The past six weeks have been a time of tremendous action for PFLAG members. Your calls, e-mail messages, and visits to legislators have made a difference in convincing legislators that all of our family members matter and deserve to be protected equally.

As a member of United ENDA, PFLAG is taking a strong leadership role in the effort to keep ENDA trans inclusive. While we disagree with some House members on a plan to move forward with a non-inclusive version of the bill, we've been working closely with House allies to further a strategy that we know better reflects the PFLAG membership.

Your voices have helped us both in the short-term and the long term as we educate the GLBT and ally community - as well as our federal legislators - on the critical importance of fully trans-inclusive legislation. You can see the results of these efforts in several articles that have appeared in the past few weeks.

The future of ENDA and the Baldwin Amendment remains uncertain. Some reports suggest that the bill will not move forward, while others suggest that it will move ahead but the Baldwin Amendment will not. The truth is that no definitive decision has been made on the fate of ENDA this year.

In other words, this isn't quite over. Please stay tuned for updates on the fate of ENDA as well as information on what you can do to continue to move equality forward.

Regardless of what happens, we should use this experience as a reminder that we must all be talking about the importance of inclusive legislation whenever we have an opportunity - not just when a crisis arises. And who better to talk about these important issues than PFLAG members and supporters? Your personal stories are part of the family voices that are changing hearts and minds on gender identity issues today.

On a personal note, I want to let you know that as a part of the PFLAG family, you have much to be proud of right now. Your voices have and continue to make a real difference here in Washington, and I hear about it every day. Keep up the great work, and thank you for your persistent commitment to moving equality forward!