Author: Lavender Phoenix

What’s New in 2010

As we settle into the New Year (or get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year), we at API Equality – Northern California can’t help looking back before we move forward. For many, 2009 was a year of reflecting, refocusing, and reenergizing. It was a year of healing, and we are stronger for it. In

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API Equality is Hiring!!!

Title: Community Organizer Deadline: January 8th, 2010- Early Submissions Encouraged !!!!! Compensation: DOE, excellent benefits Hours: Full-time Location: San Francisco, CA API Equality is currently seeking a Community Organizer to lead and expand API Equality’s community education, outreach, and campaign efforts in Northern California. Job Responsibilities: The Community Organizer’s primary responsibility is to work with

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Urgent – LGBT API Community Meeting 9/19

Dear Friends, After last year’s devastating loss on Prop 8, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning community is in danger – including in our Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Intolerance is on the rise, homophobic bullying of children is increasing, as well as incidents of hate crimes, and in state after the state

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Hyatt Hypocrisy – Join us tonight!

Recently, API Equality learned that two months ago, Paulo, a cook at the Hyatt Santa Clara and union committee member, was fired from his job. We believe Paulo was unfairly targeted both because he was a union committee leader and because he identifies as transgender. At API Equality, we are committed to all forms of

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Prepare to Prevail: Why We Must Wait In Order to Win

A public statement on how to win back marriage equality in California July 13, 2009 Issued by: API Equality-LA, HONOR PAC, Jordan Rustin Coalition www.apiequalityla.org l www.honorpac.org l www.jordanrustincoalition.org Unlike Proposition 8 in 2008, any upcoming electoral campaign for marriage equality would be one of choice, not one of necessity in fending off an attack

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LEADING ASIAN AMERICAN COALITIONS EXPRESS SEVERE DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SUPREME COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD PROPOSITION 8

Ruling on California Proposition 8 Cases allows a bare majority of voters to enshrine inequality into our constitution and to deprive an entire class of Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry. (Tuesday, May 26, 2009) – The California Supreme Court today ruled in a 6 to 1 decision that the initiative process in California

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