Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:23:21 -0400

From: Elizabeth Schroeder <elizschroe@COMCAST.NET>

Subject: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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Hi, everyone --

I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some information I =

learned at the rally last night here in Montclair, NJ in the wake of =

yesterday's state Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. So if =

the topic isn't of interest to you, please feel free to delete this =

email; thanks!

The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who were =

celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached yesterday when =

the Court ruled that same-sex couples deserve exactly the same rights as =

different-sex couples when it comes to marriage relationships. At the =

same time, a milestone is not a destination -- and what remains to be =

seen is what our relationships will be called. There was excellent press =

coverage last night -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY =

Times, and the local NJ stations and papers.

This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from =

yesterday to decide. The general chant last night was "separate is not =

equal" -- that giving equal rights but calling our relationships =

anything other than marriage is not true equality. This is the next =

step in the marriage equality fight.

A few things we learned last night:

1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a big, fat =

pot of money waiting on the decision, and is now going to be pumping it =

into fighting to ensure that the word "marriage" remains reserved =

exclusively for a committed relationship between a man and a woman.

2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage" should =

not be used; at the same time, the Governor said that if the legislature =

votes to use the term "marriage" for same-sex couples, he will NOT veto =

their decision.=20

So what's next?

If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to =

different-sex couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter into =

Civil Unions" -- you can take a few steps.

1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making calls to =

our representatives here -- but keep writing and calling. There will be =

180 days of pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be a one-shot deal. =

Consider writing to other representatives, not just your own.

2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do, please =

forward this information to them and encourage them to do the same.

3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal rights and =

recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor Corzine and our =

state legislators anyway. They need to see how this issue affects the =

entire country. Contact information for NJ legislators and some other =

organizations will follow below my signature line.

I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I really =

don't care what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have equal rights." =

I left there feeling completely differently. Calling our relationships =

anything other than marriage still puts is into an "other" category. It =

still makes us second-class citizens. An example:

Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have to mark =

that I am "single", although I have been with my partner for nearly 9 =

years. I have added the line "domestic partner" since we have that in =

NJ and checked it off, only to have the receptionist cross it out right =

in front of me and mark me single. How much time, money, and energy =

will it cost to have businesses throughout the entire state change their =

intake forms to include "Civil Union" or anything else? To train their =

staff to understand the new term? So aside from the humanistic =

standpoint, it will save money and time to call ALL marriage =

relationships "marriage", and leave it at that.

I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which open =

discourse and opinions could be shared, and am well aware that some =

receiving this email will disagree with me. Please know that I =

appreciate your taking the time to read this, regardless of your point =

of view, and ask that you please consider the far-reaching implications =

of our being granted anything other than full MARRIAGE equality.

All best, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

Professional Trainer/Consultant

Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

To find a legislator: =

OR Office of the Governor

PO Box 001=20

Trenton, NJ 08625

609-292-6000

For information and updates over the next 180 days: =

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#775

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:16:56 -0500

From: "Cissell, William" <WCissell@MAIL.TWU.EDU>

Subject: NCHEC Policy on CHES (ret.)

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Thanks, Kelly! I appreciate that you provided the link to the NCHEC policy statement on CHES (ret.). In addition to a keyboarding error that reads "retried" in one place, this policy statement illustrates the concern by the colleagues who mentioned it to me. The policy states that a retired CHES must use the (ret.) behind CHES and that if a retired CHES wishes to return to the CHES staus, this person must take the qualifying examination. The tone of this policy seems to assign the CHES (ret.) to a diminished status, rather than an honored status. Do we really want to diminish the staus of health educators who have devoted 40 to 50 years of their professional careers to promoting the health of others and/or preparing profesional health educators to do this? Do we really believe that a health educator who has worked for more than 25 years in our field and has a previous record of extensive CECH needs to take an exam to prove she/he has the knowledge of an entry level health educator? I do not support this policy.

Bill Cissell, Ph.D., MSPH, CHES (005)

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#776

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:21:31 -0400

From: "Dr. Molly Laflin" <mlaflin@BGNET.BGSU.EDU>

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE:

Call me a pragmatists, but it makes more sense to me for the state

(any state) to sanction civil unions for homosexual and heterosexual

couples for the purpose of legal rights, and for religious groups to

define marriage as they see fit within their communities. The state

has no business defining to any relationship as marriage. Business

forms and any legal forms should not request religious information

(e.g., marital status). If they need information about legal

relationships (e.g., partner, dependant children, etc.), then they

should ask for that.

