Dear Friend of NCLR, We’re now only days away from our biggest event of the year, and everyone at NCLR could not be more excited. NCLR’s Anniversary Celebration, set for May 5, 2012 in San Francisco, is even more special because it celebrates our 35th year—a milestone that we couldn’t have achieved without you by our side. You have helped us change the legal landscape for every lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender person in this country, and for that, we are forever thankful. The...
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A Time Of Reflection The start of a New Year is a always a time for reflection, and in 2012, all of us at NCLR are looking back on how far we’ve come as the organization celebrates a major milestone—turning 35! Every bit of what NCLR has become over the last 35 years is reflected in you—the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender women and men who have stood beside us, challenging injustices by standing up for what’s right, and changing the legal and political landscape for every member of our...
So Much to Celebrate Dear Friend of NCLR, It’s been a busy—and exciting—summer in our movement, which took a significant leap forward last week with the demise of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Last Tuesday’s historic repeal doesn’t just mark the end of the 18-year-old policy, it signals a new era in which government policies that discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity are rightly seen as shameful and outmoded. So much blood, sweat, and tears have gone into the...