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Marriage Equality In 2004, the Institute integrated two groups into its organization: Marriage Equality California (MECA), a statewide grassroots organization with a membership of over 50,000 activists and volunteers, and the California Freedom to Marry Coalition. The goal is to increase the civic participation of glbtq Californians in the public dialogue over glbtq rights. There are currently 23 volunteer chapters of EQCA throughout the state whose primary focus is marriage equality. The chapters have monthly meetings in order to disseminate information and plan community activities in order to put a face to the issues. EQCA PAC The newly formed EQCA PAC endorses candidates and supports their campaigns through volunteers and donations in order to expand the number of glbtq-supportive legislators in California. In the 2004 election cycle, over 85% of Equality California-endorsed candidates won their races. Conclusion In its brief history, Equality California has become one of the most effective glbtq advocacy organizations in the United States. As a result, California has been transformed from a state with severely circumscribed rights for its glbtq citizens to one of the states with the most comprehensive civil rights protections for glbtq people.
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Equality California Website: www.eqca.org. History and Background: San Francisco's Pioneering Law." Human Rights Campaign. www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=27322. Rogers, Marc A., and Daley Dunham. "Contracts with Equality: An Evaluation of the San Francisco Equal Benefits Ordinance." Amherst, Mass.: Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies, 2003. www.iglss.org/media/files/SanFran_EBO.pdf.
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| Author: | Jernewall, Nadine M. | |||
| Entry Title: | Equality California (EQCA) | |||
| General Editor: | Claude J. Summers | |||
| Publication Name: | glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian,
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| Publication Date: | 2005 | |||
| Date Last Updated | August 20, 2005 | |||
| Web Address | www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/equality_california.html | |||
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