marriage

An example of our Blueprint in action: We joined with Immigration Equality recently to send this letter to US Citizenship and

Today, the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8, a 2008 California ballot measure banning marriage equality in the state, is unconstitutional. In response, NCTE Executive Director Mara Keisling said:

The recent passage of the same-sex marriage bill in New York has set of celebrations across the country. However, the victory has also shown the many ways in which trans people still lag behind in the struggle for equal rights.

Let’s be clear: equality under the law is not optional in a democracy—it is the fundamental basis of our way of living.