| Join Garden State Equality on Thursday, December 14th in Trenton for the celebration of the final passage of New Jersey's transgender equality bill and also for the celebration of an extraordinary political dynamic:
As the civil unions bill passes both houses on Thursday, key legislators have publicly acknowledged that the new law is merely an interim step toward 100% marriage equality -- and that they expect the legislature to revisit the issue. This, as support for marriage equality legislation has grown from six to 20 legislators since the October 25th Supreme Court decision.
We have the momentum! Thursday begins the next phase of Garden State Equality's marriage equality campaign.
The Assembly session begins at 1:00 pm Thursday. The vote on civil unions will come anytime thereafter. The Assembly will also pass the transgender equality bill -- the Senate passed the bill last week. We'll all be sitting at the gallery in the Assembly.
The Senate session begins at 2:00 pm Thursday. The vote on civil unions will come anytime thereafter. We'll all be sitting at the gallery in the Senate.
When all the votes are done, join Garden State Equality and the Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey at the Trenton Marriott, a block from the State House, to celebrate passage of the transgender equality law -- and how much closer we are to 100% marriage equality in New Jersey.
Contact: Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State Equality, cell (917) 449-8918 |