The word marriage has a strong religious connotation. Why get bogged

down in a religious battle over what is essentially a civil matter?

If specific religious groups are offended by varying definitions of

marriage, then let them define it as they wish for their own members.

To be fair and equal, the state should get out of the marriage

business for heterosexuals as well as homosexuals.

Molly Laflin

>

>Hi, everyone --

>

>I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some

>information I learned at the rally last night here in Montclair, NJ

>in the wake of yesterday's state Supreme Court decision on same-sex

>marriage. So if the topic isn't of interest to you, please feel

>free to delete this email; thanks!

>

>The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who

>were celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached

>yesterday when the Court ruled that same-sex couples deserve exactly

>the same rights as different-sex couples when it comes to marriage

>relationships. At the same time, a milestone is not a destination

>-- and what remains to be seen is what our relationships will be

>called. There was excellent press coverage last night -- ABC, CBS,

>NBC, CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY Times, and the local NJ

>stations and papers.

>

>This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from

>yesterday to decide. The general chant last night was "separate is

>not equal" -- that giving equal rights but calling our relationships

>anything other than marriage is not true equality. This is the next

>step in the marriage equality fight.

>

>A few things we learned last night:

>

>1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a big,

>fat pot of money waiting on the decision, and is now going to be

>pumping it into fighting to ensure that the word "marriage" remains

>reserved exclusively for a committed relationship between a man and

>a woman.

>

>2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage"

>should not be used; at the same time, the Governor said that if the

>legislature votes to use the term "marriage" for same-sex couples,

>he will NOT veto their decision.

>

>So what's next?

>

>If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to

>different-sex couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter into

>Civil Unions" -- you can take a few steps.

>

>1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making

>calls to our representatives here -- but keep writing and calling.

>There will be 180 days of pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be a

>one-shot deal. Consider writing to other representatives, not just

>your own.

>

>2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do, please

>forward this information to them and encourage them to do the same.

>

>3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal rights

>and recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor Corzine and

>our state legislators anyway. They need to see how this issue

>affects the entire country. Contact information for NJ legislators

>and some other organizations will follow below my signature line.

>

>I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I really

>don't care what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have equal

>rights." I left there feeling completely differently. Calling our

>relationships anything other than marriage still puts is into an

>"other" category. It still makes us second-class citizens. An

>example:

>

>Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have to

>mark that I am "single", although I have been with my partner for

>nearly 9 years. I have added the line "domestic partner" since we

>have that in NJ and checked it off, only to have the receptionist

>cross it out right in front of me and mark me single. How much

>time, money, and energy will it cost to have businesses throughout

>the entire state change their intake forms to include "Civil Union"

>or anything else? To train their staff to understand the new term?

>So aside from the humanistic standpoint, it will save money and time

>to call ALL marriage relationships "marriage", and leave it at that.

>

>I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which open

>discourse and opinions could be shared, and am well aware that some

>receiving this email will disagree with me. Please know that I

>appreciate your taking the time to read this, regardless of your

>point of view, and ask that you please consider the far-reaching

>implications of our being granted anything other than full MARRIAGE

>equality.

>

>All best, Elizabeth

>

>Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

>Professional Trainer/Consultant

>

>Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

>

>

>

>

>

>OR Office of the Governor

>PO Box 001

>Trenton, NJ 08625

>609-292-6000

>

>For information and updates over the next 180 days:

>

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Consumer Sciences

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Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green OH 43403

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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:54:56 -0500

From: "Stephen L. Brown" <slbrown@SIU.EDU>

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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If the issue is not about the definition of "couple" or "family unit"

and is simply about fair access to resources and tax reporting

status, then maybe the simplest solution is to change laws to allow

any two (or more) individuals (of legal age) to affiliate themselves

for the purpose of pooling resources and receiving the associated

financial advantages. This approach would accommodate traditional

couples, homosexual partners, polygamists, cross-generation

relatives, and any lower income individuals (without sexual

relations) needing the financial advantages.

