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Standing Up for LGBT Rights in California

Brian Bond, Executive Director of the GLLC at the DNC, sent out the below e-mail to activists in California.

Dear Friend,

It's an election year, and you know what that means: another discriminatory and destructive push to ban marriage for LGBT couples. Right now, conservatives are pushing for an amendment to the California constitution to couples from marriage for generations to come. They're convinced that it's a sure-fire way to divide their way to electoral success.

This effort is more than an attack on the LGBT community -- it is designed to use the politics of a divisive ballot initiative to drive Republicans to the polls.

But you can fight back.

Across California, both gay and straight activists alike have organized volunteer opportunities to help educate voters about the proposed ballot measure. There are events this weekend and next in California, and you can sign up right now.

Sign up for a shift between 9:30am and 6:00pm...

Sacramento: March 22 | March 29 | March 30

Los Angeles: March 22 | March 23 | March 29 | March 30

Fresno: March 22 | March 29 | March 30

Orange County: March 22 | March 29 | March 30

Riverside: March 22 | March 29 | March 30

San Diego: March 22 | March 29 | March 30

We won't let divisive and hateful measures like this go unchecked. It is in all of our interests to keep this divisive measure off of the ballot, and we can do it with your help. Sign up today and help get the word out about this terrible ballot initiative.

Thanks for all your work,

Brian Bond
Executive Director
Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council
Democratic National Committee