We are elated that 3 bills passed this legislative session that  relate to LGBT issues: SB121 (was signed by Markell on Thursday at 3 p.m. at Camp Rehoboth) If you were there and took pictures, please email them to webadmin@delawarestonewalll.org so we can put them on this website. SB 84 Adoption/Custody/De Facto Parent Bill, allows de
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After more then 3 hours, Sb 121 finally passed the Delaware Senate and was immediately moved tot he House of representative for a vote.  An attempt to block the vote by stating that the representatives had no time to prepare, was stopped because a bill identical to SB 121 had passed the Delaware House of
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HB 112-The Hospital and Nursing Home Visitation Rights Bill passed the Delaware Senate 21-0  on Thursday, June 11th.  Governor Markell should sign it by the end of the month.   The Bill, a major piece of DE Stonewall legislation, will allow competent adults to decide who can or cannot visit  them in hospitals, nursing homes, and
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 On Thursday, April 9th, the  House passed by a vote of 36-0 Stonewall’s Hospital and Nursing Home Visitation Bill.  The Bill guarantees visitation to all selected by competent adults, subject to certain restrictions and requires facilties to honor Advanced Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney.  The Bill now moves to the Senate. We should
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HB 5 (to add the term “sexual orientation” to the already-existing list of prohibited practices of discrimination) passed the Delaware House of Representatives on Mar 26, 2009 with 26 YES, 14 NO, and 1 ABSENT vote.  A big THANK you goes out to all sponsors and co-sponsors of that legislation and we hope it will
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