The anti-discrimination bill won passage in the West Virginia Senate, but we still have an uphill fight in the House of Delegates.  Please be sure to call or write your delegates and let them know that you support SB 238.  Tell them to do the right thing and vote Yes when the bill comes to a vote in the House.  You want to keep your message polite and keep it brief, but be sure include a little personal detail to let them know why this bill is personally important to you.

We would also like to encourage you to send an email to House Speaker Richard Thompson at Speaker.Thompson@verizon.net You want to ask Speaker Thompson to support SB 238 in the House Rules committee, of which he’s the chairman, and to allow the bill an up or down vote on the House Floor.

Also, be sure to send a cc to House Judiciary Chairwoman, Carrie Webster at cwebste1@mail.wvnet.edu She is the bill’s main sponsor in the House of Delegates, and she needs to know just how many people are contacting the Speaker of the House regarding this legislation.  Anti-gay bigots are trying their best to keep this bill from passing, and we have to make sure that they don’t get their way.

It’s very important that you take the time to make your voice heard.  If this legislation fails to pass this year, who knows how long it’ll be before we get this far again?  If we can get Speaker Thompson to take note, it will go a long way toward getting SB 238 through the House.  Please send out those emails and pass the word to all of your friends to do the same.