Financial advantages designed for those with children could then be

specifically associated only with dependent status.

Stephen Brown

At 10:21 AM 10/26/2006, Dr. Molly Laflin wrote:

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>SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE:

>

>Call me a pragmatists, but it makes more sense to me for the state

>(any state) to sanction civil unions for homosexual and heterosexual

>couples for the purpose of legal rights, and for religious groups to

>define marriage as they see fit within their communities. The state

>has no business defining to any relationship as marriage. Business

>forms and any legal forms should not request religious information

>(e.g., marital status). If they need information about legal

>relationships (e.g., partner, dependant children, etc.), then they

>should ask for that.

>

>The word marriage has a strong religious connotation. Why get

>bogged down in a religious battle over what is essentially a civil

>matter? If specific religious groups are offended by varying

>definitions of marriage, then let them define it as they wish for

>their own members. To be fair and equal, the state should get out of

>the marriage business for heterosexuals as well as homosexuals.

>

>Molly Laflin

>

>

>>

>>Hi, everyone --

>>

>>I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some

>>information I learned at the rally last night here in Montclair, NJ

>>in the wake of yesterday's state Supreme Court decision on same-sex

>>marriage. So if the topic isn't of interest to you, please feel

>>free to delete this email; thanks!

>>

>>The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who

>>were celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached

>>yesterday when the Court ruled that same-sex couples deserve

>>exactly the same rights as different-sex couples when it comes to

>>marriage relationships. At the same time, a milestone is not a

>>destination -- and what remains to be seen is what our

>>relationships will be called. There was excellent press coverage

>>last night -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY

>>Times, and the local NJ stations and papers.

>>

>>This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from

>>yesterday to decide. The general chant last night was "separate is

>>not equal" -- that giving equal rights but calling our

>>relationships anything other than marriage is not true

>>equality. This is the next step in the marriage equality fight.

>>

>>A few things we learned last night:

>>

>>1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a big,

>>fat pot of money waiting on the decision, and is now going to be

>>pumping it into fighting to ensure that the word "marriage" remains

>>reserved exclusively for a committed relationship between a man and a woman.

>>

>>2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage"

>>should not be used; at the same time, the Governor said that if the

>>legislature votes to use the term "marriage" for same-sex couples,

>>he will NOT veto their decision.

>>

>>So what's next?

>>

>>If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to

>>different-sex couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter into

>>Civil Unions" -- you can take a few steps.

>>

>>1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making

>>calls to our representatives here -- but keep writing and calling.

>>There will be 180 days of pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be a

>>one-shot deal. Consider writing to other representatives, not just your own.

>>

>>2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do,

>>please forward this information to them and encourage them to do the same.

>>

>>3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal rights

>>and recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor Corzine and

>>our state legislators anyway. They need to see how this issue

>>affects the entire country. Contact information for NJ legislators

>>and some other organizations will follow below my signature line.

>>

>>I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I

>>really don't care what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have

>>equal rights." I left there feeling completely

>>differently. Calling our relationships anything other than

>>marriage still puts is into an "other" category. It still makes us

>>second-class citizens. An example:

>>

>>Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have to

>>mark that I am "single", although I have been with my partner for

>>nearly 9 years. I have added the line "domestic partner" since we

>>have that in NJ and checked it off, only to have the receptionist

>>cross it out right in front of me and mark me single. How much

>>time, money, and energy will it cost to have businesses throughout

>>the entire state change their intake forms to include "Civil Union"

>>or anything else? To train their staff to understand the new term?

>>So aside from the humanistic standpoint, it will save money and

>>time to call ALL marriage relationships "marriage", and leave it at that.

>>

>>I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which

>>open discourse and opinions could be shared, and am well aware that

>>some receiving this email will disagree with me. Please know that

>>I appreciate your taking the time to read this, regardless of your

>>point of view, and ask that you please consider the far-reaching

>>implications of our being granted anything other than full MARRIAGE equality.

