Those that support EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL there will be a march 1/19/09

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EVEN IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW.

THE FOLLOWING RELEASE WILL BE SENT THIS WEEK TO HUNDREDS OF NEWSPAPERS, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS LISTED AS SUPPORTERS OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY ON HTTP://WWW.EQUALITYFORALL.COM, BEGINNING WITH THE LARGEST AND MOST RESOURCEFUL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY OUT-OF-STATE COALITIONS THAT SHOULD BE INFORMED IN THESE BEGINNING STAGES OF ORGANIZATION.

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March on Washington for Equal Protection Under the Law NOW

—We Still Have the Dream

January 19, 2009

The entire world will be watching—


Over 45 years since Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech, gays and lesbians are 'still sadly crippled by the…chains of discrimination.' The time to act is NOW.

With the passage of Proposition 8 in California, constitutional amendments to ban same sex marriage in 29 states, including most recently Florida and Arizona, and a ban on gay and lesbian adoption in Arkansas, it is clear the GLBT community is under attack and being denied equal protection under the law.

In fact, the passage of Proposition 8 is breath-taking in its scope and injustice. It marks the first time in US history that a particular group's rights have been eliminated after a Supreme Court found in the group's favor. The California Supreme Court found that limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman violated the equal protection clause of the California Constitution. Prop. 8 reverses this important and ground-breaking ruling.

As the entire world watches the first African-American inaugurated as President of the US on January 20, gays and lesbians are still fighting for basic civil rights. This is the ideal moment for the entire GLBT community, their friends, family and other like-minded people committed to ending discrimination to stand up and register their outrage.

We invite you to attend the nation's largest march and rally ever for Equal Protection Under the Law NOW to be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Monday, January 19, 2009 at high noon.

See you in D.C.

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1. No one wants to get involved? (eom)