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Few participated in 'call in gay' day to protest Prop 8 same-sex marriage ban
The Santa Cruz Sentinel / The Associated Press ^ | December 10, 2008 | Lisa Leff

Posted on 12/11/2008 10:17:48 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

SAN FRANCISCO — A day-long work stoppage for which people were encouraged to "call in gay" to express support for same-sex marriage drew spotty participation Wednesday, with some gay right activists praising the event and others questioning its value.

People who opted to take the day off from their jobs as part of the national "Day Without a Gay" were encouraged to perform community service, and charitable organizations across the country said they had volunteers showing up.

"Visibility is really important for the gay community, so after a lot of thought I decided I would come out and be visible with my colleagues at work and use the time working for the community," said Carrie Lewis, 36, a University of California health researcher who spent the day working at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center.

The protest, which a gay couple from West Hollywood organized through the Internet, was designed to demonstrate the economic clout of same-sex marriage supporters following the passage of voter-approved gay marriage bans in California, Arizona and Florida last month.

Participants also were asked to refrain from spending money or at least to patronize gay-friendly businesses for the day.

In San Francisco's gay Castro district, several residents and merchants said they endorsed the cause but did not think a work stoppage or spending boycott was practical, given the poor economy and how quickly the strike was organized.

"My employers have always been there in every possible way. I didn't feel comfortable discomfiting them when they have gone out of their way to be there for me," said Paul Ellis, 51, a manager at Cliff's Variety hardware store.

(Excerpt) Read more at santacruzsentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: barackobama; democrats; economy; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; homosexualmarriage; obama; prop8
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All fuzzy hat, no poodles.
1 posted on 12/11/2008 10:17:49 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“All fuzzy hat, no poodles.”

THAT is funny...


2 posted on 12/11/2008 10:21:20 AM PST by jessduntno (Barack - Kenyan for "High Wind, Big Thunder, No Rain")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Instead of one day, make it 365.
This is the most pampered, privileged, catered-to victim group that has ever existed! They get whatever they want from politicians who are deathly afraid of the wrath of vicious militant feminazis.


4 posted on 12/11/2008 10:22:22 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (liberalism = serious mental deficiency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So much for over-reaching by the fruitcakes.

The really good news would be knowing how many got fired for such a stupid goal.

Get over it.

5 posted on 12/11/2008 10:23:11 AM PST by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Petered out..


6 posted on 12/11/2008 10:27:17 AM PST by vietvet67
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To: JackRyanCIA

My thoughts, exactly.


7 posted on 12/11/2008 10:27:52 AM PST by ConservativeMind (What's "Price Gouging"? Should government force us to sell to the 15th highest bidder on eBay?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; calcowgirl; SierraWasp
Ah, these left-wing "boycotts" for special interest groups sure are working out well. I remember the last one, when they had the so-called "Day Without a Mexican" (ACTUALLY Day Without An Illegal Alien) to "protest" the government's "treatment" of "migrant workers" by staying home. Much less crowding in the streets that day and EVERYONE I passed in public spoke ENGLISH for the first time in years. And I did a wedding presentation for a nice LEGAL hispanic-American couple from Puetro Rico who booked their wedding with us that day.

Those liberals sure showed us, didn't they? First by giving us a day without illegals and now a day without radical gay activists (Gays who care more about doing their job than showcasing their sex life undoubtedly went to work). Can they make this an annual thing? And what special interest group should sit home next? I vote for "Day Without Race Baiters" next. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton should stay home to show how we can't get by without the cult of victimhood.

8 posted on 12/11/2008 10:32:59 AM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: vietvet67

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20081211/NEWS01/812110323/1006/news01


9 posted on 12/11/2008 10:35:26 AM PST by ErnBatavia ("Zero"..STILL using that stupid "Office of The President Elect" podium....)
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To: ConservativeMind; 2ndDivisionVet

“Call in Gay?”

I thought they said “Fall in, OK”?

I have been standing at the position of attention for over 2 days now....Man, am I embarrassed.

(MILITARY HUMOR)


10 posted on 12/11/2008 10:36:03 AM PST by OL Hickory (Where is the America I knew as a boy?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All of our people showed up yesterday, even those that normally miss in the middle of the week.


11 posted on 12/11/2008 10:36:03 AM PST by SouthTexas (Remember, it took a Jimmy Carter to bring us a Ronald Reagan!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“...were encouraged to perform community service, and charitable organizations...”
Or they could just spend the day forcing large objects up their butts.


12 posted on 12/11/2008 10:36:05 AM PST by pappyone (New to Freep, still working a tag line.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It occurs to me that participation by the gay community on this was probably very very high.

And what we see is they don’t actually matter much, because there just isn’t that many of them after all....

Just a thought.


13 posted on 12/11/2008 10:37:58 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There are not as many gays in the population as the homosexual lobby wants us to think.


14 posted on 12/11/2008 10:39:03 AM PST by FFranco
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m in the restaurant industry, and most of the gay guys at our restaurant didn’t even know about it. They were busy trying to make a living.


15 posted on 12/11/2008 10:39:13 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anyone with a grain of sense in this economy is going to be worried about losing his job. And their bosses are probably worried about surviving.

That’s all you need, if you’re running a shop or a restaurant and some of your key workers call in gay with no warning. Especially if you’ve been treating them well.


16 posted on 12/11/2008 11:00:29 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rule #1” Never let your Boss figure out he can get along without you...


17 posted on 12/11/2008 11:00:41 AM PST by gridlock (QUESTION AUTHORITY)
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To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged

“This is the most pampered, privileged, catered-to victim group that has ever existed!”

muslims are a very close 2nd.


18 posted on 12/11/2008 11:05:26 AM PST by ScottinVA (islam IS the problem!)
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To: gridlock

I know of a few people who, after their vacations, went back to work only to be told “you’re fired”.


19 posted on 12/11/2008 11:59:01 AM PST by synbad600
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
did you hear about the guy (fruitcake) in Queens who was unfortunate enough to get the crap beat (along with brain activity) out of him for walking down the street holding hands with another "male" person? Now that's what I call a "Day without a Gay"
20 posted on 12/11/2008 1:06:30 PM PST by PEACE ENFORCER (One Needs to Have the Capability of Using Deadly Force at Any Moment.....:))
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