>>

>>All best, Elizabeth

>>

>>Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

>>Professional Trainer/Consultant

>>

>>Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>OR Office of the Governor

>>PO Box 001

>>Trenton, NJ 08625

>>609-292-6000

>>

>>For information and updates over the next 180 days:

>>

>>**

>>** Support the HEDIR With Your Gift

>>**

>>** The HEDIR is Supported by Paid Advertising

>>**

>>**

>

>

>--

>Molly Laflin, PhD, Professor of Health Promotion, School of Family &

>Consumer Sciences

>215 Eppler North

>Bowling Green State University

>Bowling Green OH 43403

>419-372-0301 work, 419-372-8216 fax

>

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#778

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:46:18 -0400

From: Neyal Ammary <nammary@CMH.PITT.EDU>

Subject: Re: Health Literacy Information

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Just as FYI:

The U.S. Deptartment of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion has recently launched a "Health Literacy

Improvement" website as part of its Health Communication Activities. The

variety of sources including:

- The Quick Guide to Health Literacy - This guide is for government

employees, grantees and contractors, and community partners working in

healthcare and public health fields. It contains:

o A basic overview of key health literacy concepts

o Techniques for improving health literacy through communication,

navigation, knowledge-building, and advocacy

o Examples of health literacy best practices

o Suggestions for addressing health literacy in your organization

If you are new to health literacy, the guide will give you the information

you need to become an effective advocate for improved health literacy. If

you are already familiar with the topic, you will find user-friendly,

action-oriented materials that can be easily referenced, reproduced, and

shared with colleagues.

- Health Literacy PowerPoint Presentation - "Health Literacy: What You

Need to Know and What You Can Do About It." This presentation can be used

to educate yourself and others on factors that affect health literacy; how

health outcomes and quality of care can be affected by health literacy;

measuring health literacy, plain language, and cultural competency; and

how to include health literacy in your work. The presentation is available

as a PowerPoint and in text format and can be modified to meet the needs

of your organization.

- Links to Other Health Literacy Resources - This website also includes

links to additional resources including the Healthy People 2010 Health

Communication chapter and Action Plans, other government resources such as

the Plain Language website, and links to Research and Reports about health

literacy.

Again, all this information can be found at

Elbert D Glover <eglover1@UMD.EDU> writes:

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>There was no call for papers, we went out an recruited the authors.

>

>Here is what the list looks like.

>

>1. Wolf MS, Davis TC, Parker RM

>

>

>

>More than Words: Health Literacy Research in Review

>

>

>

>2. Rudd RE, Kirsch I, Yamamoto K

>

>

>

>Health Literacy Skills of U.S. Adults

>

>

>

>3. Paasche-Orlow M, Wolf MS

>

>

>

>The Causal Pathways Linking Health Literacy to Health Outcomes

>

>

>

>4.DeWalt DA, Boone RS, Pignone MP

>

>

>

>Literacy and its relationship with self-efficacy, trust, and

>participation in medical decision-making in patients with diabetes

>

>

>

>5.Castro CM, Wilson C, Schillinger D

>

>

>

>Babel Babble: Physicians’ Use Of Unclarified Medical Jargon With

>Patients Who Have Type 2 Diabetes And Limited Health Literacy

>

>

>

>6.Osborn CY, Skripkauskas S, Weiss BD, Davis TC, Rodriguez C, Bass PF,

>Wolf MS

>

>

>

>Measuring Adult Literacy in Healthcare: Performance of the Newest Vital

>Sign

>

>

>

>7. Aggarwal A, Speckman JL, Paasche-Orlow MK, Roloff KS, Battaglia TA

>

>

>

>The Role of Numeracy on Cancer Screening Among Urban Women

>

>

>

>8.Fagerlin A, Ubel PA, Smith D, Zikmund-Fischer B

>

>

>

>Making Numbers Matter: Present and Future Research in Risk Communication

>

>

>

>9.Seligman H, Wallace A, DeWalt DA, Schillinger D, Arnold C, Davis TC

>

>

>

>Creating low-literacy patient educational materials to facilitate

>behavior change

>

>

>

>10.Schwartzberg J, Cowett A, Van Geest J, Wolf MS

>

>

>

>Communicating with Low Literate Patients: A Survey of Physicians,

>Nurses, and Pharmacists

>

>

>

>11.Manning KD, Kripalani S

>

>

>

>The Use of Standardized Patients to Teach Low-Literacy Communication

>Skills

>

>

>

>12.Mika VS, Wood PR, Weiss BD

>

>

>

>Ask Me 3: Improving Communication in a Hispanic Pediatric Outpatient

>Practice

>

>

>

>13.Andrulis DP, Brach C

>

>

>

>Integrating Literacy, Culture, and Language to Improve Health Care

>Quality for Diverse Populations

>

>

>glover

>

>Elbert D. Glover, PhD, FASHA, FAAHB, FRIPH

>Professor & Chair

>Department of Public & Community Health (PCH)

