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Friday, January 18, 2008

Gay Civil Rights… Where is our Dr. King for the LGBT community?

Who has the power to create change?

My answer to that question is… it is up to each of us, as individuals, to create change. It is up to the LGBT minority and our advocates to force our issues into the mainstream media and into the minds of society.

We do this by marching on the streets for Equal Rights in Marriage. We do this by signing pledges to stand up and make our voices heard against attacks from the far right conservatives. We do this by uniting as a community!

Where is our Dr. King… As a community, why do we lack a sense of cohesiveness and why have we allowed ourselves, as a minority, to be integrated so much into the straight world? Have we let our sense of pride dissolve since Stonewall?

Today we are in need of a Wake-Up Call To Action; in a way that is the gift that the far right conservatives give to us. We need every LGBTQ person to stand up and say, “Enough is enough! We will not stand by and watch our rights continue to be overlooked… we will not continue to be the object of outrageous stereotypes… We will not sit passively and accept the small steps given to us just to keep us content.”

The team of RainbowWeddingNetwork.com created its new initiative, http://www.samelovesamerights.com/ and the Same Love, Same Rights Mobile Marriage Summit to be a lively forum – a place in which the community can join together and talk about the issues of Equal Rights in Marriage and adoption laws, and more. If you are ready to work for change then join us online! Become a member today and share your views.

Do you have a MySpace or Facebook page? Become a member of the Same Love, Same Rights 2008 Campaign for Change!

How do you get involved?… Simply add our Same Love, Same Rights banner to your MySpace or Facebook page and encourage your friends to do the same.
Visit http://www.samelovesamerights.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=17 and choose the banner you want to display.

Let us hear from you…after you add the banner post a forum on http://www.samelovesamerights.com/ and tell us about yourself and why you want to Make a Difference in 2008!

Who has the power to create change? We do….

Remember, just as Dr. King served our country, in his charge to secure Equal Rights… we must do the same. It is not only our right to strive for equality; it is our responsibility. I look forward to hearing from you soon.


Cindy Sproul
http://www.rainbowweddingnetwork.com/
http://www.samelovesamerights.com/

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