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Welter said Jon Hoadley, the former national Stonewall Democrats director who directed One Kalamazoo in 2009, has offered help and is sharing his campaign plan. One Kalamazoo successfully defended that city's similar ordinance from a similar attack. The campaign became known for the deceptive marketing tactic of the anti-gay group trying to repeal the measure.
What they [One Bowling Green] has done here has been impressive," Welter said. "They have pulled together some good people.
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Professor Chankyu Park wants to investigate the effect of the enzyme produced by the FucM gene, fucose mutarotase, has on sexuality in humans, but thinks that finding volunteers will be difficult.
Governor vetoes Hawaii civil unions
Honolulu Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed the state's civil union law on July 6, in the last hours before she had to make a decision on the bill, which passed the legislature in April.
The law would have put Hawaii on par with California, Nevada, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington, granting all the state rights and responsibilities of marriage but not the word itself.
Civil union supporters and opponents packed the capitol, supporters waving signs and rainbow flags while opponents prayed.
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"Now we have to step it up to another level and win it. That's what we're poised to do," Welter said.
For Welter, it doesn't stop there, though. She intends to use the precinct-level organizing and voter identification she learns from this campaign and apply it to Equality Ohio and its future plans.
Those plans include the repeal of Ohio's constitutional marriage ban, passed in 2004. The people campaigning to repeal the ordinances appear to be working through churches and far right wing groups in the area, but they have no formal campaign committee to date.
Gary Thompson, Mary Vollmar and Douglas Freeman, all of Bowling Green, were the circulators of the petitions.
The governor's staff said that about 60 percent of messages and phones calls they received were urging veto.
After the Hawaii Supreme Court came close to saying that same-sex couples had the right to marry in 1998, voters passed the nation's first marriage ban amendment. It allowed lawmakers to define marriage, which they promptly did to exclude gays and lesbians, but also allowed civil union.
HUD extends housing act to TG people
Washington, D.C.-The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new guidelines on July 1 for the Fair Housing Act, making it more helpful to transgender people.
The guidance sent out to HUD staff said that discrimination against transgender people can be addressed under the federal ban on gender discrimination, and offers more help for transgender people who believe they have been discriminated against.
"Ending discrimination in housing is absolutely vital," said Mara Keisling, ex-
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Vollmar, a financial supporter of the Bowling Green Christian Academy, protested the ordinances during city council meetings.
Freeman is a blogger and web organizer. He writes the blog We By For, which advocates an Ohio constitutional amendment to keep the new health care reforms out of the state and espouses the belief that the U.S. is a Christian nation. It is openly anti-gay.
Thompson owns the apartment property firm Thompson and Thompson Rentals. He contributed to Florida4Marriage.org, the group that passed Florida's constitutional marriage ban in 2008.
The campaign to retain the ordinances is on the web at www.onebowlinggreen.org.
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ecutive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. "Everyone deserves to have a safe home where they do not have to worry about eviction or harassment simply because of their gender identity."
"There is little more central to every person's life than housing, but many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families continue to face discrimination in finding and keeping a home," said Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese. "We thank Secretary Donovan and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for taking this important step forward."
He urged Congress, however, to expand the fair housing laws to specifically cover LGBT people.
HUD announced last October that they would be conducting a federal study on LGBT housing discrimination, and will be expanding LGBT protections for LGBT families who take part in HUD housing programs or get loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
Compiled by Brian DeWitt, Anthony Glassman and Patti Harris.
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