In the same vein as A Day Without a Mexican, Join the Impact has organized a nation-wide boycott for International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2008 entitled A Day Without A Gay.
"LGBT workers, business owners, consumers, and taxpayers contribute over $700 billion to the U.S. economy each year and should not be treated as second-class citizens" - A Day Without A Gay Facebook event page
"Gay people and our allies are compassionate, sensitive, caring, mobilized, and programmed for success. A day without gays would be tragic because it would be a day without love." - A Day Without A Gay Website
This is probably the best excuse for calling in sick (er, well, you know what I mean) to work you'll ever have!
2 comments:
Since that's right in the middle of finals week, I don't think I would be contributing to the economy at all that day anyway.
I think this is a brilliant idea! It certainly sounds more effective and symbolic than the "Day of Silence" to me.
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