Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Strategy

For two weeks now, the entire gay community has been mobilized against the passage of anti-gay measures in several states, Poposition 8 in California in particular.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/us/16protest.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&bl&ei=5087&en=719e1c29c315aea6&ex=1226984400

Great idea... except it's already passed! Much as it pains me to admit it, the fight's done and lost. Time to start thinking about the next one. And with that in mind, I have a little advice to any and all members of the gay community who may chance upon this... so listen up!

Why didn't you think of this sooner? Why weren't you holding these rallies in the two weeks before the vote on Nov 4th? It's entirely possible that if you had made t
his much noise before the vote, you just might have been able to sway enough people to your side to make Prop 8 fail! Next time there's a vote on gay issues anywhere in the country, think about how awful it feels right now to have your rights taken away from you, before the vote, and get out there it when it stands a chance of doing some good!

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