(Community Matters) The Annual Out & Equal Summit underway in Austin. Major sponsors include Dell, Deloitte, HP, Accenture, Citi and many others. Hundreds of reps from Fortune 500 companies and others gathering in Austin to discuss equality in the workplace, best practices and to network.
Equality Texas’ Paul Scott & hubby, Scott Simons, hosted a reception tonight welcoming some attendees and introducing Tony Broaddus of the Equality Federation. Nice gathering and good conversations. Equality Federation also an important organization.
After, stopped by a northwest hills neighborhood gathering of very enthusiastic Obama supporters. Thanks, Charles Devany for including me.
Community Matters 
Eugene, It was great to meet you at Paul & Scott's house, and thanks for the plug for Equality Federation. As you heard, we are committed to making sure that LGBT people in EVERY state have full equality — and we believe that equality trickles up. As we see more victories in the states, we move closer to equality for all Americans. It's both a scary and exciting time in this movement. It's amazing that we have thousands of out workers here in Austin at the Out and Equal conference – but also frightening that we continue to be faced with anti-gay ballot measures in California, Florida, Arizona, and Arkansas. I hope all your readers will get involved in this movement and help us achieve equality and make history! Thanks again, Toni Broaddus, Executive Director, Equality Federation