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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Are you calling in gay to work today?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Today, across the nation, a movement called Day Without a Gay will be taking place. Organizers want anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, who is seeking to protest anti-gay legislation to call in “gay” to work, and take the day off from their regular jobs to go perform volunteer or community service. Organizers hope this will be a positive and peaceful way to demonstrate the impact that gay people and their supporters have on the nation’s economy.
Of course, economic boycotts are nothing new. African-American community organizers led a blackout in November 2007 to protest injustice in the legal system, with cases like the Jena Six and Genarlow Wilson grabbing the headlines at the time.
If you are participating in this movement, you can use Do Good as a resource for nonprofits and charity organizations in Atlanta. For those that fear losing their job but still want to support the cause, you are encouraged to wear a white knot.
So are you participating in Day Without a Gay? Do you think these types of economic boycotts have any lasting impact?
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