>Director, Center for Health Behavior Research (CHBR)

>University of Maryland

>2387 HHP Building

>College Park MD 20742

>301-405-2467 Voice

>301-405-2029 Direct

>301-314-9167 Fax (PCH)

>301-314-5835 Fax (CHBR)

>eglover1@umd.edu

>

>

>

>Andrew Pleasant wrote:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> I and my colleagues (Zarcadoolas & Greer) do quite a bit of

>> publishing/ research on health literacy, sorry to say I have not

>seen

>> a call for this special issue on any of the related listservs. We

>have

>> an article assessing the state of health literacy measures nearing

>> completion, could you forward details please if articles are still

>> being accepted?

>>

>> thanks,

>>

>> Andrew Pleasant

>>

>>

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>>>

>>> The Am J Health Behav has a forthcoming special issue on health

>>> literacy with some of the best researchers in the area. I'm

>>> anticipating it will be out in March.

>>>

>>> I'll keep the HEDIR posted.

>>>

>>> glover

>>> editor

>>> Am J Health Behav

>>>

>>> Elbert D. Glover, PhD, FASHA, FAAHB, FRIPH

>>> Professor & Chair

>>> Department of Public & Community Health (PCH)

>>> Director, Center for Health Behavior Research (CHBR)

>>> University of Maryland

>>> 2387 HHP Building

>>> College Park MD 20742

>>> 301-405-2467 Voice

>>> 301-405-2029 Direct

>>> 301-314-9167 Fax (PCH)

>>> 301-314-5835 Fax (CHBR)

>>> eglover1@umd.edu

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Meredith Talford wrote:

>>>

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>>>>

>>>> Does anyone have any information on Health Literacy

>Curriculum's. Any

>>>> resources, ideas, comments, suggestions, websites will be

>greatly

>>>> appreciated.

>>>>

>>>> Meredith Talford

>>>>

>>>

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#779

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:13:38 -0400

From: Andrew Pleasant <pleasant@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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Also, quickly, World Education hosts the National Institute for

Literacy health literacy discussion listserv as well as the health

and literacy special collection. See

Andrew Pleasant

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>If the issue is not about the definition of "couple" or "family

>unit" and is simply about fair access to resources and tax reporting

>status, then maybe the simplest solution is to change laws to allow

>any two (or more) individuals (of legal age) to affiliate themselves

>for the purpose of pooling resources and receiving the associated

>financial advantages. This approach would accommodate traditional

>couples, homosexual partners, polygamists, cross-generation

>relatives, and any lower income individuals (without sexual

>relations) needing the financial advantages.

>

>Financial advantages designed for those with children could then be

>specifically associated only with dependent status.

>

>Stephen Brown

>

>At 10:21 AM 10/26/2006, Dr. Molly Laflin wrote:

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>>

>>SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE:

>>

>>Call me a pragmatists, but it makes more sense to me for the state

>>(any state) to sanction civil unions for homosexual and

>>heterosexual couples for the purpose of legal rights, and for

>>religious groups to define marriage as they see fit within their

>>communities. The state has no business defining to any

>>relationship as marriage. Business forms and any legal forms

>>should not request religious information (e.g., marital status).

>>If they need information about legal relationships (e.g., partner,

>>dependant children, etc.), then they should ask for that.

>>

>>The word marriage has a strong religious connotation. Why get

>>bogged down in a religious battle over what is essentially a civil

>>matter? If specific religious groups are offended by varying

>>definitions of marriage, then let them define it as they wish for

>>their own members. To be fair and equal, the state should get out

>>of the marriage business for heterosexuals as well as homosexuals.

>>

>>Molly Laflin

>>

>>>

>>>Hi, everyone --

>>>

>>>I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some

>>>information I learned at the rally last night here in Montclair,

>>>NJ in the wake of yesterday's state Supreme Court decision on

>>>same-sex marriage. So if the topic isn't of interest to you,

>>>please feel free to delete this email; thanks!

