Day without a Gay + March on Washington?
Nov. 20th, 2008 10:17 pmLooks like people really have had enough this year and the momentum really is building. They're talking about a march on Washington in March. Looking at tickets quickly it looks like I could find a flight out of Seattle for under $300 USD. Obviously I'm going to wait and see how it all shakes out, until we have a date and everything, but I am seriously going to consider going, even if I can only be there a day or two. Who's coming y/n yyy?
On the same LGBT activist front, Day Without a Gay is apparently happening for real.
"On December 10th, we are launching a national economic boycott in Day Without a Gay.
The LGBTQ community contributes $700billion/year to our economy (the same number as the bailout).
What would happen if we weren't here to contribute? We pay taxes, contribute to the economy, yet our government does not provide us equal rights under the law.
As such, we are asking everyone in the LGBTQ community AND our allies to join us in a one day economic boycott.
* We suggest that people call in gay, but since anti-discrimination policies based on sexual orientation are not written into law in many places, we ask you to consider your needs first
* What we do ask everyone to join us on is a day of zero consumption. Do not buy anything. If you want to take it a step further, take $80 out of your bank account that day as well."