Help get a Vermont Ad on the Air! ( SUCCESS )

http://www.vtfreetomarry.org/ Is trying to get an ad televised that would send a clear message and help send more clear messages to Governor Douglas who has announced cold heartedly to veto the same sex marriage bill S.115 should it come to his desk. Please, we urge you to help us get this ad on the air. Every little bit helps and the more hate we all can fight, the better we all are from providing this country with true equality!

The official page for this advertisement is the following link ( Click Here )

You can view this wonderful video above. I kind of wish it was more clear as to what it was for, as not everyone will understand. Make a contribution to help our effort today! ( Click Here )



~Celeste~

Governor Douglas claims he will Veto S.115!

What I have feared has come, in a preemptive strike against the same sex marriage bill of Vermont S.115... The Governor has announced that he will veto the bill. His excuse for announcing so early, is he hopes it will reduce phone calls, letters and emails that have bogged down his office. But it is clear his intention was not this, but a means to announce his position in order to sway Representatives to vote against S.115.

This is the kind of tactic I'd expect from a politician who clearly is not really concerned about the economy as he claimed in the video, our rights for marriage are NOT a "distraction" for us, it means absolutely everything. As the Governor said in his statement, he does not want the legislature distracted by the same sex marriage bill, yet his claims to veto the bill will do just that, and will lead to further "distractions" as the state legislature will attempt to override his veto.

His personal views clearly do reflect his religion, and I'd really appreciate it that the Governor stops trying to dictate his way through this marriage bill, he is but one man and the support for this bill is great. I really hope the Governor changes his mind, religion should play no role in legal politics.

20 Senators as well as 100 representatives are required to veto a Governor's veto.

Please Contact Governor Douglas or the Vermont House of Representatives and urge them to vote for the same sex marriage bill!


Governor Douglas: ( Click Here )

House of Representatives: ( Click Here )


~Celeste~

Vermont's Governor Douglas

I am to say the least, disappointed with what I heard on the news today that Governor Douglas will not support the same sex marriage bill "as it is not needed,"

• "I think the current Civil Union law is sufficient it accords equality of rights to Vermonters in terms of their relationships and I think we should leave the law as it is my major concern and priority is the fiscal condition of our state government and the economic realities they we're confronting and I think it's important that we make those our top priorities...and not deal with issues that might divert our attention from that goal." ~Jim Douglas
  

Now, if his concern was the economy, wouldn't allowing same sex marriages be a positive influence on Vermont's economy? Yes of course it would be, allowing same sex marriage would mean people out of state will come to Vermont to get married and acquire a marriage license, not to mention if you include the relatives that will attend the marriages, the hotels, the stores and etc that they will visit while getting married in Vermont.

One thing I am concerned with is... Is our Governor against equal rights for Vermont's LGBT community? I don't understand... Why would not moving forward with Vermont's civil rights not be a priority of a Governor? Shouldn't a Governor take on many priorities? Sure the economy should be a major priority... But the rights of people who are being segregated should count too. Surely adding something to the bill to allow us rights... cannot be to much of a hassle.

After all, Connecticut allowed Same Sex Marriages despite the economic crisis and that was progress. Should we halt progress of laws just because money has become an issue? Should we treat people with less respect simply because the economy has gone bad? Should we sacrifice our ethics and moral standing for the sake of some green?

You Decide

~Celeste~

National Protest Against Prop 8 on the 15th

On November 15th, please join the National Protest Against Prop 8 in your area.

http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

For anyone who does not know, proposition 8 is the Californian ban on gay marriage. While one might think, what does this have to do with me? Well, the rights in the constitution for LGBT people need to change NOW because even if you are not LGBT, your children, friends, co-workers, etc may be. You may even be part of the LGBT community and not know it yet.

California would be a huge victory for us if we make it, and that means a huge victory for Equality in the united states. So please! Join the protest and fight against this injustice, it effects everyone! Help us show the world that we can love just like anyone else can!. Please go to this site ( Click Here ) for information on where a protest is being held near your area, invite your friends, family, anyone, bring flags and everything! Thank you for your support!

