Advocacy
Prop 8
Contact information
For information on the Center's Prop 8 page, please contact: Ana Hernandez, Director of Public Policy (ahernandez@gaycenter.org, 212-620-7310)
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Freedom to Marry
California Resources
New York Resources
Marriage Equality NY
Empire State Pride Agenda
More Information
Apologies from Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) who wish to find peace and reconciliation following the LDS Church’s involvement in passing Proposition 8: http://forgivenessfor8.blogspot.com.
Many LGBT and allied activists, scholars, educators, writers, artists, lawyers, journalists and community organizers also believe same-sex marriage rights is only one part of a larger effort to strengthen the security and stability of diverse households and families. Many offer a new vision for securing institutional recognition of diverse kinds of partnerships, households, kinship relationships and families. Visit www.beyondmarriage.org to read and sign onto the full statement.
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New York City Events Related to Prop 8
Past events:
Marriage Equality New York: Post Election Town Hall
The Center
Monday, November 24, 2008
6-7:30pm
Protest at the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Temple in Manhattan
125 Columbus Avenue at 65th Street
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Prop 8 Protest in NYC at City
Hall
Saturday, November 15, 2008
1:30pm
Message from the Center
November 11, 2008. As you know, on November 4 the state of California passed a constitutional amendment reversing a State Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage...and huge and numerous protests have sprung up, certainly in California, but also nationwide. There are two scheduled in NYC this week. One is at the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Temple on Wednesday, November 12, beginning at 6 p.m.
The other is at City Hall on Saturday, November 15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. By all accounts, these protests were initiated by and have mobilized thousands of people via social networking sites and other online tools. It speaks to the enormity of the principle at issue -- all civil and human rights for all people -- to the tremendous creativity, fire and power of grassroots organizing and to the value of the individual voice inspired by the collective good. Let us hold fast to and build upon the hope with which we entered November 4, and move now into acting: building upon these inspired protests, let us agitate, write, speak out, strategize, pool our resources, think, vote and use all other means we can think of to demand peace, safety and equity for all of us.
Please join us tomorrow night to protest at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to end discrimination against LGBT people!
Please visit this resource page (gaycenter.org/advocacy/issues/prop8) for up-to-the-minute information, including protest site addresses and maps, which we will update continually.
Video
Watch this video from the November 12 Protest at the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Temple.
Video from the November 15 Protest at City Hall.