Board of Directors Lacey All WA, Bruce Bastian UT, Terry Bean OR, Vanessa Benavides TX, Les Bendtsen MN, Michael Berman DC, Paul Boskind TX, Wally Brewster IL, Chris Carolan NY, Bill Donius MO, Tim Downing OH, Anne Fay TX, Chris Flynn MA, Jody Gates LA, Kirk Hamill DC, LeeAnn Jones GA, Tom Knabel MN, Chris Labonte PA, Joan Lau PA, Joni Madison NC, Joshua Miller NV, Patrick Miller LA, Michael Palmer VA, Cathi Scalise TX, Linda Scaparotti CA, Meghan Stabler TX, Alan Uphold CA, Frank Woo CA, Lisa Zellner OH
Photo: Groupon
Photo: Adrian Matanza
Foundation Board Gwen Baba CA, John Barry IL, Bruce Bastian UT, Terry Bean OR, Vanessa Benavides TX, Les Bendtsen MN, Deiadra Burns TX, Todd Canon TX, W. Lee Carter III NC, Edie Cofrin GA, Jane Daroff OH, Lawrie Demorest GA, Bill Donius MO, Anne Fay TX, Chris Flynn MA, Charlie Frew GA, Sandra Hartness CA, Sheila Kloefkorn AZ, Britt Kornmann TX, Joan Lau PA, Andy Linsky CA, Joshua Miller NV, Patrick Miller LA, Michael Palmer VA, Henry Robin NY, John Ruffier FL, Cathi Scalise TX, Judy Shepard WY, Faye Wilson Tate CO, Frank Woo CA Board of Governors Robert Abernathy IL, Steve Amend NV, Carl Andrews TX, Andrew Arnold CA, Karen Aronoff OH, Matthew Bacon MA, Jennifer Bajorek TX, Phillip Baker AZ, Vanessa Benavides TX, Jay Biles NC, Scott Bishop NC, Eric Blomquist NY, Doris Bobadilla LA, Ronna Bolante PA, Chris Boone WA, Brian Bourquin MA, Dawn Brown IL, Linda Brown OR, Brian Buzby TX, Rory Cahn OH, Nancy Caldwell TX, Frank Caliguri OH, Torey Carrick CA, Steven Cayton GA, Jeffrey Caywood OH, Dawn Christensen NV, Camille Cook TX, Jeffrey Coop WA, Angie Cottrell MO, Thomas Cowley CA, Dani Daley CA, Jamie Depelteau CA, Brad DiFiore GA, Candace DiGirolamo OH, Robert Dogens NC, Michael Dunning MO, Patty Ellis NY, Tamra English TX, Alexandra Ernst VA, Michael Fifield UT, Steve Fisher CA, Brian Flanagan NJ, Donna Flynn TX, Patrick Gamble AZ, Matt Garrett GA, Cherie Green NC, Melinda Greene GA, Deb Guidry LA, Ron Guisinger OH, Jonathan Gundersen PA, Mark Halsell TX, Suzanne Hamilton OH, Randall Hance TX, Jim Harrison TX, Jason Held IL, S. Kelly Herrick CA, Gary Hilbert NJ, Latoya Holman NV, Ted Holmquist CA, David Horowitz AZ, Tim Jenkins IL, Deanne Jockish MO, Dean Keppler WA, Kathrin Kersten TX, John Kim WA, Kyle Klatt IL, Kevin Knoblock MA, David Lahti CA, Jason Lambert FL, Jason Laney DC, Chris Lehtonen CA, Ryan Levy TX, Michael Dell Long OR, Jeff Marsocci NC, M. Mason OH, Bob Mason CA, Dan Mauney NC, Lori Megown NY, Andrew Melissinos CA, Patrick Miller, James Minor CA, Missy Morgan NV, DyShaun Muhammad MN, Derek Osterman MA, Bryan Parsons CA, Ed Patterson GA, Lester Perryman LA, Arouna Phommasouvanh MN, Steven Pospilsil MN, Hank Provost CO, Robb Puckett TX, Ron Quinn NV, Catherine Reid WA, Michael Reiser MO, Chad Reumann TX, John Rivers NY, Mario Rodas MA, Andy Rubinson MA, Jonathan Russell GA, Carmen Salgado CA, Cathy Sarky OH, Thearon Scurlock FL, Jon Shaffer OH, Mark Shura MA, Molly Simmons GA, JR Simon TN, Ashley Smith DC, Corey Smith MN, Michael Smithson OH, LaRence Snowden TX, David Steiman CA, Skye Stoulig LA, Dan Tanner FL, Timothy Thomas TX, Paul Thompson CA, Tiffany Tosh TX, Lauren Verrusio NY, Benjamin Waldman WA, Willis Ward NC, Melissa Warren LA, Daniel Weaver DC, Claudine Wessel AZ, Ed Westreicher GA, Amy White WA, Andrew Winters OH, Sharon Wong MD, Julie Wood GA CURRENT AS OF 6/31/2013
UP FRONT 210 Schools
20 States That’s where you will find Welcoming Schools this fall. Only two years ago, the HRC Foundation project was in 11 pilot schools in 3 states. In the last school year, Welcoming Schools staff and regional consultants also have led workshops at 35 professional conferences for educators and school administrators. The aim? To create a school climate that ends bullying and name-calling, avoids gender stereotyping and embraces family diversity. Learn more at www.welcomingschools.org.
LOVE IS LOVE! … Coupon giant Groupon recently released a YouTube video of Groupon employees, LGBT and allies alike, talking about why, in personal terms, they support marriage equality. In the video, the company and its employees urge the Illinois Legislature to pass S.B.10, a marriage equality bill. “Love is Love!” is the video’s refrain. Groupon, an early supporter of the bill, is a member of HRC’s national Business Council for Workplace Fairness.
Las Vegas, a pioneer outpost in the Mojave Desert, has always been a happening place. There were the Mormons, the miners, the railway, the Manhattan Project, legal gambling, over-the-top entertainment, on and on. It also was one of the first U.S. cities to fully embrace its LGBT residents and visitors, notes Latoya Holman of HRC’s National Board of Governors. Recently, the city’s iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada” sign switched to rainbow colors, reported HRC Field Organizer Adrian Matanza in HRC’s blog — thanks to efforts by HRC Las Vegas, the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. and city convention officials for the city’s 30th pride celebration.
“Over and over, people came to our tent, burst into tears, and said, ‘I’m so happy you’re here.’” — Excerpt from The Atlantic, quoting HRC Religion and Faith Director Sharon Groves (photo, p.3) about her staffing an HRC booth at an evangelical gathering in rural North Carolina. The article highlighted how a shift among people of faith is moving public opinion and changing gay Americans’ lives. Most religious Americans support gay rights, as polling by HRC and others has shown.
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