For Kathleen, the fight for LGBT rights isn't just a fight for fairness; it's a personal
fight for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and family.
Not exact matches
Global Citizen's latest European concert was held during the G - 20 summit in Hamburg in July, where leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared
on stage in support of empowering women and girls in the
fight for equality.
One of the best and easiest ways to show your support
on Women's
Equality Day is to learn about the women who have been
fighting for gender
equality since the U.S. was founded.
The bottom line appears to be that the United Nations was unable to find a real life woman that would be able to champion the rights of ALL women
on the issue of gender
equality and the
fight for their empowerment.The United Nations has decided that Wonder Woman is the role model that women and girls all round the world should look up to.
«
On June 6, Minister Freeland outlined a new foreign policy
for Canada, and underscored our commitment to a rules - based international order, progressive trade policies, gender
equality, and
fighting climate change.»
This proposition of
equality, based
on the full strength of reason from the Enlightenment, was one that must be
fought for and defended passionately with all the strength and wit one can muster in life.
The
fight for marriage
equality has been going
on for much longer than a year.
While the nations
on the Continent had their revolutions and,
for good or evil,
fought over ideas — whether it be the divine right of kings, liberty,
equality, and fraternity, scientific socialism, or racial superiority — we were, as Napoleon and others have said, a nation of shopkeepers.
what most
equality people are
fighting for isn't their right to screw they can do that any how, we are trying to get people to see that marriage comes with a lot of benefits that are being denied from this group of people based
on s - e-x-ual orientation.
Equality is based
on the denial of distinctions, but since they exist, the wish
for equality calls to
fight them, to force equalization
on people, and, what is even worse, to refuse these distinctions, which are the essence of life.
Well, there would probably be a discussion
on what it is first, so they can appreciate the
fight for equality.
The burden to keep the focus
on racial
equality is
on those who are willing to keep
fighting for it, Clayborn said.
«From
fighting for marriage
equality to passing hate crimes and anti-bullying legislation, Eric Schneiderman is a lifelong progressive leader who has always been a strong voice
for justice
on behalf of all New Yorkers.»
A longtime gay activist, Will
fought on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic with ACT - UP and continues
fighting today
for LGBT acceptance and full
equality.
I am
fighting for true
equality for all;
for equal pay and fair treatment at work, expanded voting rights, educational equity, criminal justice reform, freedom from gun violence in our schools and
on our streets, and health care
for all Americans.
«As we recognize this important milestone in our history and reflect
on how much progress has been made over the last century, we know we can not rest as we continue to
fight for true
equality.»
Further the book, wisely proclaims the ongoing struggle and whilst there is direct reference to Gay Liberation and Invisible Women, I looked actively and keenly
for chapters
on bi-invisibility and the upsurge in the
fight for transgender
equality.
During his fifteen minutes
on the podium, Paterson spoke cheerfully of his adventures
fighting for gay marriage in Albany: «We thought it was very important to pass a marriage -
equality act in the Assembly,» he said, «so I left my role as acting president of the Senate because there was nothing going
on over there that was interesting.»
They
fight for their version of
equality on all the things that suit women — but are very quick to point out that women need special protections and treatment
on other things.»
«We are
on the brink of marriage
equality in New York,» said HRC New York Senior Strategist Brian Ellner «We are excited to have Sam Waterston lend his voice to our New Yorkers
for Marriage
Equality campaign, joining elected leaders, celebrities, and everyday New Yorkers in the
fight for fairness.»
And it is an act of class war to assault the social architecture — the welfare state, the NHS, the principle of
equality on education, accessible justice, decent housing — that our forebears
fought for, built and that we, the people of this country, have paid
for through our taxes and have kept dear
for generations because we know that these are what underpin a fairer, better Britain.
«There's definitely a Mean Girls - style Burn Book in politics — patriarchy isn't gendered — but the way we talk about other women is important,» Creasy tells Vogue
for a piece in the February 2018 issue
on seven influential females
fighting to empower women in the battle
for equality.
John lobbying firm and a vice chair of the State Democratic Party, Peter Ajemian, who is State Senator Brad Hoylman's chief of staff, Brian Ellner, who was a Bloomberg appointee at the Department of Education and later played a leading role in the marriage
equality fight in Albany, Matthew McMorrow, who is an aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio
on gay issues, and Dirk McCall, who works
for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..
On the suffragette front, New York State has played a critical role in the
fight for women's
equality, from hosting the first - ever Women's Rights Convention in 1848 to the passage of the Women's
Equality Agenda in 2015.
Just keep focussing
on fighting for the oppressed in the and internationally and in treating diverse people in
equality.
From Stonewall to Edie Windsor, New Yorkers have always been
on the front lines of the
fight to ensure
equality and fairness
for all.
Of all the issues that were laid before me in this competition, I could not help but feel that by supporting this group of scientists and activists in their
fight for the planet, we would also be promoting the ideas that knowledge / literacy is power — that other species should be treated with respect — that everyone deserves the basic rights of food, safety and
equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live
on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big
for any organization to tackle.
Bring your 80 - cents -
on - the - dollar outrage here,
for an entertainingly upright tale of the
fight for equality.
From Jennifer Lawrence's open letter
on the gender pay gap to Maureen Dowd's New York Times Magazine exposé, «The Women of Hollywood Speak Out,» the
fight for equality rages
on.
The other half of the movie involves Cecil's home life, which is reduced to his wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey) turning from a life of heavy drinking and carrying
on an affair with a neighbor (Terrence Howard) to becoming a better person, and a contrived series of subplots involving his eldest son Louis (David Oyelowo), who sees his father as weak and wants to
fight the good
fight for equality.
Now it's time to dig a bit deeper, recognize how she paved the way, and realize how the
fight for gender
equality is still raging
on.
'' «Cherchez la femme» in Cannes»: At Macleans, Brian D. Johnson reports
on the
fight for gender
equality in cinema.
- male match with Bobby Riggs, its enduring impact
on the
fight for gender
equality and what that looks like
for the pay equity conversation currently going
on in Hollywood.
As much as the
fight for equality really brings the stakes alive, sexism isn't the only drama
on the court.
When she wasn't working
on the upcoming PC version of her studio's award - winning iOS title, Revolution 60, or
fighting for equality for women in the tech world, she was kicking butt in Destiny as a level - 34 Hunter.
On display are documents of the organizing and shaping of the transformative
fight for racial
equality and justice in the United States from the 1960s to the 1970s, as captured by the unblinking eye of surveillance.
The persons portrayed share their insights
on trans rights, the
fight for equality, and their personal struggles and accomplishments.
The contemporary art installations include sculpture, film, sound, performance, a website and interventions across this historic site, providing a pause to reflect
on the
fight for equality, its hard - won battles and those undoubtedly still ahead of us.
Equality is also the baseline
for the topic of our cover story this month, which focuses
on the ever - important discussion surrounding discrimination; from sexual harassment to racism, we hear from New York's top employment lawyers
on how they
fight for equality in the workplace.
That's why LTN has created our annual innovation awards; challenged Big Law to list C - level folks
on their websites;
fought for gender pay
equality and pushed to get girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
«These funds support community - based organizations that do great work every day
on the front lines in the
fight for fairness and
equality in our nation's housing market,» HUD Secretary Julián Castro said in a news release.
West Coast LEAF believes that, if that decision is to stand, we'll have turned back the clock 30 years
on the
fight for workplace
equality.
As Schneider explains, taking care of our finances is one less thing to worry about, and we can focus your energy
on the continued
fight for equality.