Contact Your Members of Congress

Get started: 1. Find your members of Congress. 2. Contact your members of Congress. 3. Tell your friends.

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Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act by making a phone call or writing a letter.

Call your members of Congress-When calling your members of Congress, you will most likely reach an assistant or voicemail. You can use this script or tell your own personal story of why the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is important to you.

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Hi, my name is [your name], and I am from [insert school and/or location]. I am calling today to ask you to stand against discrimination by cosponsoring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Currently, it is legal in 29 states to fire someone for being gay, lesbian, or bisexual and in 38 states for being transgender. This is unacceptable. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would end this injustice by making workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression illegal.

Please speak out against LGBTQ discrimination by cosponsoring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Thank you.

Bye!

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Send your members of Congress a letter- Copy the sample letter below, or write your own letter urging your members of Congress to vote to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. We encourage you to write your letter by hand- it adds a personal touch to your request. Then, mail the letter to your members of Congress.

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The Honorable [full name of member of Congress]

[Room #] [Name] [Building]

United States [House of Representatives or Senate]

Washington, DC [ZIP code]

Dear Representative [Congressman’s last name],

We are writing you today from [insert school and/or location] to ask you to stand against LGBTQ discrimination by cosponsoring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. As members of the National Marriage Boycott, a youth- led grassroots organization, we stand behind legislation to end the social and legal injustices facing the LGBTQ community.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The fact that it is legal in 29 states to fire someone for being gay, lesbian, or bisexual and in 38 states for being transgender is absolutely unacceptable.

Please speak out against this discrimination by cosponsoring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and we appreciate your support for equality.

Sincerely,

[Your name.]