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In a new ad, Washington-based Red Hook beer weighs in on that state’s Referendum 74, a ballot measure that if approved would legalize same-sex marriage, and makes it known that they whole-heartedly support equality.
As they say, “it’s about time”.
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Lady Gaga reminds citizens in all four states you can make your voice heard on the issue of marriage equality.
Go to TheFour2012.com for information for your state.
Bill and Melinda Gates have donated $500,000 to support the approval of Referendum 74, the ballot measure that would put the state’s legislatively-passed marriage equality law into effect, the AP reports:
Bill Gates had made a $100,000 contribution to the campaign earlier this year.
The third of our four-part series made in each of the states that have marriage equality votes this November, this short shares the experiences of same-sex couples who want to get married in Washington.
They have the same challenges, responsibilities, and aspirations as any other couple–but they are strangers in the eyes of the law. That’s why marriage equality is so important: it aligns personal reality with legal reality, as a simple matter of fairness.
The series is produced in association with The Four, a social media campaign to support marriage equality in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington State. Learn more and get involved at http://TheFour.com.
With 25 days left to the election, The Four 2012 is revving into high gear with their one-day Moneybomb for Equality campaign.
Followers are being urged to donate $25 or more to the state marriage campaigns of Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington with one click from this Act Blue page.
Donations of $25 can be split among all four states, or you can give $25 to each.
All money raised goes directly to Mainers United for Marriage, Marylanders for Marriage Equality, Minnesotans United for All Families and Washington United for Marriage.
Click here to donate.
(via GoodAsYou)
A group of 63 priests with more than 800 combined years of service to the church are coming out in support of marriage equality on Thursday, the Seattle PI reports:
Former priest Pat Callahan, who organized the statement, added: “This is the first public action we’ve taken.” Callahan was in the Catholic priesthood for 15 years.
According to Pam’s House Blend, the anti-gay forces opposing marriage equality in Washington state are “buying” Likes for their Facebook page in an effort appear more “popular.”
See the screen capture below (click the pic to enlarge):
Before the buying spree began, the page had only about 6,000 likes. It’s hard to imagine the purpose of buying empty likes, except to perhaps generate a false sense of strength among local supporters.
Preserve Marriage Washington is the group trying to kill Washington state’s freedom to marry law. To keep the law on the books, Washingtonians must vote “Approved” on Referendum 74 this Nov. 6th.
More good news from Washington state’s campaign for marriage equality:
Washington voters appear poised to enact changes in social policy, legalizing same-sex marriage and possession of marijuana, that will be noticed across the country, according to a new SurveyUSA poll for KING/5 News. The poll found Referendum 74, which would make Washington the seventh state to enact marriage equality, leading by a 55-40 percent margin with just 6 percent undecided. No state in America has ever voted in favor of same-sex marriage. The issue is also on the ballot in Maryland and Maine.
Republican Washington State Rep. Maureen Walsh appears in the newest ad for Washington United for Marriage.
A group trying to kill marriage equality in Washington State is participating in some nefarious promotion, according to Pam’s House Blend.
Preserve Marriage Washington had about 6,000 “likes” on its Facebook page before it purchased thousands of additional likes from Thailand, according to the site.
“It’s hard to imagine the purpose of buying empty likes, except to perhaps generate a false sense of strength among local supporters,” blogger Laurel Ramseye writes.
That’s kind of sad – you have to buy LIKES to make people think your position is popular.
How about you just admit folks don’t like your hate?