As reported earlier, Jimmy Dobson and his merry band of bigots are rolling into town in mid-September for a very special "Stand for the Family" hatefest as only the Christian wingnuts can muster ....
Never fear, however, for Pittsburgh's LGBTQ community is taking action and taking a stand. Sayeth Marriage Equality organizer and Pittsburgh hometown girl Dana Elmendorf ...
Whether you are a glbtq person or an allie, it?s time for us to interrupt this rhetoric and show that our families are real. The only families being threatened are ours which lack the same civil rights protections as heterosexual married couples. We need to be visible and outspoken in refraiming this issue to reflect the reality that our families exist, are valued and that it is possible to follow one?s faith and spiritual journey while witnessing for compassion and peace for ALL families.
Multiple events are planned with the most prominent being rallies before and after the FotF event.
You can get involved with the planning. The first meeting will be Tuesday, August 29, 2006 from 7 - 9 PM at the GLCC in Squirrel Hill. Just show up.
Some agree with the planned action, others think it feeds into the agenda of the bigots. What's a given is that if we do nothing but stay home and complain, they win.
