This petition is a pledge, a thank you and a farewell to 33 year old Tomas Young, one of the most prominent and inspiring Iraq War vets/anti-war activists to date, and who is now facing his own imminent death.

Senator Claire McCaskill has publicly announced her support for marriage equality: "Our government should not limit the right to marry based on who you love."

Students at UW-Madison union have been calling on UW-Madison administration to cut the university’s contracts with the company. When students asked UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward if he'd stand up for workers' rights and for my co-workers and I, he told them that he would not support “these workers, not today.” Ward’s comments are terrible and they also ignore recommendations from the the UW-Madison Labor Licensing Policy Committee and a recent report from the Workers’ Rights Consortium—an organization UW-Madison is affiliated with—that found Palermo’s Pizza violated labor law, retaliated against us for trying to form a union and illegally fired workers. Tell UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward you won’t tolerate his comments.

Governor Beshear just vetoed HB 279, a bill that would have undermined civil liberties and allow for challenges to existing anti-discrimination Fairness laws in Covington, Lexington. Louisville, & Vicco that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals from employment, housing, and public accommodations discrimination. Now it goes back to the House and Senate where a simple majority could override the governor's veto. Your signature on this petition will AUTOMATICALLY be delivered to your state representative and your state senator letting them know that you do not want them to override the governor's veto.

I am a gay man and i work at walmart and cant add my husband to befenits cause we are not married this is and issue close to me.

Indiana has the fourth-largest number of out-of-state college students in America. Like all such students, they're allowed, constitutionally, to vote either at home or at college. But now a member of the Indiana House has introduced HB 1311, prohibiting out-of-state students from voting in Indiana's elections. This is an unconstitutional effort to suppress the vote, so HB 1311 must be rejected.

Michael R. Bloomberg and Raymond W. Kelly have established practices, and policies which have been deemed a threat to Civil Rights Legislature. More than 700,000 New Yorker residents have been victimized and abused. This petition holds these individuals accountable.

Trans rights are human rights. The gender-nonconforming individuals of New York deserve the same rights & protections as any other New Yorker. Let’s send a message to the Governor Cuomo & Senator Skelos that we stand for equality and ask them to bring GENDA—the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act—to a vote now!

I believe this should be acceptable in any state, but I think we need to allow people to get married, no matter what gender is in love. I have family who is gay and I'm sure they want it to matter that they may be in love.

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Companies refuse to hire eligible candidates based on past criminal records. My husband was in a car wreck 8 years ago and received a felony. He was laid off 4 years ago and has received numerous job offers. He listed the felony on the application, was in negotiations, a background check was completed and each time the job offer was withdrawn due to the felony conviction. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics there are 12-14 Million ex-offenders of working age in the United States. Costing the US economy $65 billion in lost output through unemployment and welfare services. Not to mention the mental health costs and risks of recidivism related to unemployed and discriminated ex-felons. This is a preventable financial loss. Equal Employment Opportunity for ex-offenders is step one in lowering the strain of welfare programs on the US economy. Every ex-offender I speak with would rather have a job and be a contributing member of society. There are jobs available but companies are refusing eligible applicants who already paid their time and were determined ready for society. In researching positions my husband applied for we found they generally remain open and are not filled quickly by other applicants because the best candidate for the job had a criminal history and the company is still hunting for someone with the same qualifications. It is illegal to discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability, Age, and Genetics. This petition is to add the existence of a criminal record to the list. Those who completed their sentencing and are not on any registered offender lists should have an equal employment opportunity.

We live in a time where change is all around. We are evolving as a people, and as we evolve, our laws need to as well. I see many Gay and Lesbian families that are not complete, because their rights have not been recognized. It is time to make these changes so that all can be treated equally under the law!