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Open Forum - Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights
Feral - Sep 25, 2007 - 11:37 PM
Post subject: Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights
Now here's something you don't see everyday.
Straight people will "come out" to support our equal rights October 7 - 11
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Straight people across the nation will "come out" as supporters of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans October 7th through 13th.
Overnight vigils will be organized during the course of seven nights, providing unprecedented visibility to heterosexual men and women who want to stand up for their gay and lesbian friends and neighbors.
This grassroots groundswell, named Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights, was initiated by Soulforce and Atticus Circle, two Texas-based organizations with members across the nation.
To date, straight equality advocates in twenty-seven cities have stepped forward to hold vigils over the course of the week. The October 7 kick-off will feature an opening night vigil at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
so they say.
* Albuquerque, NM...........Tue Oct 9
* Albuquerque, NM...........Fri Oct 12
* Atlanta, GA..................Sun Oct 7
* Augusta, ME.................Sun Oct 7
* Austin, TX....................Wed Oct 10
* Champaign, IL...............Wed Oct 10
* Denver, CO...................TBA
* Des Moines, IA...............TBA
* Duluth, MN...................Tue Oct 9
* Greenville, SC................Mon Oct 8
* Harrisburg, PA................Fri Oct 12
* Houston, TX..................Thu Oct 11
* Humboldt Co., CA............Fri Oct 12
* Indianapolis, IN..............Fri Oct 12
* Lansing, MI...................Sat Oct 13
* Madison, WI..................Wed Oct 10
* Montgomery, AL.............Tue Oct 9
* New York City, NY...........Tue Oct 9
* Phoenix, AZ...................Thu Oct 11
* Raleigh, NC....................Fri Oct 12
* Sacramento, CA..............TBA
* Salem, OR.....................Sat Oct 13
* Salt Lake City, UT............TBA
* Santa Rosa, CA...............Fri Oct 12
* Saratoga, NY.................Sat Oct 13
* Seattle, WA..................TBA
* Shreveport, LA...............Sun Oct 7
* St. Paul, MN..................Mon Oct 8
* Tuscon, AZ...................Wed Oct 10
* Washington, DC.............Tue Oct 9
vanrozenheim - Sep 26, 2007 - 04:48 AM
Post subject: RE: Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights
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"These fair-minded straight folks are showing their elected officials that equality is not a secular issue, not a gay issue, not an urban elite issue, not an east coast or a west coast issue -- it's an American issue" says Jeff Lutes, Executive Director of Soulforce.
Well, well -- you know my views on the wording. But of course, those fair minded straight folks are a highly welcome to express their solidarity with Gays. They remain, however, a minority. The Jewish have a category for such people: "The Just Ones."
Feral - Sep 26, 2007 - 03:27 PM
Post subject: RE: Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights
Who knows? Perhaps there will be hundreds of thousands of them. After all... this is what such organizations have been claiming for some time.