The Dallas Principles is a set of eight guiding principles to achieve full

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equality. The principles are: # Full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals must be enacted now. Delay and excuses are no longer acceptable. # We will not leave any part of our community behind. # Separate is never equal. # Religious beliefs are not a basis upon which to affirm or deny civil rights. # The establishment and guardianship of full civil rights is a non-partisan issue. # Individual involvement and grassroots action are paramount to success and must be encouraged. # Success is measured by the civil rights we all achieve, not by words, access or money raised. # Those who seek our support are expected to commit to these principles. The principles were drafted May 15–17, 2009, in

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, by 24 LGBT rights advocates who were frustrated with the Obama administration's pace of fulfilling its campaign promises to the LGBT community. The authors of the Dallas Principles are Juan Ahonen-Jover, Ken Ahonen-Jover, John Bare,

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, Dana Beyer, Jeffrey H. Campagna, Mandy Carter, Michael Coe,

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, Allison Duncan, Michael E. Guest, Joanne Herman, Donald Hitchcock, Lane Hudson, Charles Merrill,

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, Lisa Polyak,

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, Pam Spaulding, Andy Szekeres, Lisa Turner, Jon Winkleman, and

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Dallas Principles HomepageThe Dallas Principles
full text with Preamble, Civil Rights Goals, and Call to Action The original website for The Dallas Principles, thedallaspriciples.org, no longer exists. Act On Principles, a privately funded organization that was founded by several authors of The Dallas Principles, incorporates The Dallas Principles in their call for action. Their website is ActOnPrinciples.org. LGBT rights in the United States LGBT in Texas 2009 in Texas 2000s in Dallas {{LGBT-stub

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