>>>

>>>The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who

>>>were celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached

>>>yesterday when the Court ruled that same-sex couples deserve

>>>exactly the same rights as different-sex couples when it comes to

>>>marriage relationships. At the same time, a milestone is not a

>>>destination -- and what remains to be seen is what our

>>>relationships will be called. There was excellent press coverage

>>>last night -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY

>>>Times, and the local NJ stations and papers.

>>>

>>>This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from

>>>yesterday to decide. The general chant last night was "separate

>>>is not equal" -- that giving equal rights but calling our

>>>relationships anything other than marriage is not true equality.

>>>This is the next step in the marriage equality fight.

>>>

>>>A few things we learned last night:

>>>

>>>1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a

>>>big, fat pot of money waiting on the decision, and is now going to

>>>be pumping it into fighting to ensure that the word "marriage"

>>>remains reserved exclusively for a committed relationship between

>>>a man and a woman.

>>>

>>>2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage"

>>>should not be used; at the same time, the Governor said that if

>>>the legislature votes to use the term "marriage" for same-sex

>>>couples, he will NOT veto their decision.

>>>

>>>So what's next?

>>>

>>>If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to

>>>different-sex couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter

>>>into Civil Unions" -- you can take a few steps.

>>>

>>>1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making

>>>calls to our representatives here -- but keep writing and calling.

>>>There will be 180 days of pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be

>>>a one-shot deal. Consider writing to other representatives, not

>>>just your own.

>>>

>>>2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do,

>>>please forward this information to them and encourage them to do

>>>the same.

>>>

>>>3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal

>>>rights and recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor

>>>Corzine and our state legislators anyway. They need to see how

>>>this issue affects the entire country. Contact information for NJ

>>>legislators and some other organizations will follow below my

>>>signature line.

>>>

>>>I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I

>>>really don't care what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have

>>>equal rights." I left there feeling completely differently.

>>>Calling our relationships anything other than marriage still puts

>>>is into an "other" category. It still makes us second-class

>>>citizens. An example:

>>>

>>>Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have

>>>to mark that I am "single", although I have been with my partner

>>>for nearly 9 years. I have added the line "domestic partner"

>>>since we have that in NJ and checked it off, only to have the

>>>receptionist cross it out right in front of me and mark me single.

>>>How much time, money, and energy will it cost to have businesses

>>>throughout the entire state change their intake forms to include

>>>"Civil Union" or anything else? To train their staff to

>>>understand the new term? So aside from the humanistic standpoint,

>>>it will save money and time to call ALL marriage relationships

>>>"marriage", and leave it at that.

>>>

>>>I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which

>>>open discourse and opinions could be shared, and am well aware

>>>that some receiving this email will disagree with me. Please know

>>>that I appreciate your taking the time to read this, regardless of

>>>your point of view, and ask that you please consider the

>>>far-reaching implications of our being granted anything other than

>>>full MARRIAGE equality.

>>>

>>>All best, Elizabeth

>>>

>>>Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

>>>Professional Trainer/Consultant

>>>

>>>Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>OR Office of the Governor

>>>PO Box 001

>>>Trenton, NJ 08625

>>>609-292-6000

>>>

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>>>

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>>& Consumer Sciences

>>215 Eppler North

>>Bowling Green State University

>>Bowling Green OH 43403

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#781

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:12:56 -0400

From: Jacqueline Rubino <jac3rc@AOL.COM>

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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Hello Elizabeth,

I appreciate your email. As a former New Jersey resident (born and raised), supporter of equal rights, public health professional, and your colleague and friend, I was deeply disappointed that the NJ Supreme Court stopped short of granting gay couples full rights--including the right to be legally married and call it what it is.

I will do what I can to pressure the NJ legislature vote in a manner that supports real justice and equality. I will write and forward your email to friends and family in NJ.

My best,

Jacqueline Rubino, MPH, CHES

-----Original Message-----

From: elizschroe@COMCAST.NET

To: HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu

Sent: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 8:23 AM

Subject: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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Hi, everyone --

I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some information I learned

at the rally last night here in Montclair, NJ in the wake of yesterday's state

Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. So if the topic isn't of interest

to you, please feel free to delete this email; thanks!