Remember this is a Peaceful Protest~<3


~Celeste~

What Christian Youth are being Taught

So, today I was looking back on my life as a member of the Catholic/Christian churches... When I was wondering HEY, what was I being taught back then? So now that I look back to it... here is what I remember.

I remember being taught that homosexuality is wrong, and since I was only in Catholic Sunday school for the earlier years of my life, this would have to mean that the Catholic church was teaching me about homosexuality!!! How hypocritical for them to demonize us for having the remote possibility of the existence of homosexuality taught in schools. Yet there they are, teaching it to their young followers!? What do you think about this extreme irony...

I remember being taught how wrong it was... So is it right to teach that it is wrong. But it's not right to teach that it is right? These Right Wing Extremists quite possibly astound me in how hypocritical they are and how they think they are always right, even when the proof is right in front of their noses!

Last night I also saw a heart filled video posted by a Keith Olbermann




EMPOWER THE GAY COMMUNITY KEITH =3

~Celeste~

No On Prop 8 Protests Continue! YES WE CAN!

The past few days Prop 8 No supporters took to the streets in protest against the ban on same sex marriage. Many say, "This is a violation of our rights as Human beings." Throughout many major city's of California you could hear the echoes of the protest. They screamed from their hearts to be heard by all, that we weren't going down without a fight. That we weren't going to let this injustice continue!

Personal thanks to SeanChapin1 for the video!

• Throughout the streets of Los Angelus, San Fransisco, and other city's we can hear the voices of our friends, daughters, children, parents, family screaming. "WHAT DO WE WANT? EQUALITY!!! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!!!" Truly this is proof of the injustice done upon these people. I will hope that we all get this victory over the Proposition 8, over the hate and lies, extortion and child exploitation, spread by various Yes on Prop 8 Campaigners.
  
  
  • An estimate of nearly 7000+ people have been protesting each day! Several news station claimed the numbers were as high as 25,000. Surely this speaks volumes!
  
  
• If you see one of these protests and believe in it, join it! March with us for the cause of our lives, I am far away but no matter what my heart is marching with them, and I am posting here and there to fight this great injustice! Just remember if you protest, stay peaceful, stay respectful, ( yes even to the Mormons ) don't make the Police do something they or you'd regret.
  
  
• Yes we may be a pain in someones side, but we have to do this for everyones future, for everyones rights... To be heard, to have JUSTICE AND LIBERTY FOR ALL. If that causes a few Traffic Jams then I think that is a small price to pay! So in the words of so many, YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!!

CONTINUE THE FIGHT,

GAY, STRAIGHT, BLACK, WHITE! MARRIAGE IS A CIVIL RIGHT!

~Celeste~

Same Sex Marriage Bans

Proposition Hate as we know it, Well I have held this post back for a couple of days in hope that perhaps the numbers would change. But now that reality has clearly passed. I spent a great deal of my time trying to reach as many people as I could. While my time spent was no where near in comparison to others such as those of NCLR...

• I feel that our loss can also be a victory, around the year 2000 in California there was Proposition 22 which was the same sex marriage ban of it's time... During that time we were almost 23% behind in polls. This year, we have accomplished something never done before, we have gained on the opposition by at least 18%. We were only 4% behind in the polls.
  
  
• This gain is not without great suffering, of course... The fact is that the same religious groups who lied, cheated, extorted and exploited children are now most likely going to target the currently married lesbian and gay marriages. They will not be happy until everyone of us is a second class citizen. Damaging to over 18,000 currently married couples and over 52,000 children who's parents are lesbian/gay in California... Surely they are the epitome of evil.
  
  
• So we must not give up! Our fight is far from over, they shall ultimately lose this battle. They lost their battle against interracial couples. Their beliefs are a dying breed and our rights are far from a weak cause, stronger than their faith, then their hatred. WE WILL PREVAIL.

The good shall always Triumph over the filth of Evil. We just need to fight a bit longer, maybe 10-20 years longer... But our victory will be our gift to our children, our family's children, and their children. We aren't just fighting for our rights, but everyones right.