Contact your Senator
Remember that phone calls and faxes are more powerful than emails, however, if you only have a
few minutes, please click here to send an email to your senator.
Senator James Inhofe
453 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
-3603
Main: (202) 224-4721
Fax: (202) 228-0380
www.inhofe.senate.gov
Tom Coburn
172 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-5754
Fax: 202-224-6008
www.coburn.senate.gov
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Voices from dozens of national advocates -- including the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force,
National Association of LGBT Community Centers, Human Rights Coalition, National Center
for Transgender Equality, and
Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard, check out her
message below) -- are requesting calls to your senator urging the passage
of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, known as the
Hate
Crimes Bill.
From Judy Shepard:
NINE YEARS AGO, my son Matthew was taken from my family because of who he was. He was murdered
for being gay.
NOW, we have the
opportunity to come one step closer to ensuring that what happened to
Matthew will not happen to any other American.
THURSDAY, the U.S.
Senate is expected to vote on the Matthew Shepard Act as an amendment
to the Department of Defense bill to ensure that all people regardless
of their race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or disability deserve to be free from
violent crimes committed because of hatred and bias.
I am personally asking for your help to secure the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act.
From the Task Force:
The
U.S. Senate will vote tomorrow on a cloture motion on the Local Law
Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (also known as the hate crimes
bill). A cloture motion ends debate on an issue, and brings it up for a
vote on the floor of the Senate. This hate crimes bill will authorize
federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes
Your continued support and efforts have already paid off in the House
of Representatives, where the measure passed May 3 by a 237-180 vote.
Now, we need your help more than ever to tell your senator how
important it is that this piece of legislation pass and finally help
protect LGBT people from hate crime violence. based on a victim's sexual orientation, gender, disability and gender identity.
Talking points from HRC
- As
a constituent, and a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign, I hope the
Senator will vote YES on the Matthew Shepard Act (S. 1105).
- I hope the Senator understands that this bill does NOT threaten free speech or weaken the
Constitution.
- This bill would only apply to violent attacks based on the victim's gender, sexual
orientation, disability or gender identity.
- It would also provide funding to help law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute
violent hate crimes.
- This legislation has been endorsed by over 230 civic, religious, and law enforcement
organizations.
- I hope the Senator will do the right thing and vote YES on S. 1105 when it comes to a
vote.
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