Bridget Kriner notarizes the Domestic Partner application for Sarah Bartholomew and Lee Fisher. Prosperity Social Club held a pre-registry party so applicants could get their paperwork ready for opening day. (Photo by Brian DeWitt, 5/3/09 at Prosperity Social Club) (Photo by Doug Braun, 5/3/09 at Prosperity Social Club) Ask Cleveland volunteers (blue shirts) and volunteers from the Cleveland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center (red shirts) celebrate opening day of Cleveland's domestic partner registry. The LGBT Center organized the events for the opening day of the registry. (Photo by Brian DeWitt, 5/7/09 at Cleveland City Hall) Will Edmondson (blue shirt) does what Ask Cleveland does best - talk to voters. (Photo by Brian DeWitt, 5/7/09 at Cleveland City Hall) On Registry Opening Day, Ask Cleveland collected postcards from Cleveland residents who support Cleveland adding protections based on gender identity and gender expression. As of July 4, over 1000 cards have been collected. These will be delivered to Mayor Jackson and the members of Cleveland City Council. Ask Cleveland also collected over 1,300 postcards in support of Ohio's Equal Housing and Employment Act (House Bill 178). |