Your Gift Has an Impact!Historic passage of the School Violence Prevention Act. Holding back a marriage discrimination amendment for the sixth year in a row. Our third annual Equality Conference & Gala. Our extraordinary 2009 achievements were made possible by people just like you! Click here to return to our main donation page! School Violence Prevention Act Together with a strong coalition of organizations and thousands of dedicated supporters across the state, Equality NC overcame the odds and made history by winning passage of S.B. 526 to provide strong protections against bullying and harassment in schools, with explicit protections for LGBT youth. Check out our video documenting key moments in our campaign to achieve this victory. Marriage Discrimination Amendment For the sixth year, Equality NC successfully blocked efforts to amend our state constitution to deny same-sex couples marriage and any other type of relationship recognition. Equality in Your Community! We've been on the ground organizing supporters and holding programs in these cities and towns this year: Healthy Youth Act Equality NC worked through the Healthy Youth NC coalition to pass H.B. 88, replacing the failed abstinence-only law with a comprehensive sexuality education program. Equality NC and the NC AIDS Action Network prevented drastic cuts to state funding of HIV prevention programs and ensured that the AIDS Drug Assistance Program would continue to serve low-income people living with HIV through the state budget crisis. Day of Action Equality NC more than doubled participation in our annual advocacy day at the General Assembly, with 250 participants helping us advance our legislative agenda. Equality Conference & Gala Equality NC Foundation took its third conference and gala to Greensboro, where more than 400 people joined us for an incredible day featuring 17 cutting-edge policy workshops and an amazing evening of celebration. Community Organizing Equality NC and Equality NC Foundation expanded our outreach across the state, engaging local activists, and generating 10,000 postcards and 125,000 emails to legislators in support of pro-equality legislation. Our internship program developed fourteen talented young leaders for LGBT rights. Organization Building Thanks to our amazing supporters and an aggressive fundraising program, we were able to sustain and expand our work to advance equal rights despite the economic downturn. Awards & Recognition
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