Daywithoutagay.net

[Lost-in-FL]

http://daywithoutagay.net/?p=3

We are calling for a nationwide strike and economic boycott by all Gays, Lesbian, bisexual, transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, AND OUR STRAIGHT ALLIES on December 10th, 2008, International Human Rights Day.

WHY?

Because LGBT workers, business owners, consumers and taxpayers contribute over $700 billion to the U.S. economy each year and should not be treated as second class citizens.

Because general strikes and economic boycotts are a powerful weapon in the history of non-violent protests. See http://www.pbs.org/now/society/boycott.html.

Because marriage should be a Right for all Americans, including gay men and lesbians, regardless of gender, race OR religion.

Because until ALL are equal, NONE are equal.

[hendo]

1. I have heard of this

but isnt it pretty much the same thing as the National Day of Silence?

[Lost-in-FL]

2. I have you check that one out.

Is it on the same day?

[hendo]

3. Nope

http://www.dayofsilence.org/

Although, i suppose the day of silence is for more than just the LGBT community.

[Lost-in-FL]

4. Thanks. nt

[etharmon]

5. Sending the Wrong Message

This is simply pissing the Prop 8 supporters off...AND NOT ONLY IN CALIFORNIA. I live in SC and people here are really angry about the glbt civil rights movement is going after wall street instead of focusing their effort on aquering numbers for protests, contacting local and federal representatives, and batteling court cases. This will blow up in our faces...You heard it here 1st. I am currently an Organizer for Join the Impact...I support this movement...but not this boycott.

Many people have compared this to the Montgomery boycott. It is not the same. That protest demonstrated equality through profit loss. I get that…supply and demand. However, EVERY bus discriminated, school, bathroom, swimming pool, church, theatres, restaurants, etc. The bus boycott showed that an equal society has to be grey. If you take the black out of the white…the system will fail.

Name a business that would not allow you in the door because you are gay. We need to make a statement that says…”we know which companies support our right to cover our families and provide a discrimination free atmosphere. This way, companies operating under green conditions, fair pay scales, domestic partnership applications, benefits, etc. will have a better chance of making it through this crash.

I just think it is dangerous to lash out at the free market to make a point when MANY companies have done noting to you and even support you…this one aspect of 12/10 is just lost on me. I am looking forward to making a statement on 12/10 through community service, awareness, and supporting Whole Foods (that’s were I have decided to spend my $80).

To 12/10
-Evvie

[NMDemDist2]

6. welcome to DU!!

:hi:

[hendo]

7. Welcome to DU

This has been around for at least a few years though, and the national day of silence has been around for even longer.

[GodlessBiker]

8. I support this initiative. I am planning to stay away from work and not purchase anything that day.

I am volunteering at a local youth organization instead.

[keepCAblue]

9. If you don't like it, don't do it. But for everyone else ...

...I URGE all LGBTQIs and our supporters to participate. As Martin Luther King Jr. said (to effect), you've got to create social and economic tension to get "them" to negotiate with us, i.e., give us our just civil rights. This was a lesson MLK learned from Gandhi and one we, the LGBTQI community would do well to heed.

Day Without a Gay is not just about calling in sick or taking a vacation day from work - it is also about not contributing to the American economy in any way; no consumerism -- no buying gas for your car, going out to eat, shopping online, etc. It is also about giving back to our own community through volunteer and charity work on this day for orgs that benefit the LGBTQI community. There is a list of recommended organizations on the daywithoutagay.com website. My spouse and I will be spending the day helping out at our local (San Jose, CA) AIDS community outreach office.

[beaglelover]

10. What does the QI stand for after LGBT? n/t

.

[donco6]

12. Queer Intersexed n/t

[keepCAblue]

14. Queer and Intersexed. n/t

[beaglelover]

16. OK, now I have questions....

How is queer different from gay or lesbian? What defines a queer person?

What the heck is intersexed? Seriously, I'm curious.

And why this recent move to expand the LGBT title?

[Rhythm]

23. "Queer"

1.) As an effort to reclaim this word from those who choose to try to slur us with it. Can mean homosexual or bisexual of either gender, or even a straight allies who feels close enough to our cause to claim it for themselves.

2.) Intersexed individuals are folks who genetically are of an ambiguous gender. It's a medical condition, which can be caused by something as simple as receiving an extra sex chromosome from a parent's gamete, or through some other genetically-caused condition have been born with ambiguous genitalia and then been 'assigned' a gender in infancy, without regard to their genetics. Wiki this sometime... it's more complicated than this Biology 101 student can adequately explain.

3.) Just remember, the B and the T weren't there back in the early days of the equality movement, either. The addition of others under the rainbow makes perfect sense to me, because these are people whose rights are equally trampled on by restrictions in marriage equality, cohabitation ordinances (hey, some municipalities still have these archaic statutes), employment discrimination, etc...

[beaglelover]

24. Thanks for the explanations.....

I appreciate it. Makes a little more sense now.

[Rhythm]

25. My pleasure... and welcome to DU, btw...

:toast: Always happy to have a new rider on life's merry-go-round!

