My petition is about same-sex marriage that yes, I have been affected by because I have not been able to legally marry the woman I love, the love of my life. I'm not asking for religious entities to perform our weddings but for the right to have one with those who will perform the ceremony. It is not for man to judge. That's God's job, and honestly speaking, no man or woman has a heaven or hell to put us in.

I am a gay man who has been in a committed relationship for seventeen years and would like to marry my partner and have all the rights our Constatution guarantees us.

In December of 2014 I was having a great time at my then boyfriend's work Christmas party, until the unthinkable happened, he tried to end my life. He got angry and wanted to talk outside, when we got to the car he wanted to drive and I said no, I tried to walk away which resulted in him beating me against a car, when I began to scream he strangled me. I went unconscious and he hid my body in the car. I woke up and asked him what he was doing. He had a terrifying look on anger on his face. He climbed into the car and strangled me again. I screamed for help; I couldn't move or breath. I went unconscious again. People pushed pulled and screamed trying to get him off of me. He threatened their lives as he continued to strangle me unconscious three times. Over and over I woke up to a nightmare, thinking that I was going to die. Eventually I accepted that I would but finally I was saved. I was hospitalized. My ex was released on a $5,000 bond within 24 hours of the assault. Then he broke his bond with 28 attempts to contact me. He texted me, left me notes, even used his family and friends to give me messages and deter me from pressing charges. His bond was raised to $20,000, then $25,000. Other similar cases in our area set bonds of over $100,000 because criminal sexual conduct was involved. However the aspect of violence wasn't nearly as violent as in my case. After the trial, his family stalked me, harassed me, and terrorized me. I was unable to live my life without fear and privacy. If my ex boyfriend had a bond that fit his crime I wouldn't have had to move my home, lose my privacy, and my safety. Bond conditions should be a stricter amount and should be increased for all violent domestic assaults. Stricter punishments should follow those who commit acts of domestic violence regardless if they have no criminal history. People who commit acts of domestic violence should be punished as anyone who commits the violent acts on a stranger. Furthermore they should remain in jail for the duration of the trial to maintain safety and security of their victim. If bonds are granted they should be no less than $50,000, and increase as the severity of the crime increases. Additionally I would like to ask legislatures to create a domestic violence registry. Once you have been charged and proved guilty entering into a registry just as child abusers and pedophiles can help keep other women from being victimized.

Submit testimony here: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=GM&billnumber=820&year=2015 Time to call legislators. Take 5-10 mins tonight and just leave a voicemail: "Please oppose the Balfour nomination" Laura Thielen: 587-8388 Brickwood Galuteria 586-6740 Les Ihara 586-6250 Maile Shimabukuro 586-7793 Gil Riviere 586-7330 Sam Sloam 586-8420 Russell Ruderman 586-6890 Bill Balfour has voted on several key commission decisions that were later overturned by the Hawaii Supreme Court. No one else serving on the commission now has had their decisions overturned. Why bring back the failed views from the past?

I have been a Mainer all my life, and I am also a part of the LGBT community. I love my state, and I love the people that are a part of my community. The religious freedom law Sen. David Burns, R-Whiting proposing will allow local businesses to discriminate and refuse service to anyone who is a part of the LGBT community. We have already seen this in our history; denying service to people of different races or religions, and they thought it was okay then. It wasn't then, and it isn't now. According to the Constitution of the United States, Thomas Jefferson wrote that we may "make no law respecting an establishment of religion", meaning that the laws of the church cannot make laws of the government, Federal or State. A law like this is a way of forcing religion on others, and a quick way to negatively affect our economy here in Maine. Businesses and companies such as Apple, NASCAR, Starbucks, Dow, the NBA, the NCAA and many others are pulling right out of Indiana in disagreement with Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. What would that do to our state? Our economy will suffer a drastic loss, and could be potentially unrecoverable forcing some to move out of the state. This law is morally, legally and even economically not a good decision for this state--our state, or any others. If you don't sign this petition for moral reasons, sign it because you don't want to see our home go into an economic downfall. Please sign this petition to stop Maine's legislators from making "An Act to Enact the Preservation of Religious Freedom Act" exist and active.

Continuing the issuance of tax credits for installation of solar systems for transforming the sun's rays into electricity is a good idea. I have done considerable research on this and feel that it is beneficial for our environment. I am now installing solar panels and want others to have the same opportunity to choose this avenue without penalty from the legislature.

After watching the Religious Freedom Restoration Act sweep through the nation at an alarming rate, I am concerned that evangelicals will succeed in turning LGBT individuals into a second-class population without the opportunities to work, live, and succeed in freedom. As a conservative, I am concerned with the open abuse of 14A and the shift in religious rhetoric that now borders on terrorism towards LGBT citizens. Passing the Employment Non-discrimination Act will be a step towards reconciling faith protections while not crafting the Jim Crow laws of the 21st century.

Right to Housing Alliance is a human rights organization led by residents most impacted by the affordable housing crisis in Baltimore. The impact of water shut-offs on residents goes far beyond the lack of water. In Baltimore, homeowners can lose their homes to tax-lien foreclosures, and renters can be evicted for not paying their water bills, as they are often collected as rent. A home without water is not a home at all. We urge you to sign the petition to stop the water shut-offs, to ask for the largest commercial users to be targeted first, and to demand that we are the kind of city that ensures that access to basic human rights are a priority.

This bill will make Illinois a front-runner in clean energy; it would dramatically improve energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions plaguing our environment, and create an estimated 30,000 jobs annually. In the words of bill sponsor Senator Dan Harmon: “This bill benefits people in every part of Illinois, in our biggest cities, in suburbs, in farming communities — anywhere where people would gain from new jobs, better health and a cleaner environment." Urge your local representatives to sign onto this bill and for Governor Rauner to support this path to job creation and clean, renewable energy.

I left Michigan for three years and came back in 2013 to find my state worse than ever. Then, the uninformed generations reelected the guy who started the downward spiral. Name one thing working in our state. Detroit had its water shut down (although the stadiums owed more in bills), South Eastern Michigan has a toxic algae growing bigger every summer, our roads and school are terrible, and every youth is moving out of state as soon as they can, taking future businesses with them. We need to recall Gov. Synder and get someone in for the people, not the profit.

Last month, dozens of the world’s top scientists, including several Nobel laureates, released an unprecedented letter calling on science and natural history museums to cut all ties to the fossil fuel industry. In particular, the letter points a finger at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (DC) and the American Museum of Natural History (NY), where David Koch is a member of the board, a major donor, and an exhibit sponsor. Oil mogul David Koch sits on the board of our nation’s largest and most respected natural history museums, while he bankrolls groups that deny climate science. Sign this petition to the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History: It’s time to get science deniers out of science museums. Kick Koch off the board!

Republicans in Congress are going into overdrive trying to undermine President Obama's efforts to get a diplomatic agreement with Iran. To block these Republican efforts, we need Democrats to stand together. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is standing with President Obama. [1] Unfortunately, Florida Democratic Representative Alan Grayson, who has a national profile as a progressive Democrat, is not yet standing with President Obama and Leader Pelosi. Grayson has attacked the framework deal with Iran that the Administration and European allies negotiated with Iran, while well-known Iran hawks like Rep. Brad Sherman concede that the Administration won significant concessions from Iran in the deal. [2] Urge Rep. Grayson to stand with President Obama and Leader Pelosi on Iran diplomacy by signing our petition. 1. http://thehill.com/homenews/house/238272-pelosi-comes-out-against-iran-bill 2. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/237903-obama-officials-launch-full-court-press-against-iran-legislation