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["bob brown" <vacirca@xxxxxxxxx>]

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"solidarity means sharing the same risks" - Che
( la solidarita significa correre gli stessi rischi)

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From: ZonaSur@xxxxxxx

As you may know, the Supreme Court of Vermont recently ruled that committed

gay and lesbian relationships should have the same rights and privileges

afforded to married straight couples.


     For those of you who are hesitant, please note that this confers not

"special rights" but the same rights already conferred upon heterosexual

couples.


     There are over 1,000 rights that come with marriage which are currently

denied to gay couples including hospital visitation/medical decisions,
rights

of survivorship, filing joint tax returns, etc.


     This is a VERY important first step towards equality in America.


     However, the Governor's office of Vermont has been BOMBARDED with phone

calls by anti-gay individuals opposing the recent decision primarily fueled

by the "Doctor" Laura radio program, which gave out the phone number.  A

friend called the Governor's office, and spoke to the secretary, who was
VERY

nice but said that she was one of only a HANDFUL of callers who SUPPORT this

huge step towards

equal rights.



Please add your name to the following list.  COPY (not FORWARD, to avoid all

those >>> marks along the left), this into a new e-mail and send it to your

friends. When the list reaches 50 people, please send it to:


     ltgov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


     and start a new list with

     yourself as 1.


     Thanks!




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     Dear Lieutenant Governor Douglas A. Racine,


     We the undersigned, deeply support your move to assure equal rights

     for same-sex partners in the state of Vermont. You have taken a
historic

step    toward mending the many fractures that divide our society. The

following list is   comprised of individuals both straight and gay.


     Thank you for your continued support and your forward-thinking
politics.


     Sincerely,


     1. Jay Price, San Diego, CA

     2. Karen Hornstein, Washington, DC

     3. Stephanie Clifford, Richmond Ca

     4. Jyl Gershen-Lewis, Vallejo, CA

     5. Derek Gershen-Lewis,  Vallejo, CA

     6. Barbara Pollak-Lewis, San Francisco, CA

     7. Stephen Lewis, San Francisco, CA

     8. Robert Saslow, Van Nuys, CA

     9. Michael Spencer, Los Angeles, CA

     10. Jen Mass, Boston, MA

     11. Melissa Morgenlander, Cambridge, MA

     12. Laura Gates, Cambridge, MA

     13. Angelique Gagnon, San Francisco, CA

     14. Randie Shane Brotman, NY, NY

     15. Ryan Shively, NY, NY

     16.  Cheryl Kenan, Los Angeles, CA

     17. Melissa Bell, New York, NY

    18.  Kate Poueymirou, Austin, TX

    19.  Meredith Brookner, Austin, TX

     20. Ariane Schneider, Brooklyn, NY

     21. Jessica Lerner, Dana Point, CA

    22. Jennifer Klonsky, New York, NY

    23. Anita Gallers, Northampton, MA

    24. Andy Berkvist, Northampton, MA

    25. Kristin Berkvist, Brooklyn, NY

    26. Amber Rickert, New York, NY

    27.  Bronwyn Mills, New York, NY

    28. bob brown


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