After a 16 year relationship, Anthony Gonzales and Mark Johnson were married in New Mexico in 2013. Sadly, Anthony passed away 6 months later and Mark has been denied survivor benefits because their marriage - realized after years of advocacy - lasted just a few months.

Our HOA will not place signs in our parks that our dues maintain and nonresidents use and trash, including using drugs in the open.

I am an Independent from Pennsylvania who supports a progressive political agenda that answers to the needs of the people and not to the interests of big money and its influence on the 2 major parties in this country. In Pennsylvania, and other states, many people are forced to register as democrat or republican even though they do not necessarily identify with or agree with the actions of the party. Tell lawmakers that you want the right to vote in the primary of your choice regardless of your party affiliation.

North Carolina state anti-discrimination laws should cover everyone, not just hand-picked groups that align with the the beliefs and values of the sitting governor and the state legislative majority. NC HB2 now bars local municipalities from creating their own rules prohibiting discrimination in public places based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Though North Carolina does have a statewide nondiscrimination law, it does not include specific protections for LGBTQ people. This bigoted law needs to be overturned for the benefit of all the citizens of North Carolina.

In 2011 my Grandfather ended his life by a self inflicted gun wound to the head. As a sufferer of esophageal cancer he lacked to ability to even swallow. Due to the lack of compassionate end of life options he saw no other option. This is a fate I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. It's time for critical thinkers not influenced by outdated religious practices that force our terminally ill family and friends to make insane choices to provide options for people at their GREATEST time of need. Please for the sake our all our futures, pass Death with Dignity laws countrywide!

We want the Angelika Film Center and Cafe at Mosaic in Fairfax, Virginia to please book a full run of the movie Vaxxed. Parents in VA faced having their parental and medical rights stripped earlier this year when HB1342 was on the table. We have won round one, but the bill is being reviewed by the House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee and will be back on the table next year, if the committee doesn’t shoot it down. This movie would give us a platform, a place to invite our delegates to get some much needed information and education - the type of education we need to win this battle.

I am outraged by the growing voter fraud and manipulations of our electoral process, which has turned into an international disgrace comparable to Third World nations needing UN observers. Correcting the egregious disenfranchisements of hundreds of thousands of voters in the New York Primary can only be achieved by conducting a new one, ordered by a Federal Court.

This is a form of Dark Money speech that MSNBC is allowing. If we let MSNBC and their lackey Chris Matthews get away with this, millions will be affected to accept the lie that has just been told about Bernie Sanders by MSNBC'S Chris Matthews! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb7p5i5ozCI Leonard Clark Progressive activist April 24, 2016

My sister, Jenny (a developmentally disabled adult), is a resident at the Ella Grasso Regional Center, which is scheduled to be closed June 30, 2016, due to State Budget Cuts. She and an additional 28 residents live and thrive in this facility, which is their home. We, the parents/guardians, oppose this decision to close E.G.R.C. PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR FIGHT TO STOP THESE BUDGET CUTS AND KEEP E.G.R.C. OPEN !!

Under the proposed requirements, a child who has an excellent overall GPA and has met all course requirements to graduate runs the risk of not receiving a diploma simply because s/he does not do well on a single standardized test. The undersigned parents urge the Haddonfield BOE to issue a resolution that opposes the proposed graduation requirements in favor of one that offers multiple pathways to a diploma and recognizes the need to validate the efficacy of the PARCC over a multi-year period before considering its use as an exit exam. For more on BOE resolutions related to the proposed requirements, go here: http://bit.ly/1WPnMwB

We are starting this petition because we care about the earth and maintaining enough fish to keep the ecosystem balanced.

We are tired of gridlock in Congress and the fact that our elected officials' views often do not reflect the will of the people they represent. We have seen terrible voter suppression occur in the 2016 presidential primary and feel powerless against it. We need legislation to address these issues. Democracy Spring is asking the House of Representatives to vote on the following bills: • The Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) • The Government By the People Act (H.R. 20) • The Democracy for All Amendment (H.J.Res. 22) • The Automatic Voter Registration Act (H.R. 2694) • The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 2867) Representative Sarbanes of Maryland responded in support of Democracy Spring by signing this letter to the chairmen of the Committee on House Administration and the House Judiciary Committee: http://sarbanes.house.gov/sites/sarbanes.house.gov/files/FINAL_DemocracyHearing_MillerGoodlatte_04.21.16.pdf