Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Give OUT for all of us.

EmailTemplate-Fluid Please make a donation to Equality Federation. Then consider matching that gift with a donation to your closest participating member organization or one of our BIPOC-led friends in the movement. Hi John, Give OUT Day is one week away! Please make a d…

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  Mike Webb · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 5:58 PM

The fight continues

EmailTemplate-Fluid 40 years ago this month we saw the first deaths from a mysterious virus that would go on to kill some 35 million people after transmission to more than 75 million people.   Dear John, 40 years ago this month we saw the first deaths from a mysterious v…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Supreme Court issues ruling in Fulton

EmailTemplate-Fluid As you’ve probably seen, the Supreme Court issued a 9-0 ruling today in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the case involving a religiously affiliated and taxpayer-funded foster care agency that refused to certify same-sex couples as foster parents. Jo…

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Are you ready to Give OUT?

EmailTemplate-Fluid June is about Pride and celebration. June is about where we came from and where we are headed. Dear John, June is about Pride and celebration. June is about where we came from and where we are headed. June is also Give OUT Day, the only national day …

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

June 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Watch: Transgender Rights in 2021

EmailTemplate-Fluid Hello John, On Wednesday, May 19 we heard powerful words of commitment and action at All About the States: Transgender Rights in 2021. Our panel spoke with passion about the work they do every day and why they do it. The event featured: Rep. Michel…

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 8:21 PM

Last chance to register

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us for our premier virtual event featuring key voices of LGBTQ elected officials and activists from across the country as they discuss transgender rights in 2021. Dear John, This Wednesday, May 19, join Equality Federation and The Victory Instit…

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 8:23 PM

Tickets are going fast!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us for our premier virtual event featuring key voices of LGBTQ elected officials and activists from across the country as they discuss transgender rights in 2021. Dear John, This has been a tough legislative session so far. Across the country, w…

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  Diana & Joellyn · [email protected]

May 5, 2021 at 4:43 PM

Fighting for the Equality Act this Mother’s Day.

EmailTemplate-Fluid Add your name to join us this Mother’s Day: we’re reminding Congress that moms across the country are fighting for the Equality Act.   Dear John, Happy Mother’s Day! This week, we’re celebrating the moms, grandmothers, aunts, and mothering people in …

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 6:29 PM

You’re invited to our May event!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us for our premier virtual event featuring key voices of LGBTQ elected officials and activists from across the country as they discuss transgender rights in 2021. Dear John, This has been a tough legislative session so far. Across the country, w…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 7:58 PM

New Faces at Equality Federation

EmailTemplate-Fluid Meet our new Federation staff! Dear John, It's an exciting time at Equality Federation. I am honored to announce two new staff members have started this week to enhance and expand our advocacy work. Corinne Green has joined as our Policy & Legisl…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

April 27, 2021 at 8:03 PM

An incredibly rough year for transgender people.

EmailTemplate-Fluid We need your help. Dear John, Wow. Because of you, we've been able to put $15,186.66 into paid calls in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia to fight attacks on transgender kids. Thank you. We could not have done it without you. The good ne…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

April 15, 2021 at 6:57 PM

The anti-trans attacks are getting worse.

EmailTemplate-Fluid We need your help. Dear John, State legislatures across the country have decided attacking transgender youth is the most important thing they can do this session. We know this is our opposition’s latest attempt to divide our movement and harm the LG…

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  Vashti Selix · [email protected]

April 2, 2021 at 8:10 PM

Stop These Anti-LGBTQ Bills From Becoming Law

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, This week, we celebrated and honored the transgender and nonbinary individuals in our community on Transgender Day of Visibility. At the same time, our country passed yet another slew of bills that directly attack and harm the transgender…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

March 17, 2021 at 5:22 PM

Equality Act Hearing TODAY

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first-ever hearing on the Equality Act. This is a historic day for the LGBTQ community and we are proud to join with the overwhelming majority of Americans in calling on the Senate to …

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

March 10, 2021 at 8:49 PM

Contact Your Senators about the Equality Act!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Urge your Senators to vote yes. Dear John, The Equality Act — a bill that would provide clear and consistent nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people at the federal level — has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now under considera…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

February 25, 2021 at 9:56 PM

Equality Act Passes the House!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Urge your Senators to vote yes. Dear John, This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act in a 224-206 bipartisan vote! As you know, the Equality Act will close significant gaps in our civil rights laws by making it illegal to d…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 6:20 PM

Breaking: Equality Act Introduced!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Today, the Equality Act was reintroduced in Congress by Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) in the House. President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) have made passage a top priority for the n…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

February 13, 2021 at 5:49 PM

Attacks on LGBTQ people. Where is the love?

