Calling In Gay

I am sure you recall the issue of Proposition 8 in the U.S. I blogged about it in September, but it essentially called for a revocation of the right of gay men and women to get married in California. Unfortunately, due to support from certain religious groups, the motion was carried, and a basic human right was denied a group of people. Hello? Not that long ago people thought that blacks marrying whites was some kind of perversion too. It really is just a question of time before society moves on, so why not let it happen now rather than make so many individual's lives unhappy?

Anyway, enough ranting and time for some action, in the U.S. of A at least. Yesterday was Day Without A Gay when gay people were asked to call in 'gay', and spend the day working for some charitable cause instead. It was meant to highlight the contribution of gay people to the work place. Whether this actually worked I am not sure, since I only happened to read about it the day after. Of course, if you want to support the cause you can still buy the T-shirt!