In celebration of International Human Rights Day on December 10th
and in reaction to anti-gay ballot initiatives in California,
Arizona and Florida,
DayWithoutAGay.org has come up
with a brilliant way to peaceably fight the opposition. The gay
community is asking for supporters not to call in sick, but to
"call in gay" in order to take the day off from work to
volunteer time with various organizations that promote equality.
(For those who fear getting fired, there are other ways to
get involved.) Oh and you don't have to be gay to call in,
duh. Given the huge organizing success of
Join the Impact and the nationwide
protests this past Saturday, we wonder how many people will
actually call in and say, "Can't work, I'm too gay
today."
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