10 Things Everyone Should Know...
  1. Same-sex couples live in 99.3% of all counties nationwide. (2000 US Census)
  2. There are more than 1 million gay and lesbian veterans in the United States. (Urban Institute)
  3. Sixty-one percent of Americans believe the country needs laws protecting transgender individuals from discrimination. (2002 HRC Foundation Poll)
  4. More than half of all Fortune 500 Companies offer domestic partner health benefits. (2005-2006 HRC State of the Workplace Report)
  5. You can still be fired from your job in most states, simply for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, and have no legal recourse. Currently, no federal employment law includes GLBT Americans.
  6. The federal government could save more than $1 Billion a year by allowing same-sex couples to marry. (2004 Congressional Budget Office)
  7. Eighty four percent of GLBT students report being verbally harassed - name calling, threats etc. at school. (GLSEN 2003)
  8. There are at least 1 million children being raised by same-sex couples in the United States - and probably many more. (2000 US Census)
  9. Hate crimes against GLBT Americans are on the rise, even as other violent crimes continue to decline. (FBI Hate Crime Statistics 2004) Current federal hate crimes laws do not protect GLBT Americans.
  10. In a national poll in 2006, 80% if Catholics said they agree with this statement: 'Marriage is about love and commitment. Regardless of how I personally feel about gay people getting married, I don't think it is my place to judge these people's love for and commitment to each other.' (Accredited Research by Peter D. Hart & Associates)