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The Business Journal is conducting a poll in support of the Tea Party and their ideals. To date, they're ahead by a 52% margin. Let your vice be heard by voting at stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/poll/index.html

There are few moments in our lives that call for greater compassion and companionship than when a loved one is admitted to the hospital. In these hours of need and moments of pain and anxiety, all of us would hope to have a hand to hold, a shoulder on which to lean -- a loved one to be here for us, as we would be there for them.

Urge Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 3017 that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from American workplaces. This bill would help LGBT persons to find and keep jobs that allow them to support themselves and their families. Read how to help: www.thetaskforce.org/activist_center/action_alerts/aa_enda_050510

Dear Friends from Suzanne,

Because so much change has been made in the last 30 years, it is easy to believe that discrimination against gay folk is largely a thing of the past.  Think again.  Below is the text.  If you want to see a picture of brave Constance McMillen, click the link at the bottom.  This hatred is what gay youth face all over Texas and in most of our nation. 

Illinois joins the list of states that now have an Antibullying Bill. Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign the "no-nonsense" bill into law. According to Equality Illinois, the higher-than-average attempted suicide rates of LGBT students show just how urgently this law is needed. Among other characteristics, this law will prohibit bullying based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Read more

www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/23/Illinois_Passes_Antibullying_Bill/

Get involved and contact the lawmakers who represent you. In a few weeks, Congress will be considering DADT repeal legislation. The closer we get to that date, the more your voice of support needs to be heard. Read more 

www.sldn.org/page/s/opportunities

When all else fails, stoop even lower. This is a lesson that high school students in Fulton, Mississippi were recently taught by some of their parents and school administrators. Rather than allow Constance McMillen bring her girlfriend to the prom, they staged a fake prom and invited her there while classmates went to the real prom. Read more

www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/05/constance-mcmillen-fake-p_n_525856.html

Secretary Gates announced the changes today, reiterating his statement back in February that the repeal of the 1993 DADT law is inevitable. Only generals or admirals will now have the authority to initiate fact-finding inquiries, and third-party hearsay and accusations are no longer acceptable. Any accusation will have to come from a credible person sworn under oath.