Prop 8 seeks to amend the California Constitution to define marriage as "one man and one woman." This would not only reverse the May California Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex couples to marry (and therefore nullify the marriage licenses of thousands of happy couples), but it will actually eliminate many domestic partnership and civil union rights of opposite-sex couples in California. Plainly, this proposition sucks and would be GIGANTIC step backwards for gay rights, the state, and the country as a whole.
Unfortunately, the proponents of the proposition are being backed by many wealthy and powerful religious groups and coalitions, and have been severely out-fundraising The Gays. Hence, eight witty, intelligent, outspoken and (most notably) gay lady bloggers have joined forces to help fight the good fight. Without further ado, I present to you THE 8 AGAINST 8:
Here's how they describe themselves in a note on their Facebook group:
Eight lesbian bloggers have come together in a coordinated effort to help place the discriminatory ballot initiative called Proposition 8 in its rightful place in the dust heap of history.
The bloggers are:
Grace Chu and Grace Rosen of http://www.gracethespot.com
Pam Spaulding of http://www.pamshouseblend.com
Dorothy Snarker of http://dorothysurrenders.blogspot.com
Lori Hahn of http://www.hahnathome.com
Kelly Leszczynski of http://www.thelesbianlifestyle.com
Sinclair of http://www.sugarbutch.net
Riese of http://marielynbernard.blogspot.com and
Renee Gannon of http://www.lesbiatopia.com
URL: http://www.8against8.com
Promotions and giveaways are available:
See http://gracethespot.com/?page_id=494 for more details
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As of the latest update on Grace the Spot at 10:15 pm tonight, 145 people had donated $7,885. This is pretty impressive. These ladies are only $115 shy of their goal (and possibly at it by the time this posts), and there are still five days left in the project! But, don't let that dissuade you. Please, please, please donate something if you can afford to. Even if it's only $5-10, it will add up.
I can tell you, on a personal level, that this proposition means an awful lot to an awful lot of people. Though I have never lived in California, I feel as though this proposition directly affects me on a level that no politically motivated decision has in my lifetime. If the ability for same-sex couples to marry cannot stand in one of the most liberal & accepting states in the nation, then I sincerely believe I will never see it on a scale larger than a few northeastern states. The sad fact is that the LGBT community is one of the few groups of people in this country that are still widely, openly and acceptably discriminated against. It's not right; it's not fair; and more than anything, it's not American.
If you know anyone in California, please urge them to VOTE NO on Proposition 8, and if you are capable and so inclined, please donate whatever you can to the cause.
Ellen (and I) thank you.
2 comments:
Thank you so much for posting this! We banged over the $8k mark about 11:30 pm EST. But, we're going forward and keeping at it through the course of the week.
Any amount helps. With the opposition pulling in millions and millions from out-of-state religious interests, we need to be as proactive as we can be.
If you can even swing the price of a Starbucks, that would be so wonderful!
Thank you again for supporting the cause.
prop 8 is gay
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