Lesbian Mommy is issuing a call to action and asking as many as possible to spread the word and keep this going. Whether you live in California or not, this November’s election is a crucial one (for many reasons). Marriage Equality in our country will either take a quantum leap forward or backward largely based upon what happens with legalization of same-sex marriage in California.
The LGBT Community Call to Action encourages all members of the LGBT community and those who support them to “get out and about” in their community every weekend until Election Day, if possible to a McDonalds and preferably wearing No on 8 gear. The idea behind this Call to Action is to encourage voters to interact with those in the LGBT community directly in an effort to “Personalize Prop 8 across the State”, hoping that voters will think about how their vote affects us on a personal level. Kathryn Kendell, executive director of San Francisco’s National Center for Lesbian Rights, says that gays, lesbians and their straight allies need to educate their friends and neighbors about the importance of voting. “There are heterosexuals out there who might love their gay next-door neighbors, but not bat an eye at voting for Prop 8″, said Kendell. “You have to engage them in the harm” she said, adding that if the issue isn’t personalized, “it’s easy for them to think the harm doesn’t exist.” By participating in this Call to Action, we are giving voters a chance to see members of the LGBT community out and about participating in daily life, and show that we are the same as everybody else – human beings who deserve equal rights. McDonald’s is a business that is present in many communities, and serves as a common ground for voters from every community to be seen out and about over the weekend.
Recent polls show that support for the California gay marriage ban is slipping with a majority of 55 percent of voters against Proposition 8, but we still need more help to “Personalize Prop 8 Across the State” and strike the measure down.
• All Over the U.S.– Sign the Million for Marriage petition by clicking the banner below:
Read much more on this “call to action” and the “No on Prop 8″ progress here or here.
Same-sex couples all over the world have my
support always! I wish I could vote in Cali cause
I would be right there to say HELLS NO!!! 2 prop 8
in a heart beat!
HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps. that band is CAROLINA LIAR. I like them too…
Thanks Laurie! That’s one of the things we love about ya!! Let’s keep our fingers crossed!!
{HUGS}!!!
ps-I’m gonna go check out that band! Thanks!