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Kansas Equality Coalition News WE NEED EVERYONE’S HELP AND SUPPORT. Today’s (Sunday, February 05, 2012) Salina Journal broke the news about our plans to go to the city commission meeting tomorrow to introduce our anti-discrimination amendments to the city code that would prohibit people from being discriminated against based on gender identity or sexual orientation. I want to thank Jim Leckliter and Janice Norlin for their great interviews that were highlighted in the article. The article also gave a lot of attention to our opposition and the successes they had in Manhattan getting the supporting commissioners voted out of office and that city’s short lived ordinance overturned. [ Posted: Sunday Feb 5 2012, 8:55 am | More Details...] Testimony of Angela Perry-Smith, Chair Kansas Equality Coalition of the Central Plains Senate Committee on Education In Support of SB278 January 31, 2012 Good afternoon madam Chair and members of the committee. I am Angela Perry-Smith, an educator at a small district in east central Kansas. I am speaking as a proponent of SB 278. I have a B.S. Secondary Education in English from Kansas State University, M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Emporia State University and Secondary Education Degree in Music from Washburn University. I currently teach Pre-K through 12 Music and High School English. Previously, I worked at Lyon County Community Corrections as an Intensive Supervision Juvenile Officer, where I implemented one of the first juvenile day reporting programs in Kansas. [ Posted: Thursday Feb 2 2012, 11:54 am | More Details...] Testimony of Thomas Witt, Executive Director Kansas Equality Coalition Senate Committee on the Judiciary In Support of SB308 February 1, 2012 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am here today to speak in support of SB308, and I thank you for the opportunity to do so. The Kansas Equality Coalition works to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In the six years since we formed, we have organized eleven chapters around the state and have nearly 2000 members. Today we ask you to amend Kansas Statutes to remove the unconstitutional criminalization of gay and lesbian Kansans. [ Posted: Thursday Feb 2 2012, 11:49 am | More Details...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Thomas Witt, Executive Director Kansas Equality Coalition Mobile 316-683-1706 witt@kansasequalitycoalition.org Stephanie Mott, Chair Kansas Equality Coalition Mobile 785-215-7436 mott@kansasequalitycoalition.org KANSAS EQUALITY COALITION URGES SENATE ACTION ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON GAY, LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS Topeka, Kans, February1 , 2012 – [ Posted: Thursday Feb 2 2012, 11:45 am | More Details...] Greetings KEC members and supporters - Please participate in our survey on LGBT discrimination. This survey will collect information on experiences of bias and discrimination in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Kansas. The online version is here: http://www.kansasequalitycoalition.org/survey2012.php You may also complete a paper version of this survey by downloading and printing this form: http://www.kansasequalitycoalition.org/_files/KEC_2012_Discrimination_Survey.pdf [ Posted: Sunday Jan 29 2012, 10:04 pm | More Details...] Hello Kansas Equality Members and Advocates WE NEED YOUR HELP!! As we anticipated the opposition is starting to get organized here in Hutchinson. The Kansas Family Policy Council has been working with several unaffirming churches in Hutchinson. This morning, inserts were included in church bulletins explaining to the members that a local gay rights activist group is trying to get a "special rights" law passed based on sexual orientation and gender identity and that a "vote could come as soon as this week". We know NOTHING of this...I am sure they said this just to create urgency to get people to act. [ Posted: Sunday Jan 22 2012, 8:28 pm | More Details...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KANSAS EQUALITY COALITION DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY ABOUT SAM BROWNBACK’S LACK OF RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTION Topeka, Kans, January 20, 2012 – Governor Sam Brownback today released his list of 51 “out of date, unreasonable, and burdensome” laws to be repealed. Missing from that list is the unconstitutional law banning same-sex relationships, which in 2003 was overturned by the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Lawrence v Texas. [ Posted: Friday Jan 20 2012, 1:40 pm | More Details...] You've heard the saying that a dollar doesn't buy much anymore and it is just "Chump Change". Well a dollar may not buy much but it can go a long way towards funding EQUALITY in Kansas. The "Donate Your Chump Change" program is based on the simple premise if we all give a little it will add up to a lot. 2012 is going to be a critical year. I am asking our members to donate a $1.00 or more for Equality. It is simple just click on the secure paypal link and donate. Your contribution will go directly to support our efforts to educate and engage the public about policies and their effect on the everyday lives of millions of Kansans. Specifically, your gift will help support the fight for equality in the State Capitol and build support in communities as we advance policy changes across the state, and the implementation of stricter Anti-Bullying policies to help create school cultures where every student feels included by their peers and accepted for who they are.. Please give as you are able. ***Every $1.00 counts*** Thank you for your support! [ Posted: Wednesday Dec 28 2011, 3:00 am | More Details...] See attached file. Kansas Equality Coalition has an opening for an Executive Director. [ Posted: Wednesday Dec 21 2011, 4:32 pm | More Details...] Tonight, by a vote of 6-1, the Topeka 501 School District added sexual orientation and gender identity & expression to anti-discrimination and harassment policies for students and staff! [ Posted: Thursday Nov 17 2011, 9:46 pm | More Details...] Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed Topeka Domestic Partnership Registry * What is a “domestic partnership” registry? -- A “domestic partnership” registry is a list of names of unmarried couples living within the Topeka city limits. Joining the registry is completely voluntary. * What is the purpose of the registry? -- Many corporations, large and small, voluntarily offer health care benefits to the unmarried domestic partners of their employees. Rather than attempting to define eligibility on a “case-by-case” basis, many of these businesses prefer proof of registration from a local government authority. [ Posted: Thursday Nov 10 2011, 6:10 pm | More Details...] Topeka, Kans - November 7, 2011 The Topeka Chapter of the Kansas Equality Coalition will ask the Topeka City Council to enact a domestic partnership registry before the end of this year. The proposed registry, similar to one enacted by the City of Lawrence in 2007, will make it possible for same-sex couples to register their relationships and access partner benefits offered by their employers. “Well over half of the Fortune 500 businesses offer benefits to their employees who are in domestic partnerships,” said Stephanie Mott, chair of the Topeka Chapter of the Kansas Equality Coalition. “Many of those companies have a major presence here in Topeka, and their employees need to be able to access the benefits their employers voluntarily provide,” Mott said. [ Posted: Monday Nov 7 2011, 9:26 pm | More Details...] |