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Two Opportunities to Further Equality! 

What do Candidates for Public Office Have to Say about Equal Rights?

Find out THIS Thursday -- September 27th @ the Putting the "Fair" in Fairfax Senate Forum.

All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly are up for election this November.  Following the marriage amendment, and years of anti-gay legislation, what do candidates for the Virginia Senate and House races have to say about issues impacting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Virginians?

Senate candidates representing Fairfax, Centreville, Chantilly, Burke, Vienna, Oakton, Springfield, Kingstowne, Clifton and Fairfax Station will be in attendance.

Turnout is important -- elected officials in Virginia need to know that our issues DO matter.

Thursday, September 27
Social gathering time-6:15pm-6:45pm
Discussion Forum-6:45pm-8:45pm
Location: MCC of NoVa
10383 Democracy Lane
Fairfax VA 22030

Equality Fairfax, Equality Virginia, Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club, and Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia are sponsoring these non-partisan discussion forums. (House Forum on October 9th).

Please take a couple hours out of your busy schedule to attend this worthwhile community event. For more information, go to www.equalityfairfax.org
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Two Bills....Two Votes....Too Important to Ignore!

Stop Hate Crimes and End Employment Discrimination.

The US Congress will act soon on two important bills to further equality.  Contact your elected officials to tell them to vote Yes! 

*The Matthew Shepard Act (hate crimes) will be voted on by the Senate on Thursday, September 27th.  Please contact your elected Federal officials TODAY!   

How can you help? -- It's as easy as making a phone call:

1. Print the phone script/phone numbers located at phone script
2. Call your Federal elected officials. Tell them to vote yes to: ENDA (HR 2015) and to the Matthew Shepard Act (S 1105).
3. Follow-up each call with an email.
4. Let HRC know that the office(s) have heard from you.

For more information contact HRC Field Organizers: Jamila Ball at jamila.ball@hrc.org or Karl Bach at Karl.Bach@hrc.org