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It's June, and that means it's time for Pride! DC has one of the best Pride celebrations in the country, and I'd love to have you walk with me and Neighbors United for Ward 6 this Saturday afternoon!
If you can make it, RSVP here [[link removed]] .
Pride is a reminder of hard-fought victories and also a time to rededicate ourselves to defending those gains and continuing to make progress.
In my time on the Council, I've partnered with neighbors to expand protections and support for the LGBTQ+ community, all of which is in jeopardy if this recall is successful.
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Legalized
surrogacy
-
DC
was
the
last
state
with
a
criminal
penalty
on
the
books
for
using
a
surrogate
to
build
your
family.
I
passed
legislation
to
legalize
surrogacy
agreements
and
protect
both
parents
and
surrogates
through
the
process;


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Expedited
and
improved
the
second-parent
adoption
process
so
same-sex
couples
aren't
subject
to
patronizing
home
visits
and
other
government
interventions;


*
Banned
the
use
of
the
gay
and
trans
"panic
defense"
in
court
,
which
is
a
legal
defense
arguing
that
the
victim’s
traits
or
characteristics
-
like
their
sexual
orientation
-
are
to
blame
for
what
the
defendant
did
to
them;


*
Gave
the
DC
Attorney
General
the
power
to
bring
civil
cases
for
hate
crimes
;


*
Funded
grants
for
LGBTQ
residents
needing
emergency
shelter
;


*
Created
a
workforce
development
program
for
transgender,
non-binary,
and
gender-nonconforming
District
residents;


*
Funded
workplace
climate
and
employee
hiring
surveys
of
the
DC
government
to
increase
LGBTQ
representation
and
retention
;


*
Just
this
month,
I've
created
a
new
grant
in
the
city's
budget
to
preserve
LGBTQ+
small
businesses
along
Barracks
Row;
and


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Before
becoming
Councilmember,
as
President
of
the
Ward
6
Democrats,
I
was
one
of
only
a
handful
of
Ward
Democratic
presidents
to
lead
their
organization
through
a
successful
endorsement
vote
for
the
District’s
2009
Marriage
Equality
effort
,
and
I
testified
before
the
Council
in
strong
support.
These rights aren’t a given, but as long as I’m on the Council, you can count on me to fight for the LGBTQ+ community. And you don’t have to take my word for it: the Capital Stonewall Democrats just came out in opposition to the recall.
Protect strong leadership on the Council and fight the misleading and misguided recall by donating today.
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Hope to see you Saturday, and Happy Pride!
Charles Allen
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Paid for by Neighbors United for Ward 6. 331 4th St. SE, Apt. 3, Washington, DC 20003. Patrick Johnson, Treasurer.
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