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06:43 pm - Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Leaders in the U.S. House say we can't pass a version of ENDA that includes all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. They say they just don't have enough votes.

We have 10 days – or less – to prove them wrong.

But we have our work cut out for us. We still need to change the hearts and minds of more than a few Members of Congress. We succeeded in getting the House to delay their vote for no more than 10 days – so we have a very short window of opportunity.

Can you get 10 of your friends to make a call to Congress in the next 10 days?

I pledge to join the "10 in 10" campaign and get 10 friends to call Congress!

The issue at hand is which version of ENDA will pass the House. The inclusive version? Or the new version that leaves part of the GLBT community behind?

Since last week, when House leaders decided to move a version of ENDA that includes sexual orientation only, we have been working around the clock to make sure the original bill, HR 2015, which includes sexual orientation and gender identity, is the version that Congress considers.

Supporters like you have generated 80,000 emails, calls, letters, and visits to members of Congress to support the right version of ENDA – the inclusive version – and we thank you! We have 10 days or less to show Congress that our community will not be divided.

Take the pledge and get 10 friends involved!

People like Susan Stanton understand why this is so important. Susan had been the City Manager in Largo, FL, for about 14 years, and had received excellent job evaluations, when a news article reported that she was transgender and planning to transition from a man to a woman. City commissioners fired her six days later.

Our HRC Board of Directors – joined by other HRC citizen volunteers – went to Capitol Hill in recent days to personally lobby members of Congress to pass HR 2015. HRC has coordinated more lobby visits on this issue than any other GLBT or allied organization. But it won't be enough unless the public support is overwhelming.

We need you and your friends to be part of these efforts by pledging to contact 10 people today, no matter your representative's position on the bill. Even our allies need to know how strong our support is for an ENDA that covers the full GLBT community.

Take the "10 in 10" pledge now!

Scroll down for a letter you can send your friends and family right now. And thank you for helping us fight for equality for all GLBT people, together.

Warmly,

Joe Solmonese
President

P.S. Forward the message below, right now!

Hi,

In most states, you can be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, regardless of your performance or qualifications. That's just not right.

The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this injustice by passing a federal bill called the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But Congressional leaders recently decided to change the language of ENDA so that it only includes sexual orientation and NOT gender identity.

I contacted Congress to make sure the entire GLBT community is included in ENDA. I'm hoping you'll join me, and then tell 10 more friends in the next 10 days. We have a short window of opportunity on this one.

Please join me at:
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/enda_oct