Protect the rights of LGBTQ couples.

Wendy Klein, Sales Manager and spokesperson for The Palm Restaurant, testified before the Denver City Council in May 2012 in favor of the Urban Camping Ban Ordinance which essentially makes it illegal to sleep outside anywhere in Denver with so much as a blanket. She stated that The Palm’s staff and their clientele feel “intimidated by ‘those’ who gather in groups for safety” and made NO statements of concern for nor in support of helping the homeless in ANY WAY. Services for the homeless are woefully lacking in Denver and have not been increased in decades despite ever-increasing need. Rather than working with existing organizations that work with and help the homeless daily, like the Denver Homeless Commission, the Palm backed a punitive ordinance that replaces a safe, warm place to sleep with no sleep, an $85 ticket or jail time. Apparently the PalmCares program does NOT care about the homeless. In essence, The Palm Restaurant felt the homeless were cutting into their bottom lines and, rather than try to find constructive ways to help people out of homelessness by working to increase services and opportunities, they backed a law that criminalized acts of survival while homeless. Please join the ongoing protest every Friday evening from 6PM to 8PM at: 1672 Lawrence Street in the Westin Downtown Hotel Denver CO, 80202 (Arapahoe St. between 16th St. and 17th St.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Please also sign the Petition asking the Denver City Council to repeal the Ban*** http://signon.org/sign/stop-criminalizing-homelessn-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It has been a year since the Urban Camping Ban was passed, and it has had devastating effects on the homeless as demonstrated by a survey conducted by Denver Homeless Out Loud. The callous, "kick 'em when they're down" attitude demonstrated by the Denver City Council, Downtown Denver Partnership and Colorado Restaurant Association is unacceptable and beneath the caliber of our compassionate Denver community. We need to let them know that the Urban Camping Ban is a cruel law that punishes the homeless for trying to survive. BACKGROUND: o In May 2012, the Denver City Council passed the Urban Camping Ban Ordinance which essentially makes it illegal to sleep outside anywhere in Denver with so much as a blanket. o The ban was supported by the Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP), of which Tamara Door is President & CEO. o Wendy Klein, is the Sales Manager for The Palm Restaurant. She testified before the Denver City Council representing The Palm Restaurant and the Colorado Restaurant Association. o She stated that The Palm’s staff and their clientele are intimidated by the homeless. o She also stated that the Colorado Restaurant Association voted unanimously to support this ordinance. o In essence, The Palm Restaurant and all members of the Colorado Restaurant Association felt the homeless were cutting into their bottom lines and, rather than try to find a way to help people out of homelessness by working to increase services and opportunities, they backed a law that criminalized acts of survival while homeless. HOMELESS FACTS: o Nearly 13,000 homeless in Denver at any time o No shelter beds for 90% o 11,000+ HUMAN BEINGS - Men, Women AND CHILDREN with nowhere to sleep o 130 homeless men, women AND CHILDREN died in 2011 o 33% of the homeless in Denver are working, 64% are families with children and 42% are women o 1 in 4 Veterans is homeless (Is this how we care for them?) o Instead of helping the homeless, this ban has pushed them further to the margins of our city. Sleeping more hidden, they face increased risk of violence, including rape, and lack of sleep (a leading cause of psychological disorders). o Reasons for homelessness – low wages, job loss, lost home to foreclosure, being a victim of domestic violence, mental illness o Getting arrested under this ban leaves them with a criminal record, making it even harder to get a job and climb out of poverty.

I have many homosexual friends that are being denied the same right to marry the person they love that I have been afforded. Times changes and we as educated human being need to change with those times. It's an old argument but still has meaning. There was a time when people of different faiths and skin coloring were forbidden to marry. That changed with the times and so should it be for LGBTQ couples.

Uniting all families of all people legally in the U.S.

The repeal of Ohio constitutional amendment 1, which bans same sex marriages in Ohio.

ESPN the Magazine senior writer Chris Broussard is being targeted for termination by anti-freedom of speech and pro gay activist Michael Sherrard for simply sharing his beliefs on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

CVS Caremark has decreed that employees must "voluntarily" disclose certain "health" information such as height, weight, blood pressure, etc. The requested information is not sufficient to gauge an individual's overall health, and thus fails in the purported goal of reducing healthcare costs. It is discriminatory to deny employment (or to fine those who choose not to comply with this "voluntary" request) based upon a presumption that an individual is predisposed to a particular condition.

I am suffering symptoms of ALS. I don't want to be a berdon to cosciety and I think I should be able to get help in and have some sort of honor and so I want to donate all my posssions in support of euthanasia. I'm tired and have no family and am out of money and can't get any help from the medical or government agencies. I just want to buow out in an honorable way.

My neighbors have filed false complaints for 17 years with many agencies including; The Sheriff, the rubbish company, building and safety, animal control, humane society, public works, planning, and more. They have on average made a complaint every month to an agency. While unfounded the agencies still must waste valuable resources in the validation or refuting of the complaintant. By the very nature of each complaint the agency goes to the victims home and goes through the home and property. This violates privacy and constitutional protections. In my case the parties which persecute me have been able to traipse through this grey area of the law and use the law and the agencies to harass me.

Everyone has the right to be with who they love! The Law shouldn't stop that!

DC Mayor Vincent Gray just introduced the "District of Columbia Drivers Safety Amendment Act of 2013", which contains racial profiling provisions for undocumented immigrants: a mark or stamp in the drivers license would reveal the immigration status of the carrier, while making it invalid for federal purposes.