[LeftyMom]

19. "pissing people off" is usually a sign that a boycott is working.

This is America. Nobody gives two shits about anything until it hits them in the wallet.

[beaglelover]

11. I guess all of you who are going to participate

in this, have secure jobs? My job is not secure due to the economy and I don't want to give my employer any reason to give me the pink slip. Sorry.

[keepCAblue]

15. Your posts sure seem to be critical of any LGBTQI movement...

You attack Gavin Newsom in one thread and then denounce this action here.

And only a handful of posts. If it smells like a troll and writes like a troll...hmmm?

[mitchtv]

18. Pizza for one!

:popcorn:

[beaglelover]

28. I'm not a troll.....

I may not have drank as much as the kool aid as some of you here. Just because I hate Gavin Newsome and don't put him on a pedestal does not make me a troll. I'm entitled to expressing my opinion on him.
As far as this day without a gay thing. I'm a liberal on social policies but somewhat conservative on fiscal policies. With the state of our economy I don't think we should be doing anything to hurt it in any way. We need to get people spending at the moment, not withholding money from the economy. That's my opinion. You can disagree. That's fine. This is America!! :)

[Smarmie Doofus]

22. Do whatever you can, nt

[Rhythm]

27. I work for a small company, and i told them in advance that i would not be working

They are good people, and understand my reasons. I'm very lucky in that regard.

If you can't call off work, we understand. We all do as much as our circumstances allow, and everyone's circumstances are different.

[yardwork]

13. I have to travel overnight for work on December 10.

Now, in addition to the typical hassles of travel, I'm going to face a travel and hospitality industry devoid of gay employees. Terrific. Just great. Awesome. Stellar. I'm so pleased.

[beaglelover]

17. Me too.

Should be an interesting day to travel if all the gays call in sick! LOL

[cboy4]

20. Groan. I can't call in gay because it falls on my normal

day off. :cry:

[Smarmie Doofus]

21. Can't rec so I will kick... and boycott on DEC 10, nt

[Rhythm]

26. I can't avoid EVERYTHING, but i shall be curtailing my activities as much as i can

Oktoberain and will have no choice but to at the very least utilize public transportation and attend classes at our University.
We have an 11:00 am final exam to take, and then research papers to turn in for our respective English classes.

However, the profs that we have to deal with that day are both very progressive allies, so if i have to not go 100% on the day of the boycott, at least i will be spending my time that day with others who are 100% supportive of our equal rights.

[readmoreoften]

29. It's a small step towards, perhaps, a new solidarity.

Spoke to a few organizers and they do know how difficult it is to strike and consider this a first attempt of many. What will be important is that even if the actual strike numbers are low, a discussion will begin about why it is so difficult for us to strike--the risk of being fired for simply being LGBT which is perfectly legal in many states, the fact that we are--across the ethnic/racial spectrum--poorer than straight people, the fact that many in our community do not have strong (general) community and family support (such as undocumented workers.)

Our community has a history of organizing around labor issues: Milk and the Teamsters are just one example.

I'd like to think of this as the small beginning of a new solidarity.

In Austin, there will be another rally at city hall on Dec. 10th at 5:30-6:30pm.

[mitchtv]

30. things are getting organized out here in Freeperside co.

BEHOLD:

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TodayLarge Temecula Rally & March
December 7, 2008 at 6pm – Temecula
We will all meet at Barnes and Noble at Promenade Mall at 2pm Sharp! We will then MARCH peacefully with our equality signs to the Duck Pond (Rancho California Rd. and Ynez Rd.). We will have quest ...

Organized by Temecula PFLAG | Type: Rally, /, March

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December 10
WednesdayDay without a Gay
December 10, 2008 at 12am to December 11, 2008 at 12am – Everywhere
DAY WITHOUT A GAY December 10th, 2008 http://daywithoutagay.wetpaint.com/ "Call In Gay" National Protest Against Prop. 8 Work-Sit-Out Our Mission Day Without A Gay seeks to shift our strong feeling...

Organized by | Type: Passive, Protest

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Riverside Protest Against Prop 8
December 10, 2008 from 3pm to 7pm – Downtown Riverside
WALK AGAINST H8 Please Forward! PROTEST AGAINST PROP 8 RIVERSIDE,CA (IOWA & UNIVERSITY AVE) UNIVERSITY VILLAGE WEDNESDAY 12-10-08 RALLY BEGINS AT 3PM WE WILL MARCH FROM UNIVERSITY & IOW...

Organized by vincent corrales | Type: Protest

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December 22
MondayCarlsbad Rally 12/22/08 4pm-8pm
December 22, 2008 from 4pm to 8pm – Westfield Mall Carlsbad CA
I am a small fish in a big pond trying to make a stand in a town that voted 70% against us! it will be at the main entrance of the Westfield Mall and El Camino Real; exit hwy 78 going east or west...

Organized by cmrocco | Type: Carlsbad, Rally

Yo

[keepCAblue]

31. Kicking...DWAG is TOMORROW, Dec 10th....n/t