Why we Blog at RainbowWeddingNetwork
Tuesday October 11, 2005
Excellent! We're excited to be online with the blog. My name is Marianne Puechl, one of the founders of RainbowWeddingNetwork.com. It is a busy week here at the office - we're back from our first Philadelphia GLBT Wedding Expo so we've got a lot to catch up on. For one thing, the recent proposed legislation in Indiana (proposing that gays, lesbians and singles be banned from fertilitiy drugs and any medical procedures concerning pregnancy) has us rather outraged, indeed. My partner Cindy decided it was time to write a petition standing up against this kind of proposal - as we all know such legislation has been going on the past two years and continues to use the issues of marriage and family equality as a political tool; a 'smokescreen.'
And, as many others, we here at RainbowWeddingNetwork are appalled by the ongoing discrimination. It's true, the Indiana legislation (proposed by state senator Patricia Miller), fell flat and that is wonderful news! But the fact that the issue surfaced at all is a comment on just how important it is for each of us to stand up and advocate equality as often as we can: by choosing which businesses we spend money with... by vocalizing our views to our associates and acquaintances... by supporting the gay, lesbian and trans- friends and couples in our lives and in our communities.
The hyperlink to our petition is below. "Equal Marriage & Family Rights for All US Citizens, including those who are Gay & Lesbian."
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/783388886
Excellent! We're excited to be online with the blog. My name is Marianne Puechl, one of the founders of RainbowWeddingNetwork.com. It is a busy week here at the office - we're back from our first Philadelphia GLBT Wedding Expo so we've got a lot to catch up on. For one thing, the recent proposed legislation in Indiana (proposing that gays, lesbians and singles be banned from fertilitiy drugs and any medical procedures concerning pregnancy) has us rather outraged, indeed. My partner Cindy decided it was time to write a petition standing up against this kind of proposal - as we all know such legislation has been going on the past two years and continues to use the issues of marriage and family equality as a political tool; a 'smokescreen.'
And, as many others, we here at RainbowWeddingNetwork are appalled by the ongoing discrimination. It's true, the Indiana legislation (proposed by state senator Patricia Miller), fell flat and that is wonderful news! But the fact that the issue surfaced at all is a comment on just how important it is for each of us to stand up and advocate equality as often as we can: by choosing which businesses we spend money with... by vocalizing our views to our associates and acquaintances... by supporting the gay, lesbian and trans- friends and couples in our lives and in our communities.
The hyperlink to our petition is below. "Equal Marriage & Family Rights for All US Citizens, including those who are Gay & Lesbian."
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/783388886
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