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Effective July 9, 2007 the Collin Equality Foundation changed its name to the TRIANGLE FOUNDATION.
Triangle Foundation supports Erase Hate Campaign

Erase Hate Campaign

Joining with the Matthew Shepard Foundation, the Triangle Foundation is encouraging visitors to join the Campaign to Erase Hate.

"It has been TEN YEARS since the death of Matthew Shepard and the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Since that pivotal moment in the civil rights movement for gay Americans, there has been a great deal of change in how the nation talks about how hate impacts our everyday lives.

On March 29th, the Matthew Shepard Foundation launched the Campaign to Erase Hate - a new anti-hate campaign that challenges individuals to help us further progress on how our country deals with hate. This campaign provides tools on how to spread the message of "erasing hate" by using innovative technology, viral marketing, personal relationships and the power of "personal voice" to create social change."
Matthew Shepard Erase Hate Campaign Website.
 
Triangle Foundation Applauds CA Court Decision

CA Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Couples have Equal Right to Marry

FRISCO, TX – The Triangle Foundation today applauded the California Supreme Court’s decision to extend the same legal rights relating to marriage to same-sex couples. The decision is a further step towards equality for all Americans, and recognizes that same-sex couples are no longer regarded as second class citizens – at least in the State of California.

The court’s decision, written by Chief Justice George, states (in part):

Accordingly, in light of the conclusions we reach concerning the constitutional questions brought to us for resolution, we determine that the language of section 300 limiting the designation of marriage to a union “between a man and a woman” is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute, and that the remaining statutory language must be understood as making the designation of marriage available both to opposite-sex and same-sex couples. In addition, because the limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples imposed by section 308.5 can have no constitutionally permissible effect in light of the constitutional conclusions set forth in this opinion, that provision cannot stand (p. 120).

In a concurring opinion issues by Justice Kennard, it states:

Here, this court holds that under the state Constitution’s equal protection guarantee, same-sex couples have a right to marry, and that state officials should take all necessary and appropriate steps so that local officials may begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The Triangle Foundation congratulates our Californian brothers and sisters on this victory, and looks forward to further application of justice and equality for all through the county in the years to come.

About the Triangle Foundation: Established in 2003 (as the Collin Equality Foundation) the Triangle Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Frisco, TX that undertakes research and provides education on equality issues that affect gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals within the North Texas region. Please visit our website at www.trianglefdn.org for more information.
 
CEF Becomes the Triangle Foundation
Effective July 9, 2007, the board of trustees of the Collin Equality Foundation announced the change of its name to the Triangle Foundation. The name change establishs a new focus on the organization's commitment to research, education and information.  The Triangle Foundation will continue to address the issues that affect gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals within the North Texas region.  During the transition, which is expected to last until the end of September 2007, parts of the Foundation's operations will be undertaken in the name of Collin Equality Foundation. It is the hope of the Board to be fully functioning as the Triangle Foundation by October 1, 2007. [Read our press release]