Comments on: Mississippi Protest for Equality (Updated: Rain Details) http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-protest-for-equality Mississippi's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Network Mon, 10 May 2010 01:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Unity Mississippi http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html/comment-page-1#comment-1535 Unity Mississippi Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:47:11 +0000 http://unityms.org/?p=147#comment-1535 Sweetpickle, look for a call-to-action on this soon. We are beginning our own campaign to speak to a lot of these issues. Be sure to visit the first call-to-action on the homepage. Sweetpickle, look for a call-to-action on this soon. We are beginning our own campaign to speak to a lot of these issues. Be sure to visit the first call-to-action on the homepage.

]]> By: Sweetpickle http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html/comment-page-1#comment-1460 Sweetpickle Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:04:05 +0000 http://unityms.org/?p=147#comment-1460 Driving nails in our own coffins. I have a gut fealing we are spending way too much time on the subject of Gay Marriage and the repeal of DOMA. We are closer, in my opinion, to over turning Don't Ask Don't Tell than we are DOMA on a state by State level. Do we want a Federal Repeal of Statute such as Don't Ask Don't Tell or would we settle for our friends in California to be wed. Mississippi is no closer to repealing than we were winning the vote in the first place. We are the buckle of the bible belt. But with that said we have some chances to make some huge mvoes for the Department of Defense. With the bases on the coast, Meridian Air Field and State of the Art Camp Shelby We have access to someof the highest ranking commanders in the military. Our own Ex-governor Ray Mabus, is now Secretary of the Navy. Our own Senator Wicker is Ranking Member of one of Six Sub Committees of the Senate Armed Services Commitee. Our own Representative Gene Taylor, District 4, is Chair of one of Seven Sub Committees of the House Armed Services Commitee. These are policy makers and we as the LGBT community need to reach out and find people in the community that have the ear to these men, phone their offices, write them letters. let your friends and family know how rto contact them. Have petitions signed to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. We also have a great number of retirees here and the upper brass have always and will always weigh their opinions heavily in the policy making process. Gay vets are a force to be heard loud on Capital Hill. And think about it, once they let LGBT serve the government will have to find a way to recognize dependents of those servicemembers. That is when the War for our rights state by state can be won!!! All we need is one offical DOD or IRS document recognizing our partners and families and we can claim victory. The right wing wants us to blow up the DOMA fight so big we all end up with egg on our faces, remember we fight but we also fight on many many fronts. I encourage my Mississippians to PRO-ACTIVE not RE-ACTIVE===== Call your people in DC tell them which way to vote do not wait and call to tell them you are disappointed in their vote, as we say in Mississippi that is closing the gate after all the cows got out!. think 202 area code that is Capital Hill. Find someone that has the ear of Ray Mabus from here that could really help tremendously. Keep your head up and remember " Be the Change you wish to see in the World." Ghandi Mississippians Serving You in DC Senators: http://www.senate.gov/ Thad Cochran (202) 224-5054 Roger Wicker (202) 224-6253 Representatives by district: http://www.house.gov/ (1) Travis Childers (202) 225-4306 (2) Bennie Thompson (202) 225-5876 (3) Gregg Harper (202) 225-5031 (4) Gene Taylor (202) 225-5772 ____________________________ To show your support to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell please contact Members of the Armed Services Committees: Senate Members: http://armed-services.senate.gov/ Ms Member - Roger Wicker (202) 224-6253 House Members: http://armedservices.house.gov/ Ms Member-Gene Taylor (202) 225-5772 Mississippi’s Own: Secretary of the NAVY Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy 1000 Navy Pentagon, Washington DC 20350-1000 Driving nails in our own coffins. I have a gut fealing we are spending way too much time on the subject of Gay Marriage and the repeal of DOMA. We are closer, in my opinion, to over turning Don’t Ask Don’t Tell than we are DOMA on a state by State level. Do we want a Federal Repeal of Statute such as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell or would we settle for our friends in California to be wed. Mississippi is no closer to repealing than we were winning the vote in the first place. We are the buckle of the bible belt. But with that said we have some chances to make some huge mvoes for the Department of Defense. With the bases on the coast, Meridian Air Field and State of the Art Camp Shelby We have access to someof the highest ranking commanders in the military. Our own Ex-governor Ray Mabus, is now Secretary of the Navy. Our own Senator Wicker is Ranking Member of one of Six Sub Committees of the Senate Armed Services Commitee. Our own Representative Gene Taylor, District 4, is Chair of one of Seven Sub Committees of the House Armed Services Commitee. These are policy makers and we as the LGBT community need to reach out and find people in the community that have the ear to these men, phone their offices, write them letters. let your friends and family know how rto contact them. Have petitions signed to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. We also have a great number of retirees here and the upper brass have always and will always weigh their opinions heavily in the policy making process. Gay vets are a force to be heard loud on Capital Hill. And think about it, once they let LGBT serve the government will have to find a way to recognize dependents of those servicemembers. That is when the War for our rights state by state can be won!!! All we need is one offical DOD or IRS document recognizing our partners and families and we can claim victory.
The right wing wants us to blow up the DOMA fight so big we all end up with egg on our faces, remember we fight but we also fight on many many fronts. I encourage my Mississippians to PRO-ACTIVE not RE-ACTIVE===== Call your people in DC tell them which way to vote do not wait and call to tell them you are disappointed in their vote, as we say in Mississippi that is closing the gate after all the cows got out!. think 202 area code that is Capital Hill. Find someone that has the ear of Ray Mabus from here that could really help tremendously.
Keep your head up and remember ” Be the Change you wish to see in the World.” Ghandi

Mississippians Serving You in DC

Senators:
http://www.senate.gov/
Thad Cochran (202) 224-5054
Roger Wicker (202) 224-6253
Representatives by district:
http://www.house.gov/
(1) Travis Childers (202) 225-4306
(2) Bennie Thompson (202) 225-5876
(3) Gregg Harper (202) 225-5031
(4) Gene Taylor (202) 225-5772
____________________________
To show your support to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell please contact Members of the Armed Services Committees:
Senate Members:
http://armed-services.senate.gov/
Ms Member – Roger Wicker (202) 224-6253
House Members:
http://armedservices.house.gov/
Ms Member-Gene Taylor (202) 225-5772

Mississippi’s Own: Secretary of the NAVY
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon,
Washington DC 20350-1000

]]> By: Amy http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html/comment-page-1#comment-59 Amy Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://unityms.org/?p=147#comment-59 Count me in, and let me know if I can help. This is a great idea. Count me in, and let me know if I can help. This is a great idea.

]]> By: John http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 John Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:59:05 +0000 http://unityms.org/?p=147#comment-28 Count me in, and let me know how I can help. John (already waiting in Tupelo) Count me in, and let me know how I can help.

John
(already waiting in Tupelo)

]]> By: Unity MS http://unityms.org/featured/mississippi-protest-for-equality.html/comment-page-1#comment-18 Unity MS Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:30:45 +0000 http://unityms.org/?p=147#comment-18 Super excited about this! Super excited about this!

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