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One of the best opportunities for a marriage vote in the NY state Senate is Westchester County legislator Mike Kaplowitz. Meeting with Mike Kaplowitz at an event in Westchester recently, I got to hear directly from him how deep his commitment is to marriage equality and fairness for all.

On a summer Sunday evening, dozens of Long Islanders shared food, drink and a great view of the Long Island Sound at the North Shore home of Nassau County legislator Jon Cooper.

To compete with unlimited amounts of corporate cash, we need your help. Will you help us counter Target’s donation by chipping in to aid that effort?

Donate to the HRC Minnesota PAC now to support marriage equality in these key races.

Yesterday, HRC Regional Field Organizer Karl Bach and I attended a DC fundraising luncheon for Governor Ted Strickland. It was great to hear the Governor talk about his strong support for equality. Senator Brown spoke to us about how grateful he was for HRC’s strong support of his campaign in 2006.

In a historic decision for equal marriage, today a federal court ruled Proposition 8 — California’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples — to be unconsitutional. Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, declared that the amendment to the California Constitution adopted in November 2008, violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.

The real heroes here are the plaintiff couples Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo & Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier. These two committed couples decided they would not be silent while Proposition 8 declared their relationships unworthy of a marriage license.

Please take a moment to thank them for all that they’ve done.

Nearly 100,000 people have signed our open letter calling out Target and Best Buy for supporting a rabidly anti-equality candidate. Our campaign is spreading like wildfire, from Facebook and Twitter to Keith Olbermann’s show and major newspapers.

Target and Best Buy are feeling the heat – but they still haven’t made it right!

The following post comes from HRC Field Intern Maggie Campbell

New York Senate District 58 is buzzing with support for state senate candidate Tim Kennedy, who was recently endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign. Kennedy is a strong progressive candidate who promises to bring the voice of Western New York’s LGBT community back to Albany and cast his vote for marriage equality!

Three of the six votes needed to pass marriage in the New York Senate could come from the New York City borough of Queens. On my most recent trip to the Big Apple, I travelled to Bayside and met with Tony Avella and his state senate campaign team. Just returning from knocking on doors, Tim talked passionately about his campaign to reform Albany, including passing marriage equality.

North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin dropped by the Human Rights Campaign this week to thank HRC for its recent endorsement of his campaign for Congress. Scott is running in a crowded field in the August 24 Democratic Primary for the South Florida Congressional seat vacated by Kendrick Meek, who is running for U.S. Senate.

This week, NOM reportedly robocalled Iowa voters asking for money to help oust lawmakers and judges who support marriage equality in advance of its sham “Summer for Marriage” bus tour making stops in Iowa. The automated call stated that NOM has received a “challenge grant” of up to $2 million and is working to raise matching funds.

Now is the question is will NOM again flaunt state public disclosure laws by hiding donations for use in Iowa campaigns?