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Bil Browning, founder of The Bilerico Project (I write for them as well) is working to get unemployed members of the LGBTQ community to go lobby Congress to pass ENDA — The Employee Non-Discrimination Act. You’ll be hearing a lot more about it in the coming days and weeks.

But if you live in one of the following states, Bilerico will help pay your way to go visit Congress and tell them your story. This is important. Many members of Congress don’t think we are discriminated against. We need to “set the record straight,” so to speak.

Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and West Virginia residents are eligible. Of course, everyone is invited to go to ENDA lobby day, March 16!

But you MUST act TODAY to be eligible for a scholarship!

Read more at Bilerico.

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Bigotry Watch

BREAKING: Virginia Foxx Issues Second Non-Apology

May 1, 2009 5:14 PM by David Badash
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Staffers Under Siege With
Complaints
 
 
Just minutes ago, local Winston-Salem TV station WXII12 News released an exclusive interview with embattled Rep. Virginia Foxx, whose malicious comments about the circumstances surrounding the murder of Matthew Shepard have caused scorn and anger, and, according to her office, ten death threats.
Foxx’s newest “apology” demonstrates her lack of understanding of the [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Fire Virginia Foxx, But Not Because She Lied About Matthew Shepard

April 30, 2009 4:09 PM by David Badash
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Admits She Is Trying To “Scare You To Death”
 
 
“The hate crimes bill that’s called the Matthew Shepard Bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery.  It wasn’t because he was gay.  This [...]

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