End Bigotry in Venango County: Saturday's National Rally To Protest Anti-Gay Bigotry and Discrimination

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Saturday's National Rally To Protest Anti-Gay Bigotry and Discrimination

This Saturday, Nov. 15th at 1:30 p.m. EST there will be a national rally in protest of the passing of California's anti-gay Proposition 8.

All 50 states have at least one city hall location for the rally, with some having two or three.

Here in Northwestern Pennsylvania:

WHAT: Stand Up For Fairness And Equality For All in Northwestern Pennsylvania and Everywhere

WHO: Gay, Straight, Younger and Older, Bi and Transgender, All Colors and Creeds of Erie, PA and surrounding areas.

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 1:30 p.m

WHERE: Erie County Courthouse, 140 W 6th St, Erie PA 16501

For more information contact Michael Mahler at (814) 456-9833 or info@eriegaynews.com or Rev. Steve Aschmann at (814) 440-0902

Join the Impact

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: You people are a bunch of twisted pieces of crap. I don't care if you do each other until the cows come home...but don't ram your twisted lifestyle down my throat. Stick to your own demented kind and leave us normal people alone. I can't stand any of you fucking perverts.; November 15, 2008 at 4:42 AM
Anonymous said...: Hey reject:

It seems the only person ramming anything down your throat is you. I suspect nobody was holding a gun to your head when you visited this site and posted your less than intelligent comments. Therefore, one can conclude that you came here of your own free will.

Finally, if the hate you espouse in the posting represents "us normal people", my suspicion is you are far more "twisted" than others. In fact, you would make for a great case study in the field of psychology... although the conclusions would likely be cause for yet another revised edition to the DSM-IV-TR - based solely upon your infatuation with hate and abnormal thought processes.

You may want to connect with Diane Gramley - she's about as pathetic as you. She promotes the hatred that you seem to connect with. Give her a call - I'm sure she will take you under her wing. But, when you do, please remind her that her husband is a civil service worker and he should be very careful in the political activities he participates in... I'm keeping track.

JSA; November 15, 2008 at 7:11 AM

Principles for Equality

FULL CIVIL RIGHTS GOALS

Being united by common principles and engaging in united action, we will strive to achieve the following goals:

1.DIGNITY AND EQUALITY. Every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender person has inherent dignity and worth, and has the right to live free of discrimination and harassment.

2.FAMILY. Every LGBT person has the right to a family without legal barriers to immigration, civil marriage or raising children.

3.ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. Every LGBT person has the right to economic opportunity free from discrimination in employment, public housing, accommodation, public facilities, credit, and federally funded programs and activities.

4.EDUCATION. Every LGBT child and youth has the right to an education that is affirming, inclusive and free from bullying.

5.NATIONAL SECURITY. Every LGBT person should have the opportunity to serve our country openly and equally in our military and foreign service.

6.CRIME. Every LGBT person should enjoy life protected against bias crimes.

7.HEALTH CARE. Every person should have access to affordable, high quality, and culturally competent health care without discrimination.

The following eight guiding principles underlie our call to action. In order to achieve full civil rights now, we avow:

1.Full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals must be enacted now. Delay and excuses are no longer acceptable.

2.We will not leave any part of our community behind.

3.Separate is never equal.

4.Religious beliefs are not a basis upon which to affirm or deny civil rights.

5.The establishment and guardianship of full civil rights is a non-partisan issue.

6.Individual involvement and grassroots action are paramount to success and must be encouraged.

7.Success is measured by the civil rights we all achieve, not by words, access or money raised.

8.Those who seek our support are expected to commit to these principles.

CALL TO ACTION

1.We demand that government officials act now to achieve full civil rights without delay.

2.Our organizations and individuals need to develop a collaborative and revolutionary new organizing model that mobilizes millions of supporters through emerging web and phone technologies.

3.All LGBT individuals must accept personal responsibility to do everything within their power for equality and should get involved in the movement by volunteering, giving and being out.

4.We will hold elected officials and our organizations accountable for being transparent and achieving full civil rights by active participation when possible and active opposition when necessary.

5.Our allies need to be proactive in public support for full civil rights.

6.Every government measure that quantifies the US citizenry must permit LGBT individuals to self-identify and be counted in every way citizens are counted.

7.We demand that the media present LGBT lives in fair, accurate and objective ways that neither include nor give credence to unsubstantiated, discriminatory claims and opinions.

To join the growing chorus of Americans speaking in unison that now is the time to provide full civil rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens, CLICK HERE.

End Bigotry in Venango County

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Saturday's National Rally To Protest Anti-Gay Bigotry and Discrimination

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