Endorsements

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

Corporations

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

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Faith Organizations

Learn more about our Faith Coalition for UAFA, and how your faith community can be involved, here.

African American Ministers In Action – Equal Justice Taskforce
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
American Jewish Committee
American National Catholic Church
The Ancient Apostolic Communion
Association of Welcoming and Affirming
Baptists (AWAB)
Believe Out Loud
Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT InterestsCall to Action
Catholics for Equality
Church World Service, Immigration and Refugee Program
Clergy United, Inc
Covenant Network of Presbyterians
DignityUSA
The Episcopal Church
Friends Committee on National Legislation
GLAD Alliance – Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Religion and Faith Program
Institute for Welcoming Resources
IntegrityUSA
The Jewish Labor Committee
Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation Justice Action Network
Keshet Lutherans Concerned of North America
Methodist Federation for Social Action
Metropolitan Community Churches
More Light Presbyterians
Muslims for Progressive ValuesNorth American Old Catholic Church
Old Catholic Apostolic Church of the Americas
Presbyterian Voices for Justice
Queer Muslim Collective
Union of Black Episcopalians
Union for Reform Judaism
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
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National Organizations

General

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

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
Immigration Task Force of the Minnesota Conference
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCR)
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)
The United Methodist Inter-Agency Task Force on Immigration

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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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 Stonewall Democrats
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
Talk About Equality
Take Back Pride
Unid@s – National Latino/a LGBT Human Rights Organization
United Nations Gay and Lesbian Organization (UN GLOBE)

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Professional Associations

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

Local Organizations

ACLU of Eastern Missouri
ACLU of Western Missouri
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
AIDS Legal Referral Project (San Francisco, CA)
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (Sacramento, CA)
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Basic Rights Oregon
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC) (San Jose, CA)
California Democratic Council
California Faculty Association
California Nurses Association
Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council, Inc. (Albany, NY)
Casa de Maryland
Catholic Action Network (St. Louis, MO)
The Center (San Francisco, CA)
The Cleveland LGBT Community Center (Cleveland, OH)
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats (Cleveland, OH)
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
COLAGE (St. Louis, MO)
The Community Coalition of Greater New Orleans
Community Diversity Council of Hunterdon County (NJ)
Congress of California Seniors
Connecticut Transadvocacy Organization
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)
Desert Stonewall Deocrats (Palm Springs, CA)
El Cerrito Democratic Club (CA)
Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (NY)
Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (San Francisco, CA)
Episcopal Diocese of Maine (Portland, ME)
Equal Rights Advocates (San Francisco, CA)
Equal Rights Washington (Seattle, WA)
Equality California
Equality Florida
Equality Hawaii
Equality Illinois
Equality Michigan
Equality North Carolina
Equality Ohio
Equality Pennsylvania
Equality South Dakota
Equality Texas
Equality Wisconsin
Fair Wisconsin
Forum for Equality Louisiana 
Forum for Equality Foundation (LA)
Garden State Equality (NJ)
Georgia Equality
GLSEN Hudson Valley (NY)
Gray Panthers (Washington DC)
Hudson Valley Community Coalition (NY)
Identity Advocacy Team (AK)
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
IMPACT Florida
KC LEGAL – Kansas City LEsbian, Gay, and Allied Lawyers (MO)
Kol Ami Congregation 
La Mesa Community Church (CA)
Latino Equality Alliance (CA)
Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center (San Francisco, CA)
Legal Momentum (CA)
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project (Binghamton, NY)
The Loft, Hudson Valley LGBT Community Center (NY)
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (CA)
Louisiana Stonewall Democrats (LA)
Love Makes a Family PAC (CT)
LULAC (OH)
Kentucky Equality Federation
Marriage Equality California
Methodist Federation for Social Action, Southwest Texas
Methodist Federation for Social Action (VA)
MEGA Family Project (GA)
Metropolitan Community Church (Los Angeles, CA)
Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia
Metropolitan Community Church (San Francisco, CA)
Montana Equality Now
Montana Human Rights Network
Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (Philadelphia, PA)
New Mexico GLBTQ Centers
New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, Inc. (LA)
One Colorado
One Iowa
PFLAG (Alamance, NC)
PFLAG (Columbia, SC)
PFLAG Council of Northern Illinois
PFLAG (Deerfield, IL)
PFLAG (Greater Providence, RI)
PFLAG (Hinsdale, IL)
PFLAG (Hunterdon County, NJ)
PFLAG (Juneau, AK)
PFLAG (Kansas City, MO)
PFLAG (Las Cruces, NM)
PFLAG (New Orleans, LA)
PFLAG (Northeast Iowa)
PFLAG (Palatine, IL)
PFLAG (Roswell, NM)
PFLAG (Seattle, WA)
PFLAG (St. Charles, MO)
PFLAG (St. Louis, MO)
PFLAG (Temecula Valley, CA)
PFLAG Transgender Network of North Carolina
PFLAG (Westchester County, NY)
Philipstown Reform Synagogue Congregation (Cold Spring, NY)
PROMO For The Personal Rights of Missourians
Putney Friends Meeting (VT)
Rhode Island Progressive Democrats
Rockland Pride Coalition (NY)
St. Matthew/San Mateo Episcopal Church and Jubilee Center (Auburn, WA)
South Carolina Progressive Network
Unity Coalition | Coalicion Unida (FL)
Vermont Psychiatric Association
Western Equality (Grand Junction, CO)
Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice (St. Louis, MO)


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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 Sacramento (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 Gainesville (FL)
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 Olympia (WA)
The City of Seattle (WA)
The City of Tumwater (WA)
The Dane County (WI) Board of Supervisors

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