"A Day without Gay" Dec 10th.

[mitchtv]

Anyone got plans?

[MineralMan]

1. Just in case, and for those who don't know:

http://daywithoutagay.org/

[nickinSTL]

2. be nice if you posted details...

instead of a link to a site that many who care wouldn't want to visit.

[keepCAblue]

3. Here are more details...

Note: The "official" website is http://www.daywithoutagay.org .

From the http://www.jointheimpact.com website:

On December 10th, we are supporting Day Without a Gay.
We are calling for a nationwide strike and economic boycott by all members of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community AND OUR STRAIGHT ALLIES on December 10th, 2008, International Human Rights Day.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

STRIKE: call in gay, shut down your business, or just take the day off.

BOYCOTT: don't buy anything, spend money or support the economy.

PARTICIPATE: Volunteer and/or organize a protest in your area.

Our community contributes $700 billion a year to this economy (the same amount as the bailout), yet we are not given equal protections under the law that every citizen deserves. As such, it is time we make a stand. During the largest shopping season of the year, we ask that you do one very important thing: Don't Buy Anything! What would happen to this world if the LGBTQ community didn't exist? Why is it that we continue to contribute to an economy and government that does not contribute to us? Let's answer these questions on December 10th.

TEN TIPS ABOUT WHAT TO DO ON DECEMBER 10:

1. Wake up for work on Wednesday December 10th... and call in GAY.
2. Go to the bank and take $80 out of your account... put it in your pocket and KEEP IT THERE.
3. Do not go get your morning latte
4. Do not purchase anything
5. Do not contribute to advertising revenue: Meaning, spend 24 hours of your life without TV & Internet
6. Do not use your cell phone, even if you have unlimited minutes
7. Instead, DO volunteer. Give to the community and reach out to those that don't understand our community. Check your state page for local volunteer opportunities.
8. If you must spend, only do so at an LGBTQ owned establishment with an LGBTQ clientel
9. You have weeks to prepare, so go grocery shopping now.
10. VOLUNTEER. We are fighting for human rights, so let's take a day to fight for the rights of those in need. Check your state page for local volunteer opportunities.

PARTICIPATE: VOLUNTEERING IS TWO FOLD
It both gives us something meaningful to do on our day away from work AND it provides an automatic opportunity for outreach into communities that primarily get media images of the LGBTQ community and our allies, without having to say a word. This is a simple way of putting our smiling, loving faces in places that usually don't see our community. In turn, it gives us the opportunity of taking that very important first step in creating a conversation with people who never see our community.

We are asking every organizer from the November 15th protests to help organize local volunteer efforts.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Anyone who wants to make an impact and drive a message to our government that WE DESERVE CIVIL EQUALITY. This means the LGBTQ community and it also means our amazing allies!

WHY THE NAME "A DAY WITHOUT GAYS"? The name was inspired by the film A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICAN and the nationwide strike in 2006 called A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS that protested against proposed immigration laws.

WHY STRIKE NOW DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN? While one day won't destroy the economy, it will send a clear signal that we are serious about getting our rights. Also, strikes and boycotts are more effective in an economic downturn because business owners have more to lose.

WHY A STRIKE AND A BOYCOTT? General strikes and economic boycotts have been a powerful form of non-violent protest in the history of civil rights movements, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s. For many of those protesters, their actions came at a great sacrifice but they were willing to risk everything to obtain their rights.

WHAT IF I CAN'T MISS WORK?That's OK. It's important to note that many states still do not have anti-discrimination laws on the books with regards to employment discrimination against sexual orientation. If you are afraid to miss work, if your pocket book can't handle it, or if you work for a great LGBTQ advocate and friend, then go to work. All we ask is that you PACK YOUR LUNCH. It's that simple. This boycott helps to increase our visibility if we don't go to work, but you can participate in the economic boycott by simply not consuming

Please help us get the word out and help us call all of the local volunteer organizations to ask them how we can help on December 10th.

Learn more at http://www.daywithoutagay.org

[MineralMan]

4. It wasn't my thread,

but I found that link that explained it. The OP didn't post anything, and I was just trying to offer a way to find out what the thread was about.

I'm sorry if that wasn't enough. Clicking on the link would explain it all. Just trying to help.

[MineralMan]

5. My link in the post above is not working at this time...

Sorry. When I posted the above, I checked the link and it was working. It had an explanation of the Day without A Gay concept and appeared to be the official site. I just checked it, and it's erroring out. Perhaps it will be up again later, but I don't know. I just posted the link as a way for people to find out about what the OP had posted.

[Pryderi]

6. Tomorrow is Dec. 10th.

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. Taking the day off. Spending minimally. nt

[dipsydoodle]

8. I wouldn't that

10th is my sister's 50th birthday - and she's gay.

[EFerrari]

9. Dec 10 is International Human Rights Day (and my birthday, too).

I can't call in gay anywhere but there has to be some way to participate. Maybe I'll just ask everyone I know if they are calling in gay to their jobs. :)

[dipsydoodle]

10. Happy Birthday to you.

and Many Happy Returns of the Day.

:party: :toast: :bounce:

[Sentath]

11. I'd love to have, but

That'd mean that 1/3 to 1/2 of our 'work'force (depending on how one defines work) would have stayed home and the crappytech (you've talked to the type, everything is sypware) would have been handling the phones solo.

[mondo joe]

12. I went into work. My team all said "Why aren't you staying home gay????"

I told them they were just going to have to suck it up and take my presence.

On the other hand, about the only I did was my part in a project today for a service for homeless teens, many of whom are LGBT, so I felt I was doing good by my people.

[dipsydoodle]

13. Made into the BBC News as well

'Day without a gay' protest in US :

Campaigners have urged US homosexuals to stay away from work for a day in protest at recent bans on gay marriage in some states including California.

They were asked to "call in gay" and do community work for a day instead, and also to avoid shopping in order to show gay people's economic clout.

It was unclear how many people actually skipped work but organisers said they had boosted the profile of gay people.
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In another development, a commission in New Jersey recommended that the state should allow same-sex couples to marry rather than just enter into civil unions.