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WA Public Employees Want Equal Pay for Equal Work
Gay and Lesbian Couples Marry In California

As thousands of gay and lesbian couples joyously celebrate their new freedom to marry in California, LGBT organizations urge people to protect marriage equality, while encouraging people who marry to make change, not lawsuits.
The Only Answer: Marriage Equality

Andre LeJeune and Corey Davis
Making the Case in Los Angeles
Marriage Equality: Then and Now
Philanthropist Leaves Historic Legacy for Equality

Ric Weiland
Denying Access to Marriage Harms Families: Social Security

Most employees in the United States see a “FICA” deduction — reducing their take-home pay — on every paycheck. FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act. Those deductions are what employees pay into the federal Social Security system to fund benefits not only for retirement, but also for when a spouse dies or becomes disabled. The principal goal of these benefits is to provide a safety net, similar to life insurance.
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Antigay Adoption Law Gone for Good

Heather Finstuen, Anne Magro and their daughters.
Victory Health Benefits Saved Again!

Susan Gray, Yvonne Keller and their two childern
Transgender woman denied job

Izza Lopez, a 26-year-old transgender woman, accepted a job as a scheduler with River Oaks Imaging and Diagnostic, a medical imaging company in Houston. After resigning from her position with her then-current employer, Lopez received a call from River Oaks rescinding the job offer because of her "misrepresentation" of herself as a woman.

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