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Today, LGBTQ people and families in several states are facing outrageous attacks on love and equality. Please stand on the side of love and make a $14 donation to Equality Federation’s work to protect our families, our friends, and our ba…

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  Jenn Curtin · [email protected]

January 26, 2021 at 12:24 AM

Trans military ban reversed, but anti-trans attacks continue

EmailTemplate-Fluid As we celebrate today, we know the work continues to ensure all transgender people are treated fairly in the communities they call home, especially in the states where legislatures are attacking transgender youth right now. Dear John, Today is a new …

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

January 19, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Meet our new team member.

EmailTemplate-Fluid New year, new Federation staff! Dear John, Today Equality Federation is excited to introduce our new Advocacy & Civic Engagement Strategist, Vashti Selix. In this role, Vashti will work with state-based member organizations to develop plans for i…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 4:36 PM

My first week as executive director

EmailTemplate-Fluid   Dear John, Last Monday began my first official week as executive director of Equality Federation. Despite the highs and lows of last week (from a win for equality in the Georgia Senate race to the siege of our Capitol by a mob of white supremacists…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM

2021 is about new beginnings.

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, Tomorrow isn’t just the beginning of a new year, it’s also my first day as executive director of Equality Federation. Thanks to supporters like you, I’ve been able to watch our team, our programs, and our im…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Convening state leaders

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, A lot has changed over the past 10 years at Equality Federation, but one thing has remained the same: we know how to bring people together. Whether you call it Summer Meeting or Leadership Conference, our an…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 5:14 PM

Building an advocacy program

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, Ten years ago, Equality Federation had three staff members, a small budget, and no advocacy program. We supported our members as they fought to pass marriage equality and nondiscrimination in their states, b…

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  Diana =?iso-8859-1?q?Gonz=E1lez?= · [email protected]

December 28, 2020 at 6:42 PM

Building state-based leadership

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, We believe the success of our movement depends on having strong and sustainable organizations with a diverse pool of resilient, adaptive leaders who are positioned to catalyze change. But 10 years ago, state…

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  Team Equality Federation · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 4:18 PM

Happy Holidays from Equality Federation

EmailTemplate-Fluid Thank you for all you’ve done Dear John, Thank you for standing with us for LGBTQ equality and justice all year long. Happy holidays from all of us to all of you.   Spread some holiday cheer! Sincerely, Team Equality Federation …

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  Rebecca Isaacs · [email protected]

December 22, 2020 at 5:02 PM

One last note

EmailTemplate-Fluid Thank you for everything Dear John, In July, I announced that I would be stepping down at the end of 2020—on my 10th anniversary—as leader of Equality Federation. The time has finally come and with it an overwhelming sense of gratitude to all of you.…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

December 17, 2020 at 5:56 PM

The fight for transgender rights

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, Ten years ago, you would be hard-pressed to find states offering gender-neutral options on licenses or banning transgender youth from playing sports. In a decade, so much has changed in the fight to protect …

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  Jenn Curtin · [email protected]

December 15, 2020 at 8:05 PM

Marriage Equality

EmailTemplate-Fluid How it started → How it’s going Dear John, Ten years ago, fewer than 10 states had legalized marriage for same-sex couples. Five years later in 2015, marriage became the law of the land thanks to a historic Supreme Court decision. As the national pa…

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

December 14, 2020 at 8:54 PM

There’s still time to see Delegate Danice Roem, Senator Sarah McBride and more!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Just because you missed it doesn’t mean you have to miss out.   Dear John, Our event, All About the States: LGBTQ Equality in 2021, last Wednesday was epic! It featured Delegate Danica Roem, Senator Sarah McBride, Representative Sam Park, Representati…

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  Team Equality Federation · [email protected]

December 10, 2020 at 6:22 PM

We’ll miss you, Rebecca

EmailTemplate-Fluid Thank you for 10 years! Dear John, At the end of this month, Rebecca Isaacs will be leaving her position as Executive Director of Equality Federation. We, the Equality Federation team, want to take the opportunity to express gratitude for everythin…

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  Monica Meyer and Kellan Baker · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Our New Executive Director

EmailTemplate-Fluid It is with great pleasure that the Equality Federation and Equality Federation Institute Board of Directors announces Fran Hutchins as the incoming Executive Director, succeeding Rebecca Isaacs, who has served since 2011. Dear John, It is with great …

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

December 7, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Have you registered yet, John?

