five Senate
Republicans are already on board -- putting us just five votes away from a
filibuster-proof vote. But others, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted
Cruz, are calling the act a “stupid waste of time” and are pushing other
Republicans to vote against it.(4)

The civil rights of millions of American families are at risk -- that is
anything but a “waste of time”! Tell the Senate to pass this bill now!

[ [link removed] ]Click here to sign our petition for marriage equality.

Yours in the fight for equity for all,

Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie,
Mai, Mai, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) 

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