Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 11:04 PM

We’re almost there!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Equality Federation is about to reach our goal.   Dear John, We’re 21% away from reaching our Giving Tuesday goal! It’s not too late to donate and show your commitment to LGBTQ+ equality. We are so grateful for everything you do. Thank you! Joellyn …

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 6:04 PM

A hopeful 2022.

EmailTemplate-Fluid Equality Federation is planning for big things   Dear John, What. A. Year. With everything our world, our country, and our LGBTQ+ community have endured in 2021, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for all the ways you supported us dur…

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  Equality Federation · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 2:05 PM

Give today for LGBTQ+ equality!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Today is Giving Tuesday and we want to say thank you. For years, you’ve been working with our state partners to fight back attempts to chip away at our rights. Let’s keep the momentum going. Donate $22 so we can keep advancing equality in…

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  Equality Federation · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Tomorrow is the day.

EmailTemplate-Fluid GIVE TODAY     With gratitude, Equality Federation Team Equality Federation818 SW 3rd Ave.141Portland, OR 97204-2405United States If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, plea…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 4:51 PM

You make our work possible.

EmailTemplate-Fluid   Hi John, As we enter the holiday season and begin to reflect on the past year, I wanted to send a quick note to say thanks. Check out my video message below. Thank you for being a part of the Equality Federation family. With gratitude, Fran Hutch…

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Cannabis and the LGBTQ+ movement - register today!

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Please join Equality Federation & Weedmaps as we take a deep dive into the history and connections between the Cannabis and LGBTQ+ movements. December 1, 2021 World AIDS Day Register Here *The event is free but registration is require…

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  Vashti Selix · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 7:27 PM

We are strong because of you, John.

EmailTemplate-Fluid   Hi John, Thank you for your support of Equality Federation and the state-based movement for LGBTQ+ equality. This year your friendship has helped us achieve so much and with you by our side, we will continue to achieve so much more. In 2021, due in…

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  Vivian Topping · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 8:34 PM

Transgender Awareness Week

EmailTemplate-Fluid The numbers are on our side   Hi John, This week is Transgender Awareness week, culminating on Saturday, November 20th with Transgender Day of Remembrance. 2021 has not been an easy year. We have seen unprecedented attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, esp…

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  Equality Federation · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 7:57 PM

Who are we?

EmailTemplate-Fluid It’s time we got acquainted, John.   Hi John, Have we officially met? You somehow ended up on this email list, probably from a friend or a job or something LGBTQ+-related, but do you really know who Equality Federation is? Well, we think it’s time we …

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  Skye Maresca · [email protected]

November 4, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Do you have 3 minutes?

EmailTemplate-Fluid Help us honor you and our community by updating your information.   Dear John, November is Transgender Awareness Month, and we at Equality Federation are committed to protecting, bringing awareness to, and celebrating the trans community. P…

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  Jenn Curtin · [email protected]

October 11, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Happy National Coming Out Day

EmailTemplate-Fluid   Dear John, This National Coming Out Day, we continue to advocate for nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans across the country. It’s never been more important to help our communities feel safe and heard — and right now, you can help: As …

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 7:59 PM

Making a commitment

EmailTemplate-Fluid   Dear John, Over the past year, Equality Federation has supported our state partners as they’ve fended off hundreds of attacks against the LGBTQ+ community—particularly transgender youth—across the country. Many of our partners are still actively fi…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 4:43 PM

What makes us resilient?

EmailTemplate-Fluid Check out my thoughts on exactly what makes us resilient by watching this video.   Dear John, Earlier this month we held our 24th annual Leadership Conference bringing together state and national partners to strategize, learn, and connect with collea…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 7:19 PM

24 years of resilience

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Equality Federation was created more than 20 years ago with the mission to connect LGBTQ leaders from across the country. At the time, there was no space for LGBTQ state leaders to learn from their peers, share resources, and work togethe…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Thank you

EmailTemplate-Fluid Dear John, Yesterday was an amazing day for LGBTQ organizations across the country. Give OUT Day was an unparalleled success and we are so grateful to you for being a huge part of it. Thanks to your support, we were able to raise over $11,500! This …

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  Mel King · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Last chance!

EmailTemplate-Fluid The day is coming to an end... Dear John, Give OUT Day started as a grassroots campaign in 2013 to increase the number of individual donors to LGBTQ organizations. That mission matters more in 2021 than ever before. The more we each choose to stake a…

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Gentle reminder.

EmailTemplate-Fluid We’re halfway through Give OUT Day! Dear John, We’re halfway through Give OUT Day, the only national day of giving for the LGBTQ community! Have you made your gift yet? Give OUT Now! While this reminder may be gentle, our ask is strong. We ne…

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  Fran Hutchins · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Give LOUD. Give PROUD. Give OUT.

EmailTemplate-Fluid Help make today our loudest and proudest Give OUT Day yet. Dear John, Happy Give OUT Day! Today is the only national day of giving for LGBTQ organizations and we need you to show up and give OUT. Help make today our loudest and proudest Give OUT Day …

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  Joellyn Wilken Weingourt · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 4:47 PM

Build LGBTQ power in your state.

EmailTemplate-Fluid We are so proud of our work to build power in our network of LGBTQ advocacy organizations. Dear John, Give OUT Day, the only national day of LGBTQ giving is just a few days away on June 30! Here at Equality Federation, we are so proud of our work to …

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  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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