The ABCs of Full Equality--What LGBTs Need to Know about Federal vs. State-Level Strategies.

The ABC's of Full Equality--What LGBT's Need to Know about DOMA, ENDA, DADT, Hate Crimes, and Federal vs. State-Level Strategies. Saturday, October 10, 2009/4:30 PM St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church 1525 Newton Street NW Washington, DC Join the Impact MA is presenting four community-based leaders to flesh out the components of LGBT equality—the specific issues which meld into the historic demand of the National Equality March for Full Equality in All Matters Governed by Civil Law in All 50 States. Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act Don Gorton, Chairperson of the Anti-Violence Project of Massachusetts: The Matthew Shepard Act Akunnah Eneh, Organizer for Join the Impact Massachusetts: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Joe Lyman, Organizer for Join the Impact Massachusetts: The Defense of Marriage Act Kate Leslie, Co-Chair, Join the Impact Massachusetts: Moderating All panelists: Federal vs. State-Level Strategies for Achieving Full Equality