Twenty Dane County Supervisors signed a letter on Tuesday asking President Obama and members of Congress from Wisconsin to take action of four items to promote equal rights for sexual minorities. The letter is signed by a majority of the County Board and asks Senators and House members to:
- Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), long stuck in Congress
- Pass the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which would permit immigration of same-gender partners of U.S. citizens
- Repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), to all same gender couples federal marriage recognition
- End the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which bars sexual minorities from serving openly in the armed forces
The letter comes on the same day that the conservative National Organization for Marriage will rally at the Wisconsin Capitol, and will be met by a counter rally of equal rights supporters who will gather in support of civil rights for all. Dane County’s large sexual minority population and progressive political record may provide a sizable counter-point to the “marriage is just for us, not you” crowd. Most people in Dane County think the right to civil marriage should be available to all consenting adults.
The letter and accompanying news release are posted here: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/100727Dane_Co_LGBT_letter.pdf
