Mess with Texas! (From National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce)

Mess With Texas! We are happy to pass along this message from our partners in Texas to join with us in fighting the Texas Marriage Amendment next week! Read on to learn more about the new phonebank tool that will allow you to help with this campaign from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the country.
http://www.nononsenseinnovember.com/



Dear Task Force Friends:

As you read this, 17 states already have passed constitutional amendments that prohibit marriage for same-sex couples, depriving families of the protections and responsibilities that come with marriage. Right now, Texas is facing a similar constitutional amendment that would write discrimination into the Texas Bill of Rights and unwittingly cause a myriad of unintended consequences.

To beat this amendment next week in Texas, it is all about voter turnout on Election Day. But, to do this, proponents of equality need our help.

The Task Force is proud to announce our support of the No Nonsense in Novembercampaign, a broad coalition of individuals, businesses and organizations working to defeat this hateful and divisive amendment in the Lone Star State.

Today, we are asking our members to Mess With Texas and help No Nonsense In November defeat this attack on Texans and their families. A victory in Texas would change the dialogue for ALL elections in 2006.

Mess With Texas and start phonebanking today!
http://www.onlinephonebanking.com/NoNonsense/?a=NoNonsense&b=777865926

The exciting news is that you can help defeat the amendment from the comfort of your own home, work, a coffee shop or anywhere else that is convenient for you. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone.

The campaign has set up an online phonebank so that you can call from anywhere - you don't even need to be in Texas.

The phonebank is set up so you can identify fair-minded Texans to vote against the amendment on November 8th.

Click this link, register, read the quick instructions and you are ready to begin! You can make as few or many calls as you like. The more you make - the more you Mess With Texas.
http://www.onlinephonebanking.com/NoNonsense/?a=NoNonsense&b=777865926


Mess With Texas and start phonebanking today!

Understand that some of these people will be supporters of the amendment. Be polite and courteous to everyone. Identifying our opponents is just as important as identifying our supporters, because this information will save the campaign money and time during early voting and Election Day.

Please visit the campaign's Web site, www.NoNonsenseInNovember.com, where you can learn more about the issue at hand and why having it on the Texas ballot is such Nonsense.

Please join us!

P.S. To contact the campaign directly, e-mail info@NoNonsenseInNovember.com or call 512.443.2019.

Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. We work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people. Our Policy Institute, the community's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and Cambridge, Mass. The Task Force is a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in Washington, DC. Contributions to the Task Force are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc. ("NGLTF, Inc."), founded in 1974, works to build the grassroots political power of the LGBT community to win complete equality. We do this through direct and grassroots lobbying to defeat anti-LGBT ballot initiatives and legislation and pass pro-LGBT legislation and other measures. We also analyze and report on the positions of candidates for public office on issues of importance to the LGBT community. NGLTF, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation incorporated in New York. Contributions to NGLTF, Inc. are not tax-deductible.

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