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Spiritual/Legal Equality

Proclaiming Justice
Written by the National LGBT Program of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) for the National Religious Leadership Roundtable

A Concern About Sexual and Gender Identity
A Statement by the Board of Directors, November 7, 1999

Treasuring All Members of the Human Community
Approved by AFSC Board of Directors, September 25, 1994

Equal Civil Marriage Rights

National Quaker Organization Calls for Peace Building Rather than Waging a "Cultural War"
AFSC News Release, February 27, 2004

Minute on Civil Marriage
Board Executive Committee meeting, January 9-10, 2004

Only Love Can Guide Us All Safely Home
A Message to People of Faith Everywhere Calling for Peace Building in a Time of "Cultural War" Declared Against LGBT People and Their Families

AFSC Joins with Local Rights Organizations to Oppose Hawai'i Constitutional Amendment to Restrict Marriages
AFSC News Release, October 15, 1998

AFSC Hails Vermont Same-Gender Couples' Rights Ruling
AFSC News Release, December 21, 1999

Sodomy Laws

AFSC Hails U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Texas Sodomy Law Case
AFSC News Release, June 26, 2003

Hate Violence & Limitations of Hate Crimes Legislation

In a Time of Broken Bones: A Call to Dialogue on Hate Violence & the Limitations of Hate Crimes Legislation (PDF, 219 KB)
An AFSC Justice Visions Working Paper

> Executive summary (PDF, 32 KB)

AFSC's Position on the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA)
A Letter to Friends and Colleagues, June 7, 2002

Surviving Militarism, Racism & Repression
An Emergency Preparedness Kit for LGBT & Queer Youth

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