The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who were

celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached yesterday when the Court

ruled that same-sex couples deserve exactly the same rights as different-sex

couples when it comes to marriage relationships. At the same time, a milestone

is not a destination -- and what remains to be seen is what our relationships

will be called. There was excellent press coverage last night -- ABC, CBS, NBC,

CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY Times, and the local NJ stations and papers.

This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from yesterday to

decide. The general chant last night was "separate is not equal" -- that giving

equal rights but calling our relationships anything other than marriage is not

true equality. This is the next step in the marriage equality fight.

A few things we learned last night:

1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a big, fat pot of

money waiting on the decision, and is now going to be pumping it into fighting

to ensure that the word "marriage" remains reserved exclusively for a committed

relationship between a man and a woman.

2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage" should not be

used; at the same time, the Governor said that if the legislature votes to use

the term "marriage" for same-sex couples, he will NOT veto their decision.

So what's next?

If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to different-sex

couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter into Civil Unions" -- you can

take a few steps.

1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making calls to our

representatives here -- but keep writing and calling. There will be 180 days of

pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be a one-shot deal. Consider writing to

other representatives, not just your own.

2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do, please forward

this information to them and encourage them to do the same.

3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal rights and

recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor Corzine and our state

legislators anyway. They need to see how this issue affects the entire country.

Contact information for NJ legislators and some other organizations will follow

below my signature line.

I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I really don't care

what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have equal rights." I left there

feeling completely differently. Calling our relationships anything other than

marriage still puts is into an "other" category. It still makes us second-class

citizens. An example:

Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have to mark that I

am "single", although I have been with my partner for nearly 9 years. I have

added the line "domestic partner" since we have that in NJ and checked it off,

only to have the receptionist cross it out right in front of me and mark me

single. How much time, money, and energy will it cost to have businesses

throughout the entire state change their intake forms to include "Civil Union"

or anything else? To train their staff to understand the new term? So aside

from the humanistic standpoint, it will save money and time to call ALL marriage

relationships "marriage", and leave it at that.

I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which open discourse

and opinions could be shared, and am well aware that some receiving this email

will disagree with me. Please know that I appreciate your taking the time to

read this, regardless of your point of view, and ask that you please consider

the far-reaching implications of our being granted anything other than full

MARRIAGE equality.

All best, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

Professional Trainer/Consultant

Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

OR Office of the Governor

PO Box 001

Trenton, NJ 08625

609-292-6000

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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:02:49 -0700

From: Donna Bernert <djb063@BUCKEYE-EXPRESS.COM>

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

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Is there a reason why we continue to insist on using "homosexual" to refer to same-sex, gay, domestic, or life partners/couples? There's a few alternatives, so let's bring our language out of the oppression era(s), please. Thanks!

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From: "Stephen L. Brown" <slbrown@SIU.EDU>

To: HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu

Subject: Re: Same-sex (fill in the blank) in NJ

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:54:56 -0500

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If the issue is not about the definition of "couple" or "family unit"

and is simply about fair access to resources and tax reporting

status, then maybe the simplest solution is to change laws to allow

any two (or more) individuals (of legal age) to affiliate themselves

for the purpose of pooling resources and receiving the associated

financial advantages. This approach would accommodate traditional

couples, homosexual partners, polygamists, cross-generation

relatives, and any lower income individuals (without sexual

relations) needing the financial advantages.

Financial advantages designed for those with children could then be

specifically associated only with dependent status.

Stephen Brown

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>SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE:

>

>Call me a pragmatists, but it makes more sense to me for the state

>(any state) to sanction civil unions for homosexual and heterosexual

>couples for the purpose of legal rights, and for religious groups to

>define marriage as they see fit within their communities. The state

>has no business defining to any relationship as marriage. Business

>forms and any legal forms should not request religious information

>(e.g., marital status). If they need information about legal

>relationships (e.g., partner, dependant children, etc.), then they

>should ask for that.

>

>The word marriage has a strong religious connotation. Why get

>bogged down in a religious battle over what is essentially a civil

>matter? If specific religious groups are offended by varying

>definitions of marriage, then let them define it as they wish for

>their own members. To be fair and equal, the state should get out of

>the marriage business for heterosexuals as well as homosexuals.

