[475] in peace2
Equal rights!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jacqueline T Yen)
Tue Nov 21 16:32:11 2000
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To: peace-makers@MIT.EDU, olivia.kahr@yale.edu, greens-announce@MIT.EDU,
cyen@exeter.edu, bobdobbs@MIT.EDU, peace-list@MIT.EDU,
kelliso@mtholyoke.edu, abrais@jaguar.middlebury.edu,
Laura.A.Nieskens@Dartmouth.edu
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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:31:57 -0500
From: Jacqueline T Yen <jacque@MIT.EDU>
As you may know, the Supreme Court of Vermont recently ruled that
committed homosexual relationships should have the same rights and privileges
afforded to married straight couples. (For those of you who are skittish please
note this does not confer any "special rights" merely the same rights already
conferred upon heterosexual couples. There are over 1,000 rights that come
with
marriage which are currently denied to gay couples including hospital
visitation/medical decisions, rights of survivorship, filing joint tax
returns,
etc.) This is a first approximation toward some semblance of egalitarianism
and
equality in this country. However, the Governor's office of Vermont has been
BOMBARDED with phone calls by anti-gay individuals opposing the recent
decision
primarily fueled by the "Doctor" Laura radio program which gave out the phone
number. The Governor's office secretary said that there have been only a
HANDFUL of callers who SUPPORT this huge step towards EQUAL, not SPECIAL,
rights. Please consider adding your name to the following list.
COPY (not FORWARD, to avoid all those >>> marks along the left), this into a
new e-mail and send it to your friends. When the list reaches 50
people, (If you would be number 51), please copy the letter and list of names
and send it to:
ltgov@leg.state.vt.us and start a new list with yourself as 1.
1. Natalie Gardner, San Diego
2. Brad Gardner, Indianapolis
3. Dave Morrow, Indianapolis
4. Sean Donnelly, Indianapolis
5. Chris Ryan, Indianapolis
6. Elizabeth Withey, Indianapolis
7. Kelly Queener, Indianapolis
8. Gillian Tabler, Boston
9. Brad Norris, Chicago
10. Maren J. Kozbial, Massachusets
11. Lynn Kozbial, New York
12. Florence Fialkoff, New York
13. Samantha Leffel, Indiana
14. Katie Reidy, New Hampshire
15. Tammy Verhas-McDevitt, New Hampshire
16. Joy Treadwell, New Hapmshire
17. Scott Treadwell, Wisconsin
18. Hathaway Terry, Wisconsin
19.Heather Montez-Cumming, Wisconsin
20. Angela Marion, Wisconsin
21. Lisa Farwell, Wisconsin
22. Christie Taylor, Texas
23. Jacqueline Yen, Massachusettes
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