WASHINGTON — And now there are four. In the space of a week, the number of states allowing same-sex marriage has doubled, with Iowa and then Vermont joining Massachusetts and Connecticut. In California, gay and lesbian couples were exchanging vows for five months before voters put a stop to the practice in November. Californians are still talking it over, though, and loudly. New York and New Jersey may be next to debate the question.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12liptak.html
* See link for slide show at the end of this blog entry.
Here on the home front, at SCC, our club is excited to say that we have some awesome events planned:
May 15, Club Expo
May 21 (Thursday), Minority Issues Awareness Event in Commemoration of Stonewall
June 5, Gay Bingo (Ariana's favorite day.)
June 28 (Sunday), Pride Parade. Yes, we are marching as Project Pride Club of Shoreline.
We will be spending our club meetings preparing for these events & will keep you posted of the details. For now, here are some important FYIs:
- Get a white t-shirt to Project Pride. Your t-shirt will be tye-died for you & then returned later in May for us to decorate. We will wear our decorated Project Pride Club t-shirts as we march in Seattle's Pride Parade.
- If you haven't yet, touch base with our advisor, Rachel this week to sign our club roster. This will be turned in to the Student Leadership Center for club funding purposes.
- On April 24, our meeting will be time spent to discuss the details & facilitation of our awareness event/Stonewall commemoration. We are hoping this will be in collaboration with other (minority) clubs. So pass the word on to encourage others to come to this much needed planning session.
So, grab your friends & allies, queer or curved & join us for an out & proud spring quarter!
*For real live coverage of this farming community (in Iowa) in pride celebration, check out this slide show: http://www.dilibraryarchive.com/slideshow/406gm/index.html
