Unified Blogging From DC via IQreport

Many LGBT activists are currently in Washington DC attending events all over the city that are geared to teach people how to become better at fighting for their rights. The call was put out in May by Cleve Jones who organized a March through DC that coincides with the 30th anniversary of the first GLBT March back in 1979. Taken from the National Equality March website:

Our One Single Demand:

Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. We will accept no less and will work until it is achieved. Equality Across America exists to support grassroots organizing in all 435 Congressional Districts to achieve full equality.

We are guaranteed equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Free and equal people do not bargain for or prioritize our rights. Full equality necessarily includes all members of the LGBT community and encompasses, but is not limited to:

• The right to work our jobs and go to school free of harassment and discrimination.
• The right to safety in our daily lives, and protection from hate crimes.
• The right to equitable healthcare, and the right to donate blood.
• The right to equitable immigration policies.
• The right to marry.
• The right to serve in the military openly.

Many bills currently exist to address some of these issues, but we do not support a piecemeal strategy. We seek one federal solution to full equality.

Our strategy:

Equality Across America is a network of decentralized organizers in every one of the 435 Congressional districts. These organizers form Congressional District Action Teams (CDATs) that will do the work on the ground in their own communities to achieve full equality.

Each CDAT works not only toward national equality, but participates in their local and state struggles for equality in areas like marriage, adoption, and work-place discrimination. Equality Across America connects organizers from around the country so we can support one another in all of our work, focusing energy and resources in battlegrounds when needed.

Our philosophy:

As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.

There is a group of bloggers that are working together to help bring readers live coverage of the events. Some of those blogs include Jaysays.com, and if you "tweet" you can follow a flurry of posts by searching for #NEM, and those real time comments are coming in literally every second. Here is a psuedo-complete list of the blog sites from Jay, chairman of the effort:

http://avalonfarmblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/nem-iqreport-6-more-from-dadt-protest-memorial/

http://mohodichotomy.blogspot.com/2009/10/iqreport-heads-up.html

http://ameriqueer.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-night-now-down-to-business.html

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePeopleOfTheNationalEqualityMarch

http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/10/a-few-thoughts-before-the-national-equality-march/

http://lilbehr.blogspot.com/2009/10/national-equality-march.html

http://twitter.com/Homopolitico

http://jaysays.com/2009/10/breaking-senate-majority-leader-endorses-national-equality-march-repeal-of-doma-and-dadt-and-passage-of-enda/

http://arewemarried.com/2009/10/10/district-of-gay-or-why-barney-frank-can-kiss-my-ass-for-saying-we-shouldnt-have-come/

http://utgayscene.blogspot.com/2009/10/obama-makes-his-promises-to-gays.html

http://blog.nyacyouth.org/2009/10/hate-crimes-legislation-passes-house.html

http://firecatclub.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/todays-adventure-a-little-more-heteronormative-than-i-expected/

Comments

[The Patriot]

Was Kevin Jennings there? Because he won't be staying around for long........

[John Hosty-Grinnell]

You mean to bring up the same old tired lies your republicants are using against Kevin Jennings?

[The Patriot]

No, just the facts Hosty.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32472

[The Patriot]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/19/justice-blocks-names-gay-rights-ballot-measure/

[The Patriot]

Hopefully the people involved in this issue will discover this site and use it against Toleos and Lang.