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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Sachs)
Sat Feb 5 16:27:31 2000
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Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 16:27:24 -0500
From: Karen Sachs <karens@MIT.EDU>
hello everone-
i received this in the mail and i thought it might interest some of you.
incidentally, i unfortunately had to miss thursday's meeting- does anyone
want to fill me in?
karen
forwarded:
Hey all-
the news on this doesn't sound so good, so please sign and pass it on. and
send it up to the Vermont Lt. Governor too.
-Jessie
Vermont needs help...
As you may know, the Supreme Court of Vermont
recently ruled that committed homosexual relationships should havr the same
rights andprivileges afforded to married straight 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. etc.
This is a VERY important first step towards equality in America. 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.
I called the Governor's office, and spoke to the secretary, who was VERY
nice but said that I was one of only a HANDFUL of callers who SUPPORT this
huge step towards equal rights.
Please add your name to the following list. COPY this into a new e-mail,
and send it to your friends. When the list reaches 25 people, please send
it to:
ltgov@leg.state.vt.us
Dear Lieutenant Governor - Douglas A. Racine,
We the undersigned deeply support your move to
have equal rights for same sex partners. You have taken a historical step
towards mending the many fractures that divide our society. The following
list is comprised of people from all walks of life, from straight to gay.
Thank you for your continued support and yourforward thinking politics.
1. Sue Schlabach, South Royalton, VT
2. Nancy Bacon, Woodstock, VT
3. Jessica Bacon, Woodstock, VT
4. Connelly M. Stokes-Prindle, Woodstock, VT
5. Kimberly Porter, Northampton, MA
6. Renata Thronson, Portland, OR
7. Gwyneth Troyer, Portland, OR
8. Shandra Craig, Northampton, MA
9. Miranda Hooker, Boston, MA
10. Katherine Bussard, Williamstown, MA
11. Jessie King, Arlington, MA
12. Kyle Y. Faget, Somerville, MA
13. Tallessyn Z. Grenfell, Cambridge, MA
