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Please consider the following situation I am (uncharcteristicly) passing it on as I am most concerned about in equality Sorry if I have bothered you with something that is not within your scope of interest. Best regards Stephen -----Original Message----- Date: 10 March 2000 12:25 Subject: EQUALITY Subject: Vermont Legislation Vermont needs help... As you may know, the Supreme Court of Vermont recently ruled that committed homosexual relationships should have the same rights and privileges afforded to married 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. 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 fuelled by the "Doctor Laura" radio program which gave out the phone number. At present the Vermont Governor's office, only a HANDFUL of callers who SUPPORT this huge step towards equal rights have contacted his office. Please add your name to the following list. COPY this into a new e-mail, and send it to your friends. When the list reaches 25 people, please send it to [log in to unmask] Dear Lieutenant Governor Douglas A. Racine, We the undersigned deeply support your move to have equal rights for same sex partners. You have taken a historical step towards mending the many fractures that divide our society. The following list is comprised of people from all walks of life, from straight to gay. Thank you for your continued support and your forward-thinking politics. 1. Laurie Moser, Pittsburgh, PA 2. Paige Beal, Pittsburgh, PA 3. Lisa Everett, Pittsburgh, PA 4. Nancy Klancher, Pittsburgh, PA 5. Michelle Wright, Pittsburgh PA 6. Katherine Lieber, NYC 7. Julie Gozan, Norman, OK 8. Benjamin L. Alpers, Norman, OK 9. Andrew Horton, Norman, OK 10. Russell Campbell, Wellington, New Zealand 11. Bill Logan, Wellington, New Zealand 12. Chris Pugsley, Wellington, New Zealand 13. Kris Ericksen, Wellington, New Zealand 14. Gill Dunne, Cambridge, UK 15. Revd Samuel McBratney, Spalding, UK 16. Chris Pulling, Spalding, UK 17. Mark Newman, Cambridge, UK 18. Diana Aitchison, Cambridge, UK 19. Vicky Lee, North London, UK 20. Stephen Whittle, Manchester, UK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%