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2010 (through June)

• NOW Applauds President's Expansion of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Workers, Supports Efforts in Congress to Extend Full Range of Benefits (06/10)
• NOW Hails Votes to End Discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy, Says Bill Does Not Go Far Enough -- Discharges Should End Immediately (05/10)
• House Vote Soon on Don't Ask, Don't Tell (05/10)
• Your Senator is Key to Ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell (05/10)
• NNT Article: Hate Crimes Expansion Covers Gender, Orientation, Disability (05/10)
• Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell Military Policy (05/10)
• NOW Calls for Leadership from President Obama on Key Women's Rights Issues (03/10)
• NOW Requests Meeting with Catholic Charities on LGBT Issues (03/10)
• NOW Calls for Swift Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Demands President Obama Immediately Suspend Discriminatory Policy (03/10)
• NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women (01/10)

2009

• NOW Celebrates D.C. Council Vote to Approve Same-Sex Marriage (12/09)
• NOW Applauds Passage of Landmark Hate Crimes Legislation (10/09)
• NOW Activists at the National Equality March, D.C. (10/09)
• National Equality March: Stand Strong This Weekend (10/09)
• Stand with the National Equality March in October (09/09)
• NOW Endorses National Equality March (09/09)
• NOW Supports Legislation to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (09/09)
• Ted Kennedy -- Women's Rights Strongest Champion in Congress (09/09)
• NOW Calls on Obama to Withdraw DOMA Brief and Renounce Discriminatory Law (06/09)
• NOW Joins Prop 8 Protests Nationwide and in the Nation's Capital (05/09)
• NOW Denounces California Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Prop 8 (05/09)
• NOW Celebrates Equal Marriage Progress in Iowa, Vermont and D.C. (04/09)
• NOW Submits Amici Curiae Brief in Lawsuit to Invalidate Proposition 8 (01/09)
• NOW Activists Continue to Fight Against California's Proposition 8 (01/09)

2008

• Read and Vote on NOW's Feminist Action Agenda (12/08)
• State Ballot Measures Give Feminists Reason to Cheer and Work Harder (11/08)
• NNT: What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (09/08)
• NNT: Remembering Del Martin (09/08)
• NOW Mourns Passing of Longtime NOW and Lesbian Rights Activist Del Martin (08/08)
• Domestic Partner and Marriage, Adoption Bans on November Ballots (05/08)
• Overcoming Distortion and Fear on Transgender Rights (05/08)

2007

• NOW Lobbies House on Hate Crimes Legislation (11/07)
• Expansion of Hate Crimes Law Necessary for Women's Safety (09/07)
• Take Action: Senate to Debate Hate Crimes Prevention Act (09/07)
• NOW Opposes Nomination of James Holsinger for U.S. Surgeon General (07/07)
• Lift the Ban! Ask your representative to help repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (06/07)
• Strong Civil Rights Bill Passes House (05/07)
• Demand Prosecution and Prevention of Hate Crimes (04/07)
• NOW Welcomes Introduction of Comprehensive Hate Crimes Bill (04/07)
• NOW Links Arms with LGBT Allies Against Hate Crimes (03/07)
• NOW Opposes Anti-Marriage Ballot Measures (01/07)

2006

• NOW Applauds New Jersey Ruling on Equal Marriage (10/06)
• NOW Denounces State High Court Decision Upholding Gay Marriage Ban (07/06)
• NOW Denounces New York Court's Intolerant Decision (07/06)
• Equal Marriage Story Bank (07/06)
• NOW Denounces Bush's Anti-Marriage Amendment (06/06)
• Equal Marriage Rights Chants (06/06)
• Take Action: Stop the Politics of Hatred against LGBT Families (05/06)
• Lesbian Rights: From Legislation to Action (05/06)
• NOW Condemns Senate Committee Pro-Discrimination Vote (05/06)
• Equal Marriage: Massachusetts Decision a Disappointment (04/06)
• Send an E-Card in honor of Freedom to Marry Week - Feb. 12-18, 2006 (02/06)

