Federal Laws

Response from Jay Inslee on Co-Sponsoring the Respect for Marriage Act

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Ruby and has no comments yet.

I appreciate your co-sponsorship of ENDA, immigration laws that acknowledge our relationships, and of Federal employee benefits for same-sex partners.

However, your response to me regarding why you are not co-sponsoring HR 3567 seems–incomplete, if not disingenuous.

…One day we will have equal rights, whether you believe in them or not. I am asking you to be a leader on this issue. This is why we elected you–to lead, and to do what’s right for your constituents. My family are your constituents, and right now we have a small fraction of the rights that would be granted a heterosexual couple who, like us, had been legally wed.

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Babies for Marriage Equality!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Ruby and has 2 comments.

Yesterday we made hand-dyed, custom screen printed onesies. Our crafty crafty friend, Jenny, offered up her YuDu machine. Here are some of our designs.

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On Single-Issue Voting

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Ruby and has 2 comments.

Last night I read a post on Michael’s Gay Thought, “Is It OK To Be A Single Issue Voting Gay?” In response to a critic of LGBT single-issue voters, he writes:
The Gay community is at this very moment involved in a civil war in the United States of America. The issue is equal rights for [...]

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ENDA and the Religious Exemption

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Ruby and has no comments yet.

I would argue that religious organizations, for- and non-profit alike, should not be allowed to discriminate on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity in matters of employment. I can see that a person employed as, say, a minister, would have to belong to the religion as a job qualification. But do their accountants and school bus drivers have to drive and subtract with the blessing of the right God?

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An Open Letter to Representative Jay Inslee on the Respect for Marriage Act

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Ruby and has 2 comments.

Dear Representative Inslee,

Since moving to North Seattle five years ago, I have voted for you every time you asked me to. I’ve talked to people about you and said, “I think he’s a pretty good guy.”

So I have to ask you now: Why have you abandoned my family?

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