News & Updates

GetEQUAL Issues Statement on Failure of UAFA to Pass Judiciary Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2013 Media Contact: Heather Cronk, heather@getequal.org, 202-491-7240 GetEQUAL Places Blame for Failure of Uniting American Families Act at Sen. Schumer’s Doorstep “Today it became clear that our so-called ‘friends’ don’t have the courage or the spine to stand up for what’s right” WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the failure  Read More »

Gwen’s Story: Fighting to WIN Workplace Inclusion

Coming Out at Work as Transgender: It’s Time for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) My name is Gwen and I am transgender. I am also an engineer. I love my job. But I always figured that being transgender and keeping my job were mutually exclusive, so I hid in the proverbial closet. To those who  Read More »

Immigrant Co-Director of LGBT Org Responds to Amendments to CIR Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Media Contact: Heather Cronk, heather@getequal.org, 305-321-1784 MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Gay Immigrant Leader Responds to Amendments to Immigration Bill Filed Today As Judiciary Committee Takes Up Amendments, Republicans Drive Party Further From Relevance MIAMI, FL — The deadline for amendments to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill was this afternoon at  Read More »

ADVISORY: LGBT Advocates Hold Panel on Workplace Discrimination as Federal Bill is Introduced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Media Contacts: Heather Cronk, heather@getequal.org, 202-491-7240 Tico Almeida, tico@freedomtowork.org, 917-566-8871 As Massive Public Support for LGBT Workplace Protection Grows, Employment Non-Discrimination Act is Introduced in House and Senate Advocates Hold Panel Addressing Widespread Problem of Workplace Discrimination, Explaining Business Support for LGBT Workplace Fairness, and Calling for Senate  Read More »

National LGBTQ Organization GetEQUAL Announces Leadership Transition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 18, 2013 Media Contacts: Heather Cronk, heather@getequal.org, 202-491-7240 Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, felipe@getequal.org, 305-321-1784 National LGBTQ Organization GetEQUAL Announces Leadership Transition WASHINGTON, DC — Today, GetEQUAL — a national civil rights organization working for the full federal equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans — announced a national leadership transition: current GetEQUAL leaders  Read More »

Exclusive: GetEQUAL Announces Exciting And Important Leadership Change

Heather Cronk has served as the Managing Director of GetEQUAL and today she announces an important change at the LGBT civil rights organization, in this exclusive op-ed. Today, GetEQUAL is undergoing a transition of leadership. Starting today, Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez and I will begin serving as co-directors of GetEQUAL. This decision has been a long time  Read More »

ADVISORY: LGBTQ Activists Draw Attention to Need for Workplace Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Media Contact: Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, felipe@getequal.org, 305-321-1784 LGBTQ Activists Sound Alarm About Workplace Discrimination; Take Action Across the Country From Coast to Coast, Activists Draw Attention to Need for Workplace Protections WASHINGTON, DC — Three years after first taking action in the halls of Congress to push for the  Read More »

ADVISORY: Texans March for LGBT Justice

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2013 Main Media Contact: Michael Diviesti, (512) 694-3394, Michael@getequaltx.org Spanish-Speaking Media Contact: Patrick Fierro, (512) 221-5681 or (512) 587-7729, p.fierro@getequaltx.org When: Sunday, March 10th, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Where: Austin City Hall to the South Steps of the Texas State Capitol TEXANS MARCH FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND  Read More »

Valentine’s Day Protests

We were thrilled to work with our friends at Marriage Equality USA on Valentine’s Day 2013 to challenge the unjust and immoral laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying in most states across the country. Below are just a few of the great press hits that resulted from those marriage counter actions, helping to tell  Read More »

RELEASE: Pres. Obama Participates in Prayer Breakfast Supporting Anti-LGBT Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 7, 2013 Media Contact: Heather Cronk, heather@getequal.org, 202-491-7240 For Fifth Time, President Obama Speaks at Event Sponsored by Secretive Group Known as “The Family” President Eschews LGBT Equality and Supports Group Behind “Kill the Gays” Bill in Uganda WASHINGTON, DC — Today President Obama and many Members of Congress attended  Read More »