2005

• Victories Abundant in Courts, States for LGBT Community (11/05)
• Civil Rights Groups Condemn Minister's Anti-Gay and Woman-Hating Comments (08/05)
• NOW Resolutions (all passed 7/3/05):
  • Marriage Equality Day of Action
  • Invisible Warriors: Refuse and Resist
  • Broadening NOW's Commitment to Transgender Inclusion
• NOW Applauds Groundbreaking Effort to Pass Gender-Inclusive Law (05/05)
• LGBT Health Awareness Week Raises Important Concerns (03/05)

2004

• NOW Remains Dedicated to the Right to Marry for Same-Sex Couples (12/04)
• NOW Commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 (11/04)
• Debunking the Morality Myth Surrounding Same-Sex Marriage Bans (11/04)

2003

• Civil Rights Groups Claim Victory as Justice Department Backtracks on LGBT Pride Decision (6/03)
• Feminists Protest Justice Department's Ban on Lesbian and Gay Pride Events (6/03)
• Supreme Court Reviews Anti-Lesbian and Gay Law (4/03)

2002

• Feminists Call for Action After Killings of Two Transgender Women (8/02)
• Arkansas Sodomy Law Ruled Unconstitutional (7/02)
• Same Sex Couples Face Post-September 11 Discrimination (Spring 2002)
• Arson Fire Destroys Montana Home of Lesbian Couple: Case Shows the Need to Strengthen Federal Laws Against Hate Crimes (02/02)
• NOW Calls For Resignation of Anti-Gay Alabama Judge (02/02)

2001

• National Organization for Women Denounces Religious Extremism in Wake of Terrorist Attack; Urges Unity, Not Bigotry -- Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy (9/01)
• Celebrate Valentine's Day: Stop Hate Crimes -- Statement of the NOW Executive Vice President Kim Gandy (02/01)
• Eminem and the Grammys: Rewarding Hate and Violence? -- Statement of the National Organization for Women (02/01)

2000

• West Virginia Murder Highlights Need For Federal Hate Crimes Legislation (07/00)
• NOW President Patricia Ireland Calls for Passage of Federal Hate Crimes and Violence Against Women Bills in Wake of Central Park Attacks (06/00)
• Lesbian and Gay Rights in Danger in California (Winter 2000)
• Statistics about Homophobia (Winter 2000)

1999

• Lesbian Rights Summit and Photos (04/99)
• Stop the Violence, Stop the Hate: Statement of NOW President Patricia Ireland on the 1999 Hate Crimes Prevention Act (04/99)
• Lesbian Rights Activists to Turn Anger into Action Following Hate Crime That Targeted Activist (04/99)
• National Lesbian Rights Summit To Feature Big Names and to Make Big News (04/99)
• National Lesbian Rights Summit to Promote Grassroots Dialogue and Feminist Strategy (03/99)

1998

• NOW President Patricia Ireland Warns: Feminists Will Not Swallow Sugar-Coated Gay-Bashing! (10/98)
• Fall 1998 Actions
• NOW Counters Onslaught of Attacks on Lesbians and Gays; Protests Hefley Amendment (07/98)
• Lesbian Rights a Hot Issue in State Legislatures (05/98)
• NOW Activists Organize National Day of Silence (04/98)
• NOW Honors Three Open Lesbians Running for Congress (03/98)
• Campaign Against Hate Crimes Wins Widespread Support (01/98)

1997

• After 10-Year Campaign: NOW CallS for Sex-Based Hate Crimes to be Recognized in Amendments to Legislation (11/97)
• Chapters Come Out Against Homophobia (10/97)
• National Coming Out Day (10/97)
• At Valentine's Day Protest: NOW President Calls for Community Support of Long-Term Lesbian and Gay Relationships (2/97)

1996

• Supreme Court Victory Protects Lesbian / Gay Rights; Activists Fight New Civil Rights Threats (10/96, National NOW Times)
• NOW Leader Who Fought Colorado's Amendment Calls Ruling on It 'Revolutionary' (5/96)
• In April 1996, NOW organized a Fight the Right March to demand lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights
• NOW, Students Defeat Anti-Lesbian/ Gay Measure (01/96)

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