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A Long Night of Advocacy: the Dawn of Equality in Rhode Island

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights   |   May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
On May 2, Rhode Island’s governor signed a marriage equality bill, making it the tenth state to take this important step.   Shortly afterwards, Delaware and Minnesota also passed marriage bills, making this a remarkable spring of advancement towards equality. I composed the following reflection after the last critical step in the long process of advocacy [...]

Living the Scout Oath

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights   |   May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. As a Boy Scout I lived the Scout Oath.  Every Tuesday night from around age [...]

A Letter to the Boy Scouts of America

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights   |   May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
May 9, 2013 Boy Scouts of America Middle Tennessee Council 3414 Hillsboro Pike PO Box 150409 Nashville, TN 37215 Dear Friends I am writing as a rabbi and as one who became an Eagle Scout in 1966.  From 1963 to 1972, I spent time each summer at the Stahlman Camp of the Boxwell Reservation in [...]
Background
The struggle for LGBT equality is at the forefront of the civil rights movement. We see discrimination that is either condoned or approved by local and federal government on a range of topics from employment to marriage and immigration to adoption. Thankfully, we are beginning to see progress made, but there is still much work to be done.
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Jewish Values on LGBT rights and the perspective of the URJ and the CCAR on rights, inclusion, outreach, marriage, and the Boy Scouts of America.
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Legislative Summary: Workplace Discrimination
Learn about important legislation to end employment discrimination against the LGBT community.
Legislative Summary: Family and Marriage Issues
Learn about the important issues of LGBT rights in marriage equality, immigration, and adoption.
Legislative Summary: Hate Crimes
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