Orange County Equality Coalition

Founded in the wake of the passage of Prop 8, Orange County Equality Coalition (OCEC) is a 501(c)(4) organization comprised of individuals and groups united by a belief in marriage equality and a desire to bring about positive change in the community.
OCEC's Vision is equality and respect for all people in a progressive Orange County.

Members

  • Rachel
  • Linda
  • Lisa Clark
  • Ryan Kriz
  • Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong
  • Zoe Nicholson
  • Tara C Feeley
  • Renee
  • Rachel
  • Minerva Figueroa
  • Karan Flohra
  • Mark Miller

Extra Curriculum Events

The Golden Gays

One of OCEC's members, Vic Carmona will be in the play Golden Gays. Check out the dates and events at www.thegoldengays.com

Tick Tick.. Boom

Theatre Out is starting their new 2010 season. Yes, Orange County has a gay and lesbain theatre. (the productions are wonderful!) Tick Tick.. Boom is opening January 15th. This muscial is by Jonathan Larson, the creator of Rent. http://www.theatreout.com/

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Member Spotlight


Rachel is an OCEC member and active in the Storytelling and Pride groups. She recently attended the first ever GSA Leadership Summit in Orange County.

Read about Rachel's comments on the Summit.

By bringing together GSA activists from many different schools, the Summit allows students to network and build the GSA movement in their region.

The Summit was organized by a partnership of Orange County organizations including OCEC, ADL, The Center Orange County, GSA Network, GLSEN Orange County, OC PFLAG, Planned Parenthood and OC Human Relations.

Events

February 20

Saturday

Blog Posts

Tiffany

U.S. Tax Court Victory for Transgender Woman

Victory in O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue!

Yesterday, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that a transgender woman's medical expenses for hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery were medically necessary and therefore tax-deductible under federal law. Based on overwhelming medical evidence, the court held that transition-related healthcare is non-cosmetic, medically necessary healthcare.

However, the court's decision does not mean that all such medical treatments and procedures will… Continue

Posted by Tiffany on February 3, 2010 at 10:30am

News Story

Congress Issues Bipartisan Resolution on Uganda

By Michelle Garcia

A bipartisan group of Congress members have proposed resolutions condemning Uganda's antigay bill as well as similar efforts around the world.

California Democrat Howard Berman introduced a lengthy resolution to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and it has been signed by more than three dozen other members, including Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin, committee ranking Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida (the only Republican), and Congressional Black Caucus chair Barbara Lee of California.

On the Senate side, Democratic senators Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Ben Cardin of Maryland, with Republican senators Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Susan Collins of Maine, issued a less comprehensive resolution.

Both documents ask the Ugandan parliament to reject the bill.

The resolution says the United States cannot support Uganda's efforts to make homosexuality punishable by death because of the "core American principles of equality and 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'" It also says that such laws undermine the United States's efforts to fight HIV and AIDS in the region by stigmatizing and criminalizing vulnerable people.

It also calls on other nations to reject laws that criminalize homosexuality.

Openly gay Congress members Baldwin, Colorado's Jared Polis, and Barney Frank of Massachusetts held a hearing on the situation in Uganda in January.

"The proposed Ugandan bill not only threatens human rights, it also reverses so many of the gains that Uganda has made in the fight against HIV/AIDS," Baldwin said in a statement on Thursday. "This issue has united leaders of different political and religious views in Uganda and worldwide in one common belief in the rights of all human beings regardless of sexual orientation."
 
 

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Latest Activity

2 hours ago
March 2, 2010 from 12pm to 1pm
Our second annual forum featuring renowned constituional scholar Erwin Chermerinsky, dean of UCI Law School.
3 hours ago
This sounds like a great way for OCEC to start off the new year! Can't wait -
3 hours ago
OCEC General Meeting at Irvine Ranch Water District Offices
February 20, 2010 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Catch up with OCEC and enjoy the award winning documentary "For My Wife" This unique documentary film humanizes the struggle for full LGBT marriage equality through the story of Kate Fleming and Charlene Strong. It is a universal story about love,…
3 hours ago
 

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