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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 HRC and Celebrities Endorse March On Washington, San Francisco Bay Times, Rex Wockner, September 24, 2009
- ↑ NGLTF endorses National Equality March, 365 Gay, September 3, 2009
- ↑ "[BiNet USA]: National Equality March Washington DC October 10–11, 2009". BiNet USA News and Opinions: Media Advisory. 2009-09-15.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SAG Endorses National Equality March Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine , The Advocate, October 8, 2009
- ↑ NOW Endorses National Equality March Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine , National Organization for Women, September 21, 2009
- ↑ Unitarian Universalist Association President Endorses Gay National Equality March in Washington Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine , Tips-Q, September 24, 2009
- ↑ Actually, it is ASM’s Place, The Badger Herald, September 30, 2009
- ↑ ‘Our fight for full equality’, SOVO, Amy Cavanaugh, October 9, 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Numerous LGBT leaders endorse National Equality March Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine , PriseSource, September 10, 2009
- ↑ "Why I Support the National Equality March": NFL's Scott Fujita Speaks Out for Gay Rights, The Huffington Post, Dave Zirin, October 6, 2009
- ↑ On Eve of March, Faith Drives Activism for Gay Rights Supporters, BeliefNet, September 30, 2009