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GetEQUAL: Mission: Our mission is to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and our allies to take bold action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way. Vision: We envision a society in which LGBTQ people experience equal protection under the law, and are free from cultural and social transphobia/homophobia, without caveat or compromise. To that end, GetEQUAL will inspire and equip the LGBTQ community and allies to fight back against discrimination in a way that builds power and personal agency, encourage LGBTQ people to take our place to push forward progressive change as equals, and to build bridges with all who struggle for justice and dignity in their lives.
New York, NY - June 21, 2016 -- Just moments ago, LGBTQ grassroots network GetEQUAL disrupted a press conference that followed a day-long meeting between Donald Trump and several hundred evangelical leaders. The disruption called attention to hate-mongering by both right-wing leaders and Trump -- creating the atmosphere that led to last week's massacre in Orlando -- as well as the systemic violence that queer and trans people of color face every day.
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI - April 19, 2016 -- Pop star Belinda Carlisle, of "The GoGo's" fame, is calling on Governor Phil Bryant to repeal the recently-passed HB 1523, which attacks lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Mississippians by permitting businesses, individuals, and social service agencies to freely discriminate based on personal religious beliefs. In that open letter, she invoked the stories of two LGBTQ Mississippians -- Kaylee Bradshaw and Brandiilyne Mangum-Dear -- to demonstrate the courage and resilience of those who are most harmed by this law.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - March 28, 2016 - At the request of local organizers, the Winston-Salem City Council voted tonight to entertain a resolution at an upcoming council meeting to examine the legal and moral authority of HB2 -- the bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly last week that has come under fire from across the state and across the country -- and to consider urging the General Assembly to repeal the bill during the next legislative session.
#BlackLivesMatter network and our allies urge Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz to allow for more debates amongst Democratic party candidates leading up to the 2016 election, specifically for a #BlackLivesMatter themed Presidential debate.
October 23, 2015 - In August,
GetEQUAL state lead Rian Brown and Angela Peoples disrupted Hillary Clinton making a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, demanding that Hillary Clinton divest from private prisons and invest in black trans women. Rian and Angela were acting in solidarity just a few days after Trans Liberation Tuesday, an national day of action organized by our Central Regional Coordinator Elle Hearns and Black Lives Matter to highlight issues facing black trans women.
CLEVELAND, OH - August 27, 2015 -- Moments ago, organizers with
GetEQUAL and Black Lives Matter disrupted Hillary Clinton's grassroots campaign event in Cleveland, OH, demanding that she divest from private prisons and invest in the liberation of black transgender women.
NATIONWIDE -- On Tuesday, August 25th, in cities around the country, Black Lives Matter and organizers will stand against the violence facing black transgender women, saying once and for all that Black Trans Lives Matter.
WASHINGTON DC - June 26, 2015 -- Following the Supreme Court's release of its decision on Obergefell v Hodges,
GetEQUAL leaders and partners are taking action this morning to call attention to the long list of other needs facing the LGBTQ community. Organizers with GetEQUAL and partner organizations are standing outside the Supreme Court dressed in black and holding a banner reading "Liberation Can't Wait" -- reminding the American public, mainstream media, and other LGBTQ organizations that we must continue to work toward liberation for all LGBTQ people.
WASHINGTON DC - April 29, 2015 -- Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on four marriage equality cases -- an important step in the movement toward winning full LGBTQ equality under the law. For many LGBTQ individuals, however, the day was complicated by the painful reminder of the ongoing fight to end police brutality and state-imposed violence as people took to the streets of Baltimore just 40 miles north of DC.
ATLANTA, GA - March 19, 2015-- As the Georgia General Assembly moves forward with Senate Bill 129, members of GetEQUAL and Rise Up Georgia took to the Delta terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to welcome heterosexual tourists to the state of Georgia. These two bills would allow the state government, corporations, and privately-owned businesses to discriminate on the basis of their "strongly held religious beliefs."
GetEQUAL and
Rise Up Georgia members recognize that these bills would make travel to the state of Georgia unadvisable for LGBTQ people, and took to the airport to welcome the heterosexual tourists that the state of Georgia has clearly indicated it would prefer.
ATLANTA, GA - March 4, 2015 - Today,
GetEQUAL Georgia — a statewide grassroots social justice organization working toward the full equality of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Georgians — and
Rise Up Georgia — a statewide grassroots organizing group working to create strong communities, invest in the future, and uphold dignity in public, at home, and in workplaces — issued a "travel advisory" to any LGBTQ person planning to travel to the state of Georgia.
Indianapolis, IN - March 23, 2015 – Moments ago, the Indiana legislature passed their so-called "religious freedom" legislation, Senate Bill 101. This law is the latest in a national effort by religious extremists to chip away at gains made by the LGBT community by codifying a license to discriminate into law.
WASHINGTON, DC - December 10, 2014 -- Today, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will announce at an event in Washington, DC, that he intends to introduce an LGBTQ equality bill in the next Congressional session. The event comes on the heels of an effort by
GetEQUAL -- a national grassroots social justice organization fighting for full LGBTQ equality -- to survey and then directly insert the voices of LGBTQ individuals from across the country about what they actually need in such a bill.
WASHINGTON, DC - November 24, 2014 -- Tonight
GetEQUAL -- a national grassroots social justice organization working toward the full equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans -- released the following statement regarding the Ferguson non-indictment:
WASHINGTON, DC - November 20, 2014 -- Moments ago, President Obama made a long-awaited announcement about his intentions to offer administrative relief to millions of undocumented immigrants facing the threat of deportation.