Opinions: Reflections on Orlando, Immigration and Marriage

Newsletter | June 29, 2016

When it comes to equal rights, there is legal equality and there is lived equality. The events of June 2016 show the progress we still need to make on both fronts. In this newsletter, the Haas, Jr. Fund and its partners reflect on these events — a devastating attack in Orlando, a Supreme Court non-ruling on immigration, and the anniversary of the Court’s 2015 decision on marriage equality — and on where we can find solace, hope and determination for the work still ahead. Keep reading to learn more.

Orlando Victims in Haas, Jr. Fund Windows

Letter from the president

After Orlando: The Next Steps for LGBT Equality

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Haas, Jr. Fund President Ira S. Hirschfield says it’s time to dismantle anti-LGBT discrimination at all levels of society.

Read the full letter here

Perspective

California Moves Forward on Immigration

Program Director Cathy Cha and CIPC Executive Director Cynthia Buiza reflect on the Supreme Court’s disappointing immigration decision — and how California offers a model for progress on the issue.

read the full op-ed here

Perspective

Winning Marriage Equality

A year after the Supreme Court made marriage equality a reality from coast to coast, Senior Program Director Matt Foreman looks back on what it took to achieve this historic win for equality and love.

Read the full op-ed here

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