The Prop8 decision is coming, by early June. The SCoCal announces upcoming decisions the day before, at the Court website. Opinions are released on M and Th at 10am, so keep looking for an announcement on the night before.
The pundits think we are likely to lose on the Prop8 issue, and that its hatred will remain in our constitution. However, many think that legally, my marriage will remain, in a sort of never-never land of permanent limbo. Regardless of what the SCoCal decides in the upcoming opinion, however, I consider myself married.
Thus, we, the 18,000 couples married during the California Interregnum when same sex marriage was legal, have a huge role to play. The right to marry for our GLBT family will not be restored without us embracing the role of Ambassadors, to teach our friends, neighbors, and coworkers that our marriages are as vital, serious, and important as any marriage.
I have set up a new blog, Gay Married Californian to discuss this issue
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 18,000, will you please consider telling your story? If you put a story in the comments of the new blog, I'll post it. If you put it in the comments here, and say "PLEASE POST THIS", I'll post it over there (but ONLY IF YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION by saying "Please post this"!)
The new blog will provide us and our allies information and talking points so we can advocate for our position. We have good discussions here at Kos, but they can get lost in the larger cacophony. Also, I think it is so vital to explain what marriage MEANS to us. I want to give our allies more stories to tell. Our absence from the campaign was a major part, I think, in why we lost.
Here's a start at telling stories, in a new ad from EQCA.
We are here, We matter, and we can help. LET'S TELL OUR STORIES!
And meanwhile...
Remember: when the decision comes down, we have to respond to it, whether pro or con. If you are in California, you can participate here. Many CA cities will have an event, whether to celebrate or to. This is critical. If our community doesn't care, who will? Remember the power of the November march.
Additionaly, activists plan to meet in the middle the weekend after the decision, in Fresno. The idea being that it is the "heartland" of California that passed Prop8, and therefore we have to take the argument to those voters. If you can possibly get to Fresno that Saturday, please do. Check the Day of Decision or Join the Impact websites for information, including Twitter and Facebook links.
Please stop by Gay Married Californian, where I'll add more links and information as I ge tthem.
UPDATE: Thanks for those stories in the comments. I have queued them up and will post them one by one. in the order received, one per day or two. keep 'em coming!
Also this plea for stories is for anyone who took advantage of the marriage window in California, whether you live here or not!