It's Time: Demand Hate Crimes Legislation Now!

What an incredible couple of weeks for all people who believe in equality! Iowa and Vermont have now joined Connecticut and Massachusetts in guaranteeing full marriage equality for same-sex couples, and the D.C. Council voted unanimously to recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed in other jurisdictions.


And, after months of anticipation, Rep. John Conyers has introduced comprehensive hate crimes legislation in the House. That's the good news — the bad news is that right-wing extremists are already flooding their representatives with letters and calls opposing hate crimes legislation.

We need your help to drown them out today.

Click here to contact your representative and ask him/her to support federal hate crimes legislation.

This is our chance to secure federal protections for the LGBT community from vicious attacks and hate. But we've got to flood our legislators' inboxes and phone lines to make sure they hear our message loud and clear.

Please take action now, then urge everyone you know to get in touch with their representatives.

Thanks for your activism today, and we'll keep you updated as this critical legislation moves through the House of Representatives.

Sincerely,

Rea Carey, Executive Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund