How to Participate in Day Without A Gay... even if you're straight!
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December 10, 2008
*Call in Gay is just a catchy phrase... I am NOT implying being gay equates to being sick and also you do NOT have to be gay to participate!! I consider myself straight, not narrow!!
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- Tell Me Your Impact
- Breaking News
- It's almost here!
- Strike
- 10 Things To Do
- If You Can't Miss Work
- Boycott
- 10 things NOT to do
- Songs about equality, justice, discrimination, and freedom
- Participate
- Best Places to Volunteer
- Great stuff about Equality, Marriage, and Activism
- What About You??
- The Most Important Thing
- The Official Site
- Great Links to Check Out
- Follow Day Wihtout A Gay
- Let Me Know You Stopped By
- Google News
Tell Me Your Impact
Any stories from Day Without a Gay? I'd love to hear them! Where did you volunteer? Was it hell with no computer, or Starbucks!!? Did your boss give you a hard time?
Breaking News
Day Without A Gay is now an INTERNATIONAL Event!! So everybody outside the US make sure you participate too!
(Day Without A Gay is December 10, 2008)
Strike
Call in Gay!
Step 1
Strike
10 Things To Do
Before Day Without A Gay
- Give your boss a heads up. (Don't want any tension because you told them an hour after you were supposed to be in!)
- Make sure you have food and drinks! (pretty self explanatory, right)
- Learn how to make yourself a cup of coffee (Would HATE to look/feel like a zombie all day while boycotting Starbucks!)
- Decide where you are going to help out and contact them (It would suck to show up and be sent home)
- Check that gas tank! (Don't wanna run out picking up trash on the side of the highway)
- Start working on your letters for equality (You know, to send to the congress men and women!)
- Just unplug the tv and internet (so you won't be ultra tempted all day)
- Get some friends to Call in Gay with you! (It's always more fun with company)
- Make sure you have some money in your account you can withdraw on Dec. 10th (Just promise not to spend it until the 11th)
- Tell your teachers (you might be able to get your work, or turn things in early)
If You Can't Miss Work
It's OK!! You can still boycott, volunteer before or after work, and write letters to your government officials. Anything and Everything helps!
Boycott
Keep that $$ in your pocket!
Step 2
Boycott
10 things NOT to do
during Day Without A Gay
- Get your daily Starbucks (come on, you can go without just this once)
- Buy Groceries (you should have thought ahead!)
- Watch television (Yes, this does include Bravo!)
- Fill up your tank (this one is important)
- Buy that cashmere sweater that is 30% off (resist sister)
- Eat some McDonald's french fries (shouldn't do that anyway!)
- Go see some strippers (except at a gay club of course)
- Use you're internet (Oh Bob, what will I do?)
- Go get some drinks with the guys, or girls (it's cheaper at home anyway)
- Go see a show (No $$ means No $$)
Songs about equality, justice, discrimination, and freedom
Participate
Give something back
Step 3
Participate
Best Places to Volunteer
during Day Without A Gay
Where or how to spend your time giving a little back!
Great stuff about Equality, Marriage, and Activism
from Amazon.com
If Gay & Lesbian People are Given Civil Rights,
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The Case for Gay Rights: From Bowers to Lawrence and Beyond
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Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry
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The Politics of Gay Rights (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 07/06/2009)
GAY T-Shirt #183 (Men's Black)
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
What About You??
Will you be participating in Day Without A Gay?
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jfield says:
This is fabulous. I posted it on my facebook page to help get the word out.
Posted December 05, 2008
moonstruckmommy says:
Of course! I am a stay at home mommy, so I told hubbs NO cleaning!! He asked how that would be any different...
Posted December 01, 2008
JennieRosenbaum says:
ooh! I don't know if australia is participating but I say hell yeah!
Posted November 26, 2008
No, I'd rather not.
Margo_Arrowsmith says:
Well, I won't be, but I do support it. Even if only gay people do this that is 1/7th of all workers and consumers. That is a huge message!
Posted December 04, 2008
The Most Important Thing
This is a non-violent event! We can't fight hate with hate.
Here's my favorite link:
Great Links to Check Out
- Follow Day Without A Gay on Twitter!
- RSVP on Facebook for Day Without A Gay.
- Join the Impact
- Join the Impact's page about Day Without A Gay
- The Mind of A Moonstruck Mommy
- cough self-promotion cough All my posts about Same-Sex Marriage!
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- If you are closeted you are contributing, so fix that, please.
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- It's bigger than gay marriage; it's about the never-ending cancer of homophobia.
Let Me Know You Stopped By
Tell me what your plans are, if you are going to participate, how you voted, how you feel, anything!
dotcomboy wrote...
I think it's a great idea! Thanks for teaching me about this. Personal reponsibility includes standing up for what is just and right.
Posted April 24, 2009
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
What a great idea, and I hadn't heard of it until I read your lens. That is what is so great about squidoo and you!
Posted December 04, 2008
GrowWear wrote...
All people should have the same rights. Kudos for this lens.
Posted December 03, 2008
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