>

>Molly Laflin

>

>

>>

>>Hi, everyone --

>>

>>I wanted to share with folks the experience I had and some

>>information I learned at the rally last night here in Montclair, NJ

>>in the wake of yesterday's state Supreme Court decision on same-sex

>>marriage. So if the topic isn't of interest to you, please feel

>>free to delete this email; thanks!

>>

>>The Unitarian Church of Montclair was overflowing with folks who

>>were celebrating, cautiously, the milestone that was reached

>>yesterday when the Court ruled that same-sex couples deserve

>>exactly the same rights as different-sex couples when it comes to

>>marriage relationships. At the same time, a milestone is not a

>>destination -- and what remains to be seen is what our

>>relationships will be called. There was excellent press coverage

>>last night -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, CNN, Telemundo, Univision, NY

>>Times, and the local NJ stations and papers.

>>

>>This will be left up to the legislature, who have 180 days from

>>yesterday to decide. The general chant last night was "separate is

>>not equal" -- that giving equal rights but calling our

>>relationships anything other than marriage is not true

>>equality. This is the next step in the marriage equality fight.

>>

>>A few things we learned last night:

>>

>>1. The Conservative Right has (no surprise) been sitting on a big,

>>fat pot of money waiting on the decision, and is now going to be

>>pumping it into fighting to ensure that the word "marriage" remains

>>reserved exclusively for a committed relationship between a man and a woman.

>>

>>2. Governor Corzine has said that he thinks the word "marriage"

>>should not be used; at the same time, the Governor said that if the

>>legislature votes to use the term "marriage" for same-sex couples,

>>he will NOT veto their decision.

>>

>>So what's next?

>>

>>If you agree that same-sex couples deserve to be truly equal to

>>different-sex couples -- to be able to get married, not "enter into

>>Civil Unions" -- you can take a few steps.

>>

>>1. If you live in New Jersey, start writing letters and making

>>calls to our representatives here -- but keep writing and calling.

>>There will be 180 days of pressure NOT to do this, so it can't be a

>>one-shot deal. Consider writing to other representatives, not just your own.

>>

>>2. If you do NOT live in New Jersey, but know people who do,

>>please forward this information to them and encourage them to do the same.

>>

>>3. If you do NOT live in New Jersey but still support equal rights

>>and recognition for all people, heck, write to Governor Corzine and

>>our state legislators anyway. They need to see how this issue

>>affects the entire country. Contact information for NJ legislators

>>and some other organizations will follow below my signature line.

>>

>>I will be honest -- I went to last night's rally thinking, "I

>>really don't care what they call it, I'm so glad to finally have

>>equal rights." I left there feeling completely

>>differently. Calling our relationships anything other than

>>marriage still puts is into an "other" category. It still makes us

>>second-class citizens. An example:

>>

>>Every time I go to a doctor's office and fill out a form, I have to

>>mark that I am "single", although I have been with my partner for

>>nearly 9 years. I have added the line "domestic partner" since we

>>have that in NJ and checked it off, only to have the receptionist

>>cross it out right in front of me and mark me single. How much

>>time, money, and energy will it cost to have businesses throughout

>>the entire state change their intake forms to include "Civil Union"

>>or anything else? To train their staff to understand the new term?

>>So aside from the humanistic standpoint, it will save money and

>>time to call ALL marriage relationships "marriage", and leave it at that.

>>

>>I have always been grateful to be a part of list servs on which

>>open discourse and opinions could be shared, and am well aware that

>>some receiving this email will disagree with me. Please know that

>>I appreciate your taking the time to read this, regardless of your

>>point of view, and ask that you please consider the far-reaching

>>implications of our being granted anything other than full MARRIAGE equality.

>>

>>All best, Elizabeth

>>

>>Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD(c), MSW

>>Professional Trainer/Consultant

>>

>>Co-Editor, The American Journal of Sexuality Education

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>OR Office of the Governor

>>PO Box 001

>>Trenton, NJ 08625

>>609-292-6000

>>

>>For information and updates over the next 180 days:

>>

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>Bowling Green State University

>Bowling Green OH 43403

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