Action Alert
Use a Religious Right Poll to Support Gay Marriage
Help stem the tide of fundamentalist homophobia by contacting your
representatives at the start of the 2004 session this coming Tuesday, the
20th of January!
The American Family Association (AFA), an ultra-conservative, anti-gay
organization has initiated a gay marriage poll asking people to vote for or
against legalization of homosexual marriage or civil unions.
Early in the polling the AFA announced plans to present the results of the
poll to Congress. Yet, somewhat surprisingly, the results of the AFA poll
clearly indicate support of Humanist ideals! Over two-thirds of the tallied
votes are in support of gay marriage or civil unions. Over half a million
votes favored “legalization of homosexual marriage”—as the AFA terms it.
Since we can’t count on the AFA to follow through with their promise to
report these numbers to Congress, it is imperative that all who support
equal rights for gays and lesbians let their representatives know about
these results and your feelings on the subject.
While the numbers are already favorable, it can’t hurt to add your vote. To
vote and to see the latest statistics go to http://www.afa.net/petitions/MarriagePoll.asp
Anti-gay representatives in the House introduced a constitutional amendment
to define marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman. On January
13, 2004, Bush administration officials announced that they are planning an
extensive, $1.5 billion initiative to promote marriage.
Religious conservatives in the U.S. Congress are stubbornly clinging to
their timeworn prejudices, despite recent gains toward the equal rights of
gays and lesbians. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a Texas statute
outlawing consensual sex between members of the same gender, Canada has
legalized gay marriage, and the Episcopal Church has approved the election
of an openly gay bishop. Domestic partnerships are recognized in New Jersey,
Massachusetts, California, and Hawaii. In Vermont, civil unions between
same-sex couples are legal.
ACTION
Contact your representatives and share with them the results of this survey,
adding your own voice as a voting constituent.
Visit: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ to contact your representatives in
Congress. Just enter your zip code and state of residence in the pertinent
boxes. Once you’ve done that, you can click on the name of your
representative and his or her district contact information will be displayed
on the screen.
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