Stand Up For Equality

"Same-sex couples should be able to get married." - President Barack Obama

Today President Obama made history.

By becoming the first sitting President of the United States to speak out in support of marriage equality, President Obama has shown his commitment to a value Texas Young Democrats hold dear. Young democrats in Texas know that love is love and all individuals deserve equal rights in the eyes of the law.

Democratic leaders in Texas, both young and young-at-heart, are already standing up for marriage equality. Last week, the Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, Boyd Richie, joined the nationwide call for a change in the DNC platform to include the Freedom To Marry Plank.

"In Texas we love all our families. We know to build a strong Democratic party and a strong Texas we must honor the core principles of our party and champion the full human rights of every citizen." - Chairman Boyd Richie

Join me in standing up for equality - continue to ask our party leaders across the nation not to make us wait any longer - don't make our friends, neighbors, sisters, brothers, mothers and fathers wait until we are the nation's leaders!

Tell our leaders to stand up for equality now!

"What I've come to realize is that for loving, same-sex couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens." - President Barack Obama

Stand with our President. Republicans will, no doubt, attack him for making this courageous statement. Show the world that we support him, now more than ever!

Stand With President Obama

Sincerely,

Terri StClair
President, Texas Young Democrats

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