Governor Linda LingleState Capitol, Room 415Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813 RE: House Bill 444 Dear Governor Lingle: I’m a gay dad who is trying to be the best husband and father that I can. I am extremely fortunate to live in a state that…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a bill yesterday ending the state’s special exclusion of same-sex couples from their society and economy, stating simply: I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – New Hampshire is on the verge of converting their year-old “Civil Union” structure into full and proper marriage. HB 436 only needs the Governor’s signature to become law. Sound familiar? It should. That was the choice you were…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I just wanted to make sure that you noticed Meghan McCain’s memo to the GOP, “Go Gay.” In it, she blames her father’s recent loss to President Obama squarely on the Republican Party’s use of anti-gay rhetoric to…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 8, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill H275 Dear Governor Douglas, I just read the news that your veto of H275, the bill that would bring same-sex marriage to Vermont, was overridden by the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today is an historic day. It marks the first time that a state has eliminated a ban on same-sex marriage without being compelled to do so by the courts. But in keeping with other traditions, it was a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today is an historic day. It marks the first time that a state has eliminated a ban on same-sex marriage without being compelled to do so by the courts. But in keeping with other traditions, it was a…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 7, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill H275 Dear Governor Douglas, I just read the news that you vetoed H275, the bill that would make civil marriage available to every Vermonter. What I don’t…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 5, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill S.115 Dear Governor Douglas, In 2006 you vetoed a civil rights bill banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity by employers, financial institutions, housing, public accommodations,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I got a phone message from a friend of mine from high school warning me to “watch out for all those liberal whackos out there in California.” Since he lives in Massachusetts, I had to respond, “I’m more…Read More »