Equality Delaware's Town Hall Meeting (2/17)

From the desk of Lisa Goodman, President of Equality Delaware:


Dear Friends,

Over the past decade or so, a coalition of individuals and organizations has advocated for equal rights in Delaware for members of the LGBT community. The coalition’s efforts have resulted in the passage of anti-discrimination and hospital visitation bills and raised awareness of other issues facing our community. These issues include discrimination based on gender identity, the absence of domestic partner benef...its for state employees, and the myriad ways in which same-sex couples are denied equal rights when their relationships are denied legal recognition in Delaware.

As we all know, there is still much work to be done. To continue to advocate on behalf of our community, we have decided to formalize our coalition by creating a new organization. Thus was born Equality Delaware, whose mission is to ensure and promote dignity, safety, and equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Delawareans. Included with this letter is a list of the initial Equality Delaware Board of Directors and Advisory Council.

Equality Delaware’s first initiative is to advocate for the passage of a civil union bill in Delaware. To that end, we have drafted a bill, and have obtained sponsors for the bill in both houses of the Delaware General Assembly. We are very excited about the bill’s prospects, and would very much like to discuss our organization and the bill with members of our community. We invite you to join us at one of two “town hall” meetings:

*Thursday, February 17, at 5:30 p.m., First & Central Presbyterian Church, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington

*Saturday, February 19, at 3:00 p.m., Camp Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave, Rehoboth


Please join us for one of the town hall meetings – community participation and input is vital to our success!

Sincerely,
Lisa Goodman

President, Equality Delaware Foundation, 302-571-6683