Equality Ohio, HumanRights Campaign, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Form CoalitionCoalition will bringunprecedented effort for equality
Today, Equality Ohio joined with the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gayand Lesbian Task Force to announce the start of a new statewide coalition.Ohioans share some pretty basic values. We believe everyone should be free tolive without fear of discrimination at home, at work and in their community. Webelieve all students should be free to go to school without the threat ofharassment or violence. And we believe all loving couples, including same-sexcouples, should have the freedom to marry the person they love, includingloving, living and marrying right here in the Buckeye State.
That’s why our organizations have come together to form an historic statewideeffort to stand up for these values here in the Buckeye State. By bringingtogether our resources and expertise, we will join with our state and nationalallies to launch an unprecedented effort to achieve equality in Ohio. Buildingon what we learned from last year’s campaigns in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota,and Washington, we will activate our combined memberships of over 75,000Ohioans to fight for passage of the Equal Housing and Employment Act, statewideanti-bullying legislation and ultimately, marriage equality.
Most of all, we are committed to strategic work that has victory as itsultimate goal. Our work in other successful coalitions around the country hastaught us important lessons. In order for this effort to succeed, we must workin transparent partnership, we must have integrity in our leadership and wemust have the resources necessary to win. We must be thoughtful, assemble alarge coalition, and undertake the research and polling necessary to craft awinning message.
We understand that there will be and are other efforts to do similar work inOhio, including repealing Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning marriageequality. While we believe that many hands make light work, we also know thatacting prematurely or without the expertise of other like-minded groups cancreate dramatic set-backs. Our coalition’s broad focus and our understanding ofthe current Ohio and national landscapes have led us collectively to theconclusion that our path is the right one at this moment in time. We encourageothers who may be interested in achieving similar results in a collaborativemanner to lend their resources and expertise to this effort as the coalitiongrows over the coming months. To join us as an individual, visit our equality petition andsign-on!-###-
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