The Ongoing Struggle for LGBT Equality
http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr009=xsp81h7612.app7b&page=NewsArticle&id=9302&news_iv_ctrl=1501Friday, June 13
7:00 pm at 1247 E St. SE
13th & E Sts. in Southeast, Blue/Orange Line Metro to Potomac Ave.
On May 15, the California Supreme Court struck down laws banning same-sex marriage, opening the door for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to marry who they choose. Just one week earlier, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling that denied public sector workers in same-sex relationships the right to domestic partner medical benefits. The California ruling is a great victory and the product of decades of struggle by LGBT people and their allies, but it is a struggle that is far from over.
The struggle for same-sex marriage is not just an LGBT issue. Fighting for rights for same-sex couples, on an equal par with heterosexual couples, would expand healthcare benefits, pension rights, inheritance and many other basic benefits currently denied LGBT people. When we struggle together, we are better able to defend our current social programs, benefits and wages and push for greater concessions that will benefit all of us.
June is recognized internationally as LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the June 1969 Stonewall Rebellion that led to the emergence of the modern LGBT rights movement. Everyone is invited to a discussion on the struggle for equality being waged by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, and why it is an important struggle for all poor and working people.
Join us for reports and discussions:
* Victory for same-sex marriage rights in California
* The ongoing struggle for LGBT equality
* What it means for all working people
