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, editor in chief, 365gay.com 12.19.2008 9:04pm EST
News & Politics
Saturday night’s country-wide vigil Light Up the Night should be especially exciting, thanks to today’s news that California’s attorney general has told the court that it should overturn Prop 8.
Are you going? Tell us your story! (And let us know if yours is cancelled due to weather! So far, we’ve heard no reports of cancellations, but you have access to local news that we don’t).
Our LGBT community will never win a decisive victory until we all pull together and unite to fight. We are vastly outnumbered and sadly, divided. There are too many LGBT organizations and each attempting to go up against this wall of self-righteous right-wing religious fanatical majority, whose sole aim is to bring us down and keep us there. No minority ever achieved victory until they all pooled resources, numbers, talent and determination together! As my partner of almost thirty years says, “Separate, We March, United, We Conquer!” Isn’t it about time? If we can’t get it together, why should our enemies take us seriously? It doesn’t matter which group gets the credit, we’re fighting for our lives here!!
Mac
I too am glad this did not make the national news. It would have shown the lack of interest from our community. The numbers are nothing compared to the numbers in California. The rest of the nation still appears to be negligent in the overall fight for rights unless it is convenient to their schedules or impacts them directly… and I mean directly.
The event itself changed from day to day, if you followed the purpose from jointheimpact.com – going from a simple candlelight vigil to passing out 6 rights, then 5. No one understood its purpose and riding on the heels of Day without a Gay, made me wonder if really the purpose is not to get Join The Impact more press.
Harsh, yes. Staging a monthly theme party is what it appears to be boiling down to. What about people getting involved in understanding the issues and writing PE Obama. It would make more of an impact if we had daily protests nationally. Yes, daily. Round the clock. Numbers would ebb and flow like the tide, but we would be a daily reminder. People could work in shifts, with everyone responsible for giving at least an hour a day or more if their precious schedules allowed. This is not convenient, but neither is being shoved under a bus and driven over then backed up over either.
At least it would show we are serious. Theme parties are not showing anything other than our true lack of interest and dedication to our own rights with the low turnout numbers.
Hi,
We had a great vigil in Minneapolis — during the holiday parade no less! We had just over a dozen people which was a great turnout considering the subzero temperatures. About half the group had XXL t-shirts over their coats, and the others had poster boards pinned on, with messages that said “light up the night for equality” and “second class citizen”. We also each had an electric candle and handed out more to people who were supportive as we walked up and down the pedestrian mall on Nicollet, behind the crowd. We kept silent unless someone asked us what we were doing. I thought we looked kind of somber, like ghosts in a way — It was a nice juxtaposition to all of the garish blinky lights. I like to think we interrupted the mood for those who were watching, just long enough to consider why we’d take time to stand in the cold for such a cause. Hopefully those who saw us took away a bit more thoughtfulness and consideration regarding the issue of GLBT equality.
There were 5 people Lighting up the Night in Modesto, CA. We passed out the palm cards to people passing us. Many people stopped and asked us why our shirts said “Second Class Citizen.” My father wore an “Honorary Second Class Citizen” shirt. It was a very good event even though we had only a few of us.
Because of LUTN I met two ladies who live in the same town who, like me, are interested in creating a larger LGBT community. The three of us will be starting to make plans as early as next week. If it wasn’t for LUTN and OneOrlando, we never would have met.
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My partner ans I went to one in Asheville, NC. Our number was small but the impact was not. We had many people stop and ask questions. Although it was raining most of the evening we enjoyed being part of this vigil. We even had the local paper publish a picture and article on sunday.
I was at the vigil in San Francisco in Union Square, and as they say pictures are a thousand words, I produced a video montage of the event that you can find on my YouTube channel, as well as on Towleroad.com where it is also currently being shown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpzmoKzfoZ8
It was an amazing experience, and Bevan Dufty provided an eloquent speech for all of us.
Sean
Let me see? This even was even a larger failure than the “Call in Gay Day.” I hear there were about 20 people in total in Chicago. I don’t think that there was even an event in Atlanta. (At least it did not make the news.)
All I can say is that thank god that it did not make it on the cable news stations. After the disaster that was, “Call in Gay,” it would have been oh so much more harmful.
I was in the one in Boston. It was below 20 but people were still there and there were even kids marching with us. the snow and cold could not stop us!
Hello All,
Although I’m straight, I voted a definite NO on Florida Amendment 2 this last November, which was pretty much the same as California Proposition 8. So, from way over here in Florida, I’ve lit a candle on my front porch for you all out there in California.
Merry Christmas!
I will be there – and I recruited about 8-10 people (str8 and gay) to come too!!!
Hi,
Thanks so much for reporting on this. My Aunt Carol said she and some of her friends wanted to hold a vigil in Concord, CA, so I organized a location and they will be holding candles at Todos Santos Park near the Christmas tree on Willow Pass Road tomorrow night at 5 pm. I have posted the event on Join the Impact and Facebook, so I hope more people will show up. There will be another gathering at the SunValley Mall in Concord as well. I cannot wait to hear how things go there.