A Historic Moment!

This is an historic American moment. As leaders in the movement seeking equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, we celebrate the election of a President who believes that the United States Constitution applies to all Americans. LGBT leaders from every state played a significant role in the grassroots effort to elect Barack Obama. We look forward to a new day in American politics, where the law will treat all Americans fairly.  Yes We Can.

While we celebrate we also stand in solidarity with every family and community member in California, Arkansas, Florida, and Arizona whose rights were taken away. Eliminating rights is wrong, and we are all harmed when any of us are treated differently under the law. But we are not defeated. Millions of people from across the country and from all walks of life supported equal rights and marriage rights and we will continue to fight for justice.  Yes We Can.

We at RU12? are so proud of our friend Robyn Maguire from the VT Freedom to Marry Taskforce who spent the last weeks in California working countless hours with activists across the country to defeat the anti-gay, anti-equality Proposition. We thank you and all the other dedicated Vermonters who worked so hard this election season to uphold our values of equality and justice for all. Yes We Can.