Endorsements

The Following organizations, religious institutions, labor unions, and businesses support the Uniting American Families Act.

National Organizations

General

Advocates for Youth
Democrats Abroad
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
United States Students Association (USSA)

LGBT Organizations

CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers
COLAGE: People with a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer Parent
Council for Global Equality
Family Equality Council
Freedom to Marry
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
GOProud
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Immigration Equality
Lambda Legal
Log Cabin Republicans
Love Exiles Foundation
Love Sees No Borders
National Coalition for LGBT Health
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (Out & Equal)
Out4Immigration
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Shades of Yellow (SOY)
Stonewall Democrats
Unid@s – National Latino/a LGBT Human Rights Organization
United Nations Gay and Lesbian Organization (UN GLOBE)

Civil Rights, Civil Liberties & Immigration Organizations

Alternatives to Marriage Project, Inc
American Families United (AFU)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Amnesty International
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Asian American Justice Center (AAJC)
Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC)
Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Legal Momentum
Mexican-American Legal Defense Education Fund (MALDEF)
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
National Immigration Forum (NIF)
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCWIR)
People for the American Way
South Asian American Leading Together (SAALT)

Professional Associations

American Bar Association (ABA)
American Council of Personnel (ACIP)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)

Labor

Association of Flight Attendants – CWA
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE)
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
Pride at Work – AFL-CIO
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

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Corporations

American Airlines
Bausch & Lomb
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Carlson
Cisco Systems
Diageo
The Estee Lauder Companies
Intel
Liz Claiborne
Marriott International
Medtronic
Nike
Omnicom
Pfizer
Replacements, Ltd.
Starwood Hotels

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Faith Organizations

American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Call to Action
Catholics for Equality
Church World Service, Immigration and Refugee Program
Clergy United, Inc.
The Episcopal Church
Friends Committee on National Legislation(FCNL)
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)
Standing on the Side of Love (SSL)
United Methodist Church
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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Local Organizations

AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
AIDS Legal Referral Project
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Basic Rights Oregon
California Democratic Council
California Faculty Association
California Nurses Association
Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council, Inc. (Albany, NY)
The Center, San Francisco
The Cleveland LGBT Community Center (OH)
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
Congress of California Seniors
Connecticut Transadvocacy Organization
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)
El Cerrito Democratic Club
Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club
Equal Rights Advocates
Equality California
Georgia Equality
Forum for Equality Louisiana
Forum for Equality Foundation (LA)
Gray Panthers
Kol Ami Congregation
Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center
Legal Momentum, California
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
The Loft, Hudson Valley LGBT Community Center (NY)
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
Love Makes a Family PAC (CT)
La Mesa Community Church
Kentucky Equality Federation
Marriage Equality California
MEGA Family Project (GA)
Metropolitan Community Church Los Angeles
Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco

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City Councils/State Assemblies

The California State Legislature
The City of Berkeley (CA)
The City of Campbell (CA)
The City of Cathedral City (CA)
The City of Los Angeles (CA)
The City of San Francisco (CA)
The City of West Hollywood (CA)
The Santa Clara County (CA) Board of Supervisors
The San Mateo County (CA) Board of Supervisors
The City of Hartford (CT)
The Denver (CO) City Council
The City of Miami Beach (FL)
The City of Wilton Manors (FL)
The Atlanta City Council (GA)
The Chicago City Council (IL)
The New Orleans (LA) City Council
The City of Cambridge (MA)
The City of Minneapolis (MN)
The City of Ferndale (MI)
The City of St. Louis (MO)
The City of Albany (NY)
The City of Binghamton (NY)
The City of New York (NY)
The City of Troy (NY)
The City of Chapel Hill (NC)
The Cleveland (OH) City Council
The City of Lakewood (OH)
The City Council of Pittsburgh (PA)
The State College Borough Council (PA)
The City of Seattle (WA)
The City of Tumwater (WA)
The Dane County (WI) Board of Supervisors

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