LGBT youth suffer from homelessness, depression, and suicide in far greater numbers compared to their straight peers. This is largely caused by the misguided and harmful beliefs that sexual orientation and gender identity are a choice, not an innate aspect of one's humanity, and that any sexual orientation or gender identity other than "straight" is morally wrong. Our LGBT children are perfect as they are; we must stand with and protect them from anyone and everyone who says otherwise.

Iowa has the second largest number of puppy mills in the U.S., which house approximately 15,000 dogs. USDA records show that 47% of Iowa breeders were cited for violations to the Animal Welfare Act of 2014. Of the top 4 dog breeding states, Iowa is the only state without state-level oversight. State oversight will also decrease the production and distribution of sick and genetically inferior puppies, thereby helping to protect consumers.

Simple... no athlete has come through our school district and achieved so much; #5 all time in scoring, 2615 pts. in New York State for any Section. #1 all time scoring leader 2615 pts. in Section II (breaking Jimmer Fredette's record 2404pts.) 2 time NYSPHSAA State Tournament MVP 2 time NYS Sportswriters Assocation's Class C Player of the Year - 2013,2015 He helped bring home 2 Class C State Championships in three years to Lake George, OF WHICH are the first state basketball championships for the school. Please sign and share this petition!

Prostitution is a form of modern-day slavery. Every day over 15,000 women, men and children in Israel are exploited for sexual services against their will. They are victims of trafficking, fraud, debt manipulation, drug addiction, extreme emotion and physical violence, sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. The average prostitute receives between 15 to 20 clients per day, creating approximately 1,000,000 sex transactions per month in Israel. No healthy, sane human being decides to work in prostitution out of free choice.

Harvey's makes your hamburger a beautiful thing. But not anymore!! Change it back, Harveys! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!

I am starting this petition because I feel that african pygmy hedgehogs should be legal as pets in Georgia due to the warm climate in the summer, and cool climate in the winter.

Obama has done a lot of good. Democrats need more time to fix what ails america. The republican solution to a recession is war and get rid of minimum wage. The republican southern states are a good example of destroyed economies. I hope kansas and wisconsin survive the gop voodoo economics. I think Reich is smart enough to beat the koch-gop tea party, who are he'll bent on creating a pretend christian oligarchy. I am old enough to have known more than a few john birch draft dodgers. The tea party is more of the same. Selfish, white supremist, warmongers, all the things that make u.s.a. look bad to the rest of the world. It embarrasses me that people vote for them. Reich would make a good sane, with no baggage like hillary, presidential candidate.

he will not be as mad or rage that will benefit humanity in tons of ways

because i'm hungry and i don't want to keep eating chicken and rice

Vacation rentals decrease the pool of housing for residents, push up prices for buyers and renters, increase property taxes for everyone else, and change the character of a neighborhood. In 2008 when Ikaika Anderson was Planning and Zoning Vice-Chair they killed a similar enforcement Bill by refusing to hear it, and then pushed a Bill legalizing new vacation rentals, which was defeated. Resolution 15-72 is just like the defeated Bill from 2008. Resolution 15-72 gives permits for independent dwellings with their own entrance, kitchens and 3 bedrooms (that is a family home!) to be legal vacation rentals in all residential zones across Oahu. 0.5% of all housing can be vacation rentals with 1/3 of the total concentrated in a single district. Neighbors have no say. Resolution 15-72 weakens the enforcement tools and penalties requested by DPP. The applicant is supposed to live on-site, but there are no penalties for breaking this rule. Because of the housing crisis, we are converting good agricultural land to housing. The City is also moving to increase the density in residential areas – allowing “Additional Dwelling Units” which are Ohana units that can be rented anyone. These should not go forward without enforcement: they will be used for tourists instead of residents. Please sign this petition and write or call all City Council members and let them know you want effective enforcement of vacation rentals to protect housing stock for residents before any other changes are considered. Mahalo! Kymberly Marcos Pine / [email protected] / 768-5001 Ernest Y. Martin / [email protected] / 768-5002 Ikaika Anderson / [email protected] / 768-5003 Trevor Ozawa / [email protected] / 768-5004 Ann Kobayashi / [email protected] / 768-5005 Carol Fukunaga / [email protected] / 768-5006 Joey Manahan / [email protected] / 768-5007 Brandon Elefante / [email protected] / 768-5008 Ron Menor / [email protected] / 768-5009

The Building (21) is silently suffering from lack of leadership. Our current Building Captain is ignored and dismissed by the Board members and peers in Section 3 management. WE HAVE TO REPLACE HIM IN ORDER TO MOVE ON WITH OUR REQUESTS AND BUILDING NEEDS IN THE FUTURE!

I am starting this petition because I went to the hemp for hope workshop last year and learned you can make great grown and made on maui products such as hempcrete, insulation, canvas, clothing, hemp oil, hemp seed, biofuels, and paper just to name a few great uses. On July 4, 1776 the declaration of independence was written on hemp paper. I feel it is time to allow entrepreneurs and businesses in our community to partake and invest in the over half a billion dollar industry that continues to grow throughout the nation. Legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp and expanding the industry to others that want to adopt safer agricultural practices, protect our environment, and make Hawai‘i a better place for future generations is common sense, a great idea, and the right thing to do.