8 Against 8: The Finale

$13,759

Vote NO on Prop 8

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped spread the word. And thanks to these incredible, amazing, super-awesometastic lesbians for all of their passion and outreach:

• Grace Chu and Grace Rosen from Grace the Spot
• Kelly Leszczynski from The Lesbian Lifestyle
• Pam Spaulding from Pam’s House Blend
• Sinclair from Sugarbutch Chronicles
• Riese from This Girl Called Automatic-Win
• Lori Hahn from Hahn at Home
  
• Dorothy Snarker from Dorothy Surrenders

Get Your Vote & Your Donation On, Ya'll

- Renee Gannon

First of all, I have some very exciting news. I am very proud to annouce that I am one of the newest bloggers at OurChart! I will be writing blog articles there around once a week but of course I will include a teaser to my article so you will be able to get all of my literary goodness here on Lesbiatopia, too.

On another note, today is the VERY last date to donate to 8 Against 8, which as of 2pm EST has raised $13,040. The fundraiser technically ends at Midnight tonight, PST, but Grace, the founder of the 8 Against 8 campaign, is extending it until Tuesday morning 8:00am EST, because midnight Pacific time is 3am EST, and like Grace, we all need our beauty sleep.

Let’s make this last day one for the record books! If you haven't donated yet, please consider giving... even $5 helps and with the price of gas going down, use that extra change in your pocket to help out a great cause.

In other news, goodbye blonde hair, hello red/brown! I tend to change my hair color as often as I change my underwear (what?), so here is a picture of my latest fall look:

Now... drumroll please... my very first article for OurChart. Check it out and show me some OurChart love!! It's all about the importance of voting, about getting educated on important issues and spreading the word about the states that have gay marriage amendments on the ballot. Oh yeah, and if not for anything else, go read my kickass political limerick.

Click here to read That Day in November and don't forget to add me as a friend if you're an Ourchart user!

8 Against 8 - Day 3

-- Lori Hahn

$6,054. Can I just say how amazing you all are? We've had one donor who gave $500 and several who have given over $100. Lots have donated other amounts, which are all building towards our overall goal of $8,000 by the 27th. Thank you.

And, thanks to Lesbiatopia's Renee Gannon and all our other cohorts in queerness for their continuing outreach!

8 Against 8

If you Google “8 Against 8″ you can see that this effort has spread all over the country. People who aren’t directly affected have reached into their pockets to help us defeat his discriminatory measure that ELIMINATES the right to same-sex marriage.

I read a blog the other day that made me kind of mad. The blogger was saying there is apathy in our ranks. That we aren’t putting in, as a group, the real effort to effect change. That somehow we all had to be Stonewall rioters or we wouldn’t succeed. I beg to differ. We are offered, because of the Harvey Milk’s, the Stonewall rioters, and other trailblazers the ability to rally for our cause in a million different, quieter ways if we choose. But, he had a point - if we want rights, we have to want them enough to fight for them - whether it’s donating for ad dollars, writing letters to the editor, organizing protests, or whatever method we feel we can offer the most help. It’s about rights - we have no right to complain if we do nothing. If you haven’t posted about 8 Against 8 on your blog, I hope you will!

Causecast has created an amazingly inspirational video in support of No on PROP 8 based on Harvey Milk's "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone" speech.

A reminder too, for all of you working California voters - your employer must give you time to vote. They are also required to post a notice to that effect at your place of employment. There is NO excuse for not getting to the polls on November 4th.

So do something. Donate. Share. Vote NO on Prop 8. Because that’s what it’s all about, your vote.

http://www.8against8.com

• Grace Chu and Grace Rosen from Grace the Spot
• Lori Hahn from Hahn at Home
• Kelly Leszczynski from The Lesbian Lifestyle
• Pam Spaulding from Pam’s House Blend
• Sinclair from Sugarbutch Chronicles
• Riese from This Girl Called Automatic-Win
• Renee Gannon from Lesbiatopia
• Dorothy Snarker from Dorothy Surrenders