The Same-Sex Marriage voice your opinion deal
The Same-Sex Marriage voice-your-support deal has changed.
What to do:
Call the Governor of California's office and let him know that you support the recent decision by the Supreme-Court to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
How to do it:
The menu items have changed. You are no longer put through to an automated
recording, but are now put on hold and get to speak to a real live person.
The phone number is still 1-916-445-2841
Press 1 for English (unless, of course, you need to press another
number for not English)
Press 5 to comment on a current hot issue
You will then be put on hold. I was on hold for about 2 minutes.
WAIT
An attendant will answer the phone.
I said: "I am calling in support of the Supreme Court's recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage."
And the young woman on the phone said, "Great, I can take that message
for you." She asked me my name and where I was calling from. I told
her and she said, "Thank you."
I said, "Thank you" and "goodbye"
So, all you people who said to me yesterday, "I've been trying to call
and it's busy."- Try Again. It's even more pleasant now that an actual
human being answers the phone.
Forward this message to your friends. Progressives tend to be very quiet about what they think about issues except in private while conservatives take every single platform and opportunity to further their social ideals - some of which are oppressive and hurtful to others. We need to let the lawmakers and each other know that there is critical mass around the issue of Same-Sex marriage and it's not all that controversial - just resisted by people who do not have the experience, knowledge or psychological tools/wherewithall to make room for it.
And if you want some talking points on the issue, here are a few.
1) Same-sex couples do not ruin marriage for everyone. That is a ridiculous lie. Same-sex couples have the same challenges and rewards, success and failures as different-sex couples.
2) Gay people and same-sex couples who raise children do so as lovingly and skillfully as the most-well intentioned heterosexual people and different-sex couples do. In many cases, even more so intentional because it's much more difficult for a same-sex couple or a single gay person to raise children.
3) Same-sex couples who choose it, deserve to have their committment honored and to enjoy the same legal rights, priveleges and protections as opposite-sex couples. To not do so is cruel and inhumane.
4) Same sex couples do not "undermine" the idea of family. That is a lie. Gay people are just like everyone else - the good and the challenging in humanity has nothing to do with sexual preference. Family is more than biology.
What to do:
Call the Governor of California's office and let him know that you support the recent decision by the Supreme-Court to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
How to do it:
The menu items have changed. You are no longer put through to an automated
recording, but are now put on hold and get to speak to a real live person.
The phone number is still 1-916-445-2841
Press 1 for English (unless, of course, you need to press another
number for not English)
Press 5 to comment on a current hot issue
You will then be put on hold. I was on hold for about 2 minutes.
WAIT
An attendant will answer the phone.
I said: "I am calling in support of the Supreme Court's recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage."
And the young woman on the phone said, "Great, I can take that message
for you." She asked me my name and where I was calling from. I told
her and she said, "Thank you."
I said, "Thank you" and "goodbye"
So, all you people who said to me yesterday, "I've been trying to call
and it's busy."- Try Again. It's even more pleasant now that an actual
human being answers the phone.
Forward this message to your friends. Progressives tend to be very quiet about what they think about issues except in private while conservatives take every single platform and opportunity to further their social ideals - some of which are oppressive and hurtful to others. We need to let the lawmakers and each other know that there is critical mass around the issue of Same-Sex marriage and it's not all that controversial - just resisted by people who do not have the experience, knowledge or psychological tools/wherewithall to make room for it.
And if you want some talking points on the issue, here are a few.
1) Same-sex couples do not ruin marriage for everyone. That is a ridiculous lie. Same-sex couples have the same challenges and rewards, success and failures as different-sex couples.
2) Gay people and same-sex couples who raise children do so as lovingly and skillfully as the most-well intentioned heterosexual people and different-sex couples do. In many cases, even more so intentional because it's much more difficult for a same-sex couple or a single gay person to raise children.
3) Same-sex couples who choose it, deserve to have their committment honored and to enjoy the same legal rights, priveleges and protections as opposite-sex couples. To not do so is cruel and inhumane.
4) Same sex couples do not "undermine" the idea of family. That is a lie. Gay people are just like everyone else - the good and the challenging in humanity has nothing to do with sexual preference. Family is more than biology.