December 10, 2008 is "Day Without a Gay". Basically, here's the statement of what it is...
"Gays, lesbians, and straight allies plan to call in “gay” to volunteer within their local LGBT communities on December 10, 2008 to protest passage of anti-gay constitutional amendments in Arizona, Florida, and California. Wherever possible, gay Americans and allies plan to volunteer for local gay and civil rights organizations across the country through a brand new national database at www.daywithoutagay.wetpaint.org.
Every day since Election Day, thousands have protested up and down streets in cities across California, including in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Sacramento. A national, grassroots coalition of LGBT activists have followed in their footsteps. Now gay citizens and their allies are teaming up to show America and the world the compassion, the love, and the posititve spirit of the gay community through service.
On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating their time to a variety of different causes in order to raise public awareness of the need for LGBT equality in marriage and in other civil rights."
Gay people in California, Arizona, and Florida are all involved in this event. Gay people of these three states will call in to work, not buy products, not go to class, etc, to show the communities what it would be like without gays. On this day, gays will not just be sitting at home and sleeping in. It's not for that purpose. Gay activists go to local LGBT protests on this day and show awareness for their rights and equality. Although not every gay person is able to participate in this event, considering everyone has different stuff they need to do, but hopefully this event will still help prove awareness to people across the nation.
