Spring Conference Brochure

March 25, 2009 by admin 

You can dowload this PDF and register via mail today:
SpringConferenceBrochure

Online registration coming soon!


Hearing Scheduled for SB 2278

March 13, 2009 by admin 

The hearing for SB 2278 is scheduled for this Wednesday, March 18 at 10 a.m. It will be held before the House Human Services Committee in the Brynhild Haugland Room at the State Capitol in Bismarck.

We need your help today to pass SB 2278, the bill to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes in North Dakota.

Opponents of the bill are louder than ever. But our e-mails and calls of support to legislators make a difference. Let’s show them just how important this bill is. Let’s send a message: North Dakotans value fairness and opportunity for all of our neighbors.

Take action now!
•    Contact your representative
•    Contact the Human Services Committee
•    Send us your written testimony or letter of support: glbt@ndhrc.org
•    Attend the hearing— and wear blue!
•    Spread the word

Join the Facebook group I Support Equal Rights in North Dakota
Donate to support this legislative effort


Human Rights Campaign supports SB 2278

March 11, 2009 by admin 

The Human Rights Campaign has posted action pages in support of SB 2278. Follow the links below if you’d like to use their tools:

Advocacy: http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/equalitynd_house

E-mail: http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/actioncenter/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=37862683

 

Send us written testimony to pass SB 2278

March 9, 2009 by admin 

We need your help now to pass SB 2278, the bill to add sexual orientation & gender identity as a protected class in North Dakota.

Some legislators are worried that the bill is “a solution looking for a problem”. In other words, we need to show them that this problem exists by telling our side of the story.

Have you or someone you know ever been discriminated against in North Dakota on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity? Have you lost a job or promotion? Been forced out of housing?

Send your written testimony to GLBT@NDHRC.ORG today and we’ll package and deliver them all to North Dakota Representatives.

And, if you haven’t already, please e-mail your Representatives and the House Human Services Committee in support of SB 2278.

With your help, this bill can be made law, and we can begin to extend equal rights to all North Dakotans. Please respond today, and spread the word.

* Send us your written testimony and we will deliver it: glbt@ndhrc.org
* House Human Services Committee members: http://tinyurl.com/bl24q4
* Locate your state Representatives: http://tinyurl.com/damrk8


Bismarck Tribune supports passage of SB 2278!

March 2, 2009 by admin 

Bismarck Tribune Editorial: No Discrimination
02, 2009 – 04:05:12 CST

Protection from discrimination in North Dakota should be extended to gays and lesbians.

This does not endorse sexual orientation or lifestyle choices, but protects gays and lesbians from discrimination when it comes to housing, employment, credit, insurance, public accommodations and services.

Already discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin and disability are protected.

These are fairness issues that deserve support.

The state Senate passed the bill doing this by a 27-19 margin, and now it’s in the state House of Representatives. The House should pass it.