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214 VotesVote Now!
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Count Everyone – Queer The Census!
Every 10 years the census collects essential information to answer critical questions about our strengths and vulnerabilities as a nation. But the census fails to ask questions about sexual orientation and gender identity even though the government admits LGBT ...
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119 VotesVote Now!
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Immigration Equality - Uniting American Families Act - Binational Gay Couples
Binational couples are couples in which the partners come from different countries. Nineteen nations allow their citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners for immigration benefits. Unfortunately, the United States does not. Because of the Defense of Marri...
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99 VotesVote Now!
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Insist on National Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage
Whether it takes a constitutional amendment or a personal plea from Obama to congress; we must insist on equality. Love between two adults ought to be recognized and encouraged by all, not shunned, and not ignored. The refusal of Americans to allow same-sex couples t...
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44 VotesVote Now!
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Unconditional Constitutional Equality for All Americans
Americans constitutional rights must be unconditional, and never depend on the approval, acceptance, agreement, tolerance, respect or understanding of any tyrannical voting block based on who they love, their religious or political beliefs. It is time to stop b...
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38 VotesVote Now!
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Make Gay Rights a National Right and Amendment
In the bill of rights, we are told that we are guranteed all basic rights given to us at birth. Why is marriage not one of those then? America prides itself on its liberty for all. America needs to become even more equal and accepting by allowing same-sex marriage. W...
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28 VotesVote Now!
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Secure Equality for All Americans
Full citizenship rights should not be dependent and contingent upon one’s sexual orientation. American history has chronicled the painful and unjust suffering of women (gender discrimination), Native Americans and African-Americans (race discrimination). The pl...
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22 VotesVote Now!
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marriage equality for gays and lesbians
This change is important because it will give same sex couples the same rights, privileges and benefits legally as heterosexual couples
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22 VotesVote Now!
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End DOMA and DADT
Ending DOMA to cause the Federal Government to recognise same-sex marriages and thus ending an unequal burden on same-sex couples. This is important to me: becxause of the extra tax burden I have to pay over the years, I have been unable to buy a house! Ending DADT ...
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16 VotesVote Now!
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Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act
There are an estimated 66,000 gay, lesbian, and bisexual patriots currently serving in the U.S. military. Unfortunately, these brave men and women must serve in silence under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – the only federal law that forces an ...
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13 VotesVote Now!
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Let churches decide!
On the issue of marriage, I believe that states should not decide who has the right to marry and who doesn't. Love and commitment should not be something regulated by "the state", but decided by indivual couples and churches. If 2 two people, of legal consenting age...
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6 VotesVote Now!
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Accept all gays in any form they may come
for hundreds of decades gays have been discriminated against racism against race is not the only problem. we need to be accepting to EVERYONE no matter what.
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4 VotesVote Now!
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Regulate the Cellular Phone Industry
Break up the new "Ma Bell" of the 21st century. Cellular phone and data companies all charge the same and it's too much--far more than it costs to maintain a network. With the ubiquity of cellular phones in contemporary America, we could help so many struggling to pa...
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Partners
2009 Winners
During the first annual Ideas for Change competition, the following 10 ideas were selected by popular vote after more than 7,500 ideas were submitted and 650,000 votes cast. We encourage you to find out more about the organizations who partnered with each idea below.
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Pass the DREAM Act - Support Higher Education for All Students
DreamActivist -
Make the grid green in 20 years
1Sky -
Pass Marriage Equality for LGBT Couples Nationwide
Join the Impact -
Appoint a Secretary of Peace in Department of Peace and Non-Violence
The Peace Alliance -
Develop and Implement a National Strategy for Sustainability
Citizens Network for Sustainable Development -
Legalize Marijuana
Marijuana Policy Project -
Get FISA Right, Repeal the PATRIOT Act, and Restore Our Civil Liberties
Get FISA Right -
Free Single Payer Health Care
Healthcare-NOW! -
Save Small Businesses for CPSIA
Handmade Toy Alliance -
Health Freedom IS our first Freedom
Natural Solutions Foundation
*Note that to provide the opportunity for new ideas to gain visibility, the winning ideas from the 2009 competition are not eligible to win again in 2010. However, winning idea creators can post new ideas if they wish.*
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