Online ticket sales for the Masquerade Ball Gayla Prom is now open. Tickets are currently $10 until May 15th, They will be $15 from May 16th until June 5th and $20 at the door. Multiple tickets can be purchased and all sales are final. To purchase tickets go to gaylaprom.org and click “Buy Tickets” The theme this year is “Masquerade Ball,” so it should be tons of fun to dress up, get in costume, and fill your dance card at the most inclusive prom in north Texas!
In 2008 Resource Center of Dallas became the new home of the Dallas/Fort Worth Gayla prom. This event was started in 1997 by the Walt Whitman Community School. Over the past 12 years the Gayla Prom has grown from a small yearly event to THE social gala for GLBTQ youth in North Texas.
One of the largest events of its kind in the country, Gayla Prom offers something to all who attend. Voted "Best Prom" by the Dallas Observer in 2008, Gayla Prom gives youth from all over the opportunity to celebrate with their friends in a safe and positive environment.
The same group, motivated by fear and hate, who brought us Prop 8 is at it again with a new target.
This time they are turning up the heat, urging their members to contact the governor asking him to veto EQCA’s legislation–authored by Senator Mark Leno–to honor my uncle, Harvey Milk. The governor needs to see a groundswell of support for legislation to honor one of our movement’s greatest heroes, Harvey Milk. Please sign the petition today! This morning, EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors will be joined by Senator Leno and Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the movie “Milk,” to give testimony before the Senate Education Committee urging the passage of this legislation that pays tribute to the sacrifices Harvey made to advance equality. Last year, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill saying that my uncle was a figure of only local significance. Since then, millions have seen how important my uncle was to the LGBT rights movement – and how he inspired so many to fight for what is right. Please sign the petition to Governor Schwarzenegger and urge him to sign the Harvey Milk Day bill. You can even add in a special message about what Harvey Milk means to you. The deadline is fast approaching. All the petitions will be delivered to the Governor on May 22, my uncle’s birthday. Warmly, Stuart Millk Watch Senator Mark Leno, EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors and Dustin Lance Black, the award-wining screen-writer of Milk, testify at the Senate Education Committee for the Harvey Milk Day legislation. Watch on Cal Channel > Join the Facebook rally!
Bullying & harassment are not rites of passage; they are serious problems. Children are being bullied to death.
When will the madness stop? In 2007, the anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying "Corinne's Law" was introduced in the Texas Legislature by Rep. Harold Dutton and supported by Equality Texas. The bill died on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives for lack of action.
YOU can help stop the madness.
Urge passage of House Bill 1323 by Rep. Mark Strama. Take Action. Ask your representative to vote FOR HB 1323. Help stop the madness.
Tell me more Send this message to: Your Representative (if you live in Texas) Talking Points House Bill 1323 will not end bullying and harassment in Texas schools. It is, however, a step toward acknowledging the existence of serious problems and initiating steps to deal with them. HB 1323: Expands the definition of bullying by including bullying by electronic means such as computers, cell phones, text messaging, and instant messaging; Expands the current definition of bullying to include incidents that occur off school property if the communication is likely to cause a disruption to the educational environment of a campus; Provides for the movement of the bully to another classroom or campus, at the discretion of school administation. Currently, the victim is required to move to another classroom or campus; Expands the mandatory sexual harassment policy that school districts are required to have to include bullying. Requires notification of the parents or guardians of both the victim and the student who is bullying or sexually harassing another student; Expands the state's Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting requirement to include incidents of bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment. Includes a requirement to report if incidents were a result of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.
Subject: Dear [ Decision Maker ], (Edit Letter Below)I live in your district and you are my state representative. I am writing to ask you to vote FOR Representative Mark Strama's Anti-Bullying Bill - HB 1323. There is no excuse for failing to protect Texas school children. Bullying and harassment are not rites of passage. Our children are being bullied and cyberbullied to death. When will this madness stop? HB 1323 expands the definition of bullying by including bullying by electronic means such as computers, cell phones, text messaging, and instant messaging. HB 1323 expands the current definition of bullying to include incidents that occur off school property if the communication is likely to cause a disruption to the educational environment of a campus. HB 1323 provides for the movement of the bully to another classroom or campus, at the discretion of school administation. Currently, the victim is required to move to another classroom or campus. HB 1323 expands the mandatory sexual harassment policy that school districts are required to have to include bullying. HB 1323 requires notification of the parents or guardians of both the victim and the student who is bullying or sexually harassing another student. HB 1323 expands the state's Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting requirement to include incidents of bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment. We can stop this madness. I urge you to support and vote for House Bill 1323 by Representative Strama. Sincerely,[Your name] [Your address] var sub_checkboxes = Array("ema_eqtxsubscriptions","list_id"); var opt_in_choicebox = "opt_in_choice"; var sub_opt_form = "editletter"; function subClick(o) { if (o.checked) document.forms[sub_opt_form][opt_in_choicebox].checked = true; } function optClick(o) { var n, i; if (!o.checked) { for (n in sub_checkboxes) { try { if (document.forms[sub_opt_form][sub_checkboxes[n]].length) {
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Urge the state of New Hampshire to allow same-sex couples to share fully in the rights, responsibilities and commitment of civil marriage.
HB436 is close to going to the governor.
He is undecided as to what to do . His personal feeling is against marriage equality, but he represents the people and if enough people call and ask him to support marriage equality we believe he will put his personal feeling aside and sign the bill.
CALL GOVERNOR LYNCH (603)271-2121 TELL HIM TO SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY, HB436
Next Steps
The bill must go back to the house so that they may approve the changes made by the Senate. This will happen Wednesday. It then moves on to the Governor.
Actions needed
1) We must collect thousands of signatures on our equality petition. Please click here to help collect signatures. Return these signatures to us. 2) Write a letter to the editor click here 3) Spread the word click here
Has Obama used our LGBT community for political fodder and now quietly kicked the cannon so as to let the flotsam float away?
At Bilereco Project Author Alex Blaze's article "White House website de-gayed" presents some very disturbing information. Well worth the click..
My personal take is Obama is a politician, nothing more, nothing less. I'm involved as an ally with the ACLU and have been made very aware that Obama's political promises are only as good as the vigil that watches and the magnitude of the responds to his inaction.
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Online ticket sales for the Masquerade Ball Gayla Prom is now open. Tickets are currently $10 until May 15th, They will be $15 from May 16th until June 5th and $20 at the door. Multiple tickets can be purchased and all sales are final. To purchase tickets go to gaylaprom.org and click “Buy Tickets”
