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PageOneQ BOSTON, MA, OCTOBER 24, 2008: Bloggers around the country will participate
in "Write to Marry Day" on October 29, 2008, posting on their blogs
in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples and against California's
Proposition 8. Prop 8 is a measure on California's November ballot that would
take away the right of same-sex couples to marry. The event will give bloggers a chance to voice their opposition to Prop 8
and highlight what they may have already done, online or off, to stop the measure.
The campaign will also educate California voters of the need to "go all
the way" down the ballot to vote on the proposition. "Bloggers have proven themselves an effective political force,"
said Mike Rogers, one of the event organizers, who runs the popular site PageOneQ
and is Director of the National LGBT Blogger Initiative. "They have already
helped raise awareness and money to stop Prop 8. In this last week before the
election, they will play a crucial role in motivating others to take action." "Prop 8 is an unfair and unnecessary measure that would eliminate equal
protections for same-sex couples and write discrimination into the California
state Constitution," adds co-organizer Dana Rudolph, founder of LGBT-parenting
blog Mombian. "As marriage equality spreads throughout the country, people
in all states have a vested interest in making sure this hard-won right is protected." To participate, bloggers should post on their own blogs against Prop 8 on
or before October 29, 2008, then visit www.mombian.com to submit the links to
their posts. Links to people's own videos on YouTube or other video sites are
also accepted. All bloggers who are against Prop 8 are welcome to contribute posts, regardless
of where they live or whether they are LGBT or not. Mombian will showcase the
full list of participants on October 29. All participants who leave a valid
e-mail address will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to
Amazon.com. People can track this event by joining the Write to Marry event on Facebook
or MySpace, or by following Mombian on Twitter (twitter.com/mombian). For more about the event, visit: www.mombian.com and click the "Write
to Marry" banner Assistance with the event is being provided by Renna Communications and Witeck-Combs
Communications, corporate sponsors of the program.

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Originally published on Wednesday October 29, 2008.



