[OutVoice] governator

[Terry Christopher]

David and ALL,
 
I will be there tomorrow night 4 sure and am very EXCITED to stand shoulder to shoulder to let my and OUR voices be heard collectively against the Mormon Church.
 
On a separate note, I want to THANK LEN ROGERS for allowing this important discussion to take place and re-connect the LGBT music scene nationwide with this type of forum or "chat".  I know that this group has always been about promoting music and supporting music based posts.  This is a conversation we all need to have and all need to be a part of so THANK YOU, LEN.
 
With that said, I want to say that though I haven't gotten a sense of finger pointing here through the various passionate posts by Gordon, Aaron Carl and others, I KNOW IT'S HAPPENING else where.  We are ALL HURT.  WE ARE ALL PISSED.  I think we have all been very supportive of each other here and I hope that we can stay that way.  This is about protecting OURSELVES and our INALIENABLE RIGHTS as LGBT individuals and on the much larger scale OUR LGBT FAMILY while fighting this gross and disgusting act of blatant injustice, separation and discrimination. 
 
Nothing would be more damaging to our Community than to split into factions of smaller groups within our LGBT Community.  We need to stay UNITED and TIGHT.  We need to CIRCLE OUR WAGONS around US.  I am hearing that crazy things are being hurled verbally out in California within and against our own Community.  The RELIGIOUS RIGHT would love to see US dissolve our resolve into such infighting which then takes our focus off the TARGET which IS THE FIGHT AT HAND.  This is GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG FIGHT.  It's one that has been in the making for DECADES.  We have to SUPPORT each other, LOVE and RESPECT one another and our difference of opinions while staying UNITED and COLLECTIVELY willing TO FIGHT LIKE HELL!
 
-Terry Christopher

--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Davieclem1 at aol.com <Davieclem1 at aol.com> wrote:

From: Davieclem1 at aol.com <Davieclem1 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [OutVoice] governator
To: outvoice at outvoice.net
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 11:14 AM

I don't think white and black voters, nor gay and straight voters, were too 
far apart on prop h8; those of us who cared knew that gay equality needed to 
take a back seat and went quietly under the bus to await the election with Mr. 
Ayers, Rev. Wright and the nice people from ACORN.

But now, looking at the results in the most abstract of terms, this is a 
truly monumental and frightening precedent.   The concept that a zealotous, 
bigoted majority can strip a minority of a court-granted   or god-given right
is 
preposterous, and a threat to democratic equality.   Even people who think that

marriage is a bourgeois concern, or may consider prop 8 to be an insult to be 
ignored, or are homophobic, have to see the dangerous example that's been
set.

So, we were well behaved and mostly polite for the good of the country and 
the world ... I think we can be as self-congratulatory as the rest of the 
electorate for making the only reasonable choice (I have been feeling a little
bit 
more "it's about fucking time" than "yes we did").  
But we're talking about a 
basic tenet of our society, one that inspires me to be very protective.   

How many New Yorkers will be there tomorrow night?

"Time and Place
Date:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Time:
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:
New York Manhattan Mormon Temple
Street:
125 Columbus Ave at 65th Street
City/Town:
New York, NY

"Make your voices heard right here in New York City. 

We will tell the Mormon Church how we feel about its relentless campaign to 
condemn and control our lives. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 
was, by far, the biggest financer of California's heinous and hateful 
Proposition 8. The Mormon Church begged their members to donate money to Prop 
8, 
pouring 20 million dollars into the campaign. And their attacks on us
didn't 
start there and aren't 
about to end. They're plotting right now to bring their money and influence

to bear against the LGBT community everywhere in this country, including trying

to prevent marriage equality in New York. 

Join us in speaking out against hate and discrimination! Stop them taking 
away your rights! 

PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION - BRING SIGNS -- ALERT THE MEDIA 

Media Contact: Corey Johnson - (646) 246-4848"


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