Harvey Milk was right: when they get to know us, they vote with us. Why did the No on 8 campaign ignore the historic opportunity of Proposition 8 to introduce voters to gay families?
Well, finally, there is a group dedicated to doing exactly that, and it is bottom-up grassroots style politics at its finest. Get To Know Me First is creating several 30-second ads showing the intimacy and familiarity of family life in gay families. No videos are yet available -- they are still in production -- but the overview of each spot can be seen on the group's website. They are currently raising money to show the ads during the week of January 20 leading up to inauguration, and unlike giving to political campaigns, donations are fully tax-deductible.
Unlike groups behind the failed No on 8 campaign, this group is a completely bottom-up grassroots initiative. A bunch of gay families got together and cooperated with a nonprofit film studio to get this effort off the ground. It is exactly the kind of people-powered politics that will ultimately win this civil rights struggle.
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