EmailTemplate-Fluid Come see Senator Sarah McBride, Representative Sam Park, and more! Dear John, There are still a few tickets left to our premiere event on December 9, 2020, All About The States: LGBTQ Equality in 2021, but they are going fast! Get your tickets today:…

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Almost to our goal!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Help us get to the finish line Dear John, We’re 30% away from reaching our Giving Tuesday goal! It’s not too late to donate and show your commitment to LGBTQ equality. Your Giving Tuesday dollars will position us to win important fights in the month…

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  Team Equality Federation · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Give for LGBTQ equality

EmailTemplate-Fluid It’s Giving Tuesday! Dear John, Today is Giving Tuesday and we want to say thank you. For years, you’ve been working with our members to fight back attempts to chip away at our rights. Let’s keep the momentum going. Donate $21 so we can keep winning…

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  Deirdre Johnson · [email protected]

November 30, 2020 at 7:27 PM

World AIDS Day event

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us tomorrow for an event with Equality Virginia! Dear John, Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have die…

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  Team Equality Federation · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 7:51 PM

[VIDEO] Thankful for you

EmailTemplate-Fluid Thank you from the team at Equality Federation Dear John, It’s been a rough year. We want to say thanks — watch here. Thank you for voting, donating, protesting, or talking to the people in your life about equality and justice for everyone, includin…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

November 24, 2020 at 7:10 PM

One week away

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us this Giving Tuesday Dear John, Next Tuesday, December 1, is Giving Tuesday. On this day we come together to show our commitment to fight for, and protect, the most marginalized in our community. That includes people living with HIV or AIDS. I…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

November 23, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Despite a rough year, we keep fighting

EmailTemplate-Fluid I want to take a moment to say thank you. Dear John, Y’all, what a year. With everything our world, our country, and our LGBTQ community has endured in 2020, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for all the ways you supported us duri…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

November 19, 2020 at 10:09 PM

What happened in the states

EmailTemplate-Fluid All across the country, we elected hundreds of women, LGBTQ people, and people of color.   Dear John, It’s been over two weeks since the November 3 election. Overall, this Election was a strong rebuke of discrimination and hatred and a celebration of…

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

November 9, 2020 at 8:43 PM

You’re invited to our December event!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Join us for our premier virtual event featuring key voices of LGBTQ elected officials from across the country as they discuss the landscape for equality in 2021. Dear John, We are all feeling the impact of the presidential election and what it means…

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  Rebecca · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Breaking: Joe Biden Elected President

EmailTemplate-Fluid The will of the people is clear: voters have chosen Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to move us forward together towards a better future.   Dear John, The will of the people is clear: voters have chosen Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to move us forward toget…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 8:06 PM

No right to discriminate

EmailTemplate-Fluid The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that could decide whether taxpayer-funded child welfare services agencies have a right to discriminate against LGBTQ people. Dear John, While we are all waiting for eve…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 3:56 PM

Protecting Trans Voters

EmailTemplate-Fluid Save and share the number (239) 946-2718, and if you are kept from voting, give us a call or send us a text message. Dear John, On this Election Day when so much is at stake, thank you so much for being a voter! We especially want to appreciate tra…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

October 26, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Now's the time to act!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Tonight, the Senate will vote on whether or not to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dear John, Tonight, the Senate will vote on whether or not to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a justice to the U.S. Suprem…

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  Joellyn Weingourt · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 4:35 PM

Not one word

EmailTemplate-Fluid We heard the two presidential candidates’ thoughts about a lot of things last night.   John, Goggles. Pillows and sheets. Killer wind. We heard the two presidential candidates’ thoughts about a lot of things last night. Yet, we still did not hear one…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 6:17 PM

Facts are at risk

EmailTemplate-Fluid With an increasingly hostile Supreme Court, it's more important than ever to defend and expand the critical protections we've won in states across the country. John, “Sexual preference” This is the phrase Judge Amy Coney Barrett used when discussin…

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  Ian Palmquist · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 7:36 PM

Are you a pro-equality voter?

EmailTemplate-Fluid We are 19 days away from the election and member groups are making sure we are all informed equality voters. John, All year long, our member groups across the country have been taking care of their communities. They have been advocating for policy c…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

October 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM

It’s National Coming Out Day!

EmailTemplate-Fluid On National Coming Out Day, we’re hoping you’ll help us get OUT the vote. Dear John, On National Coming Out Day, we’re hoping you’ll help us get OUT the vote. The significance of the November elections cannot be overstated. LGBTQ rights are on the l…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM

Helping to Change the Game

EmailTemplate-Fluid Equality Federation’s Project Game Changer is helping statewide LGBTQ organizations empower their supporters to create change in the communities they call home. Dear John, Let's be real: we’ve all felt helpless at some point this year. We’ve felt di…

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