Hi,
I cannot tell you how important this email is to me as well as the cause that lies behind it. These are my words and they are coming from my heart. I ask you to take a few minutes of your day today to read them.
As a gay man, I've dreamed of finding the right man to spend my life with. I'm a traditional guy in some ways, and I've always hoped and prayed that I could one day marry that man, settle down, and live the American Dream that we've all grown up hearing about throughout our lives.
In today's volatile economic times, the one thing that has brought me continual joy is the knowledge that I am finally treated equally under the law. I have the right to marry. This right is not only priceless but runs to the core of my very being.
I've come such a long way. At the age of 16, I vividly remember telling my father that I'd rather be single and lonely for the rest of my life than to be gay, because to me, being gay was an abomination. I know far better now and realize that it is abhorrent for anyone to hate themselves or others because they are gay or lesbian.
Unfortunately, a group of people -- some ignorant, some scared and some homophobic -- are trying to take away the right away from me and so many people that are close to me. They've introduced a ballot measure in California, known as Proposition 8, that will eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.
This fight isn't about a group of nameless people who want to wreck traditional marriage. Rather, this is about the people that are near and dear to us, share in our laughter, hold us when we cry and help to make our world such a beautiful place. Please consider that when you read my request.
I ask you... I implore you... please help us to keep our right to marry!
This cause extends beyond California, transcends our personal preferences and drives to the core of a founding American principle - a fundamental right to equality for all. This right was enshrined in the Declaration of Independence... that all men are created equal... and rings true today. Please don't let a misguided group of people alter that course of history and write discrimination into the California Constitution.
Don't let other people treat us like an abomination.
Please join me in donating your money, time or effort to the No on Proposition 8 campaign.
For more information, or to donate, please visit http://www.NoOnProp8.com.
Thank you,
Ryan
I cannot tell you how important this email is to me as well as the cause that lies behind it. These are my words and they are coming from my heart. I ask you to take a few minutes of your day today to read them.
As a gay man, I've dreamed of finding the right man to spend my life with. I'm a traditional guy in some ways, and I've always hoped and prayed that I could one day marry that man, settle down, and live the American Dream that we've all grown up hearing about throughout our lives.
In today's volatile economic times, the one thing that has brought me continual joy is the knowledge that I am finally treated equally under the law. I have the right to marry. This right is not only priceless but runs to the core of my very being.
I've come such a long way. At the age of 16, I vividly remember telling my father that I'd rather be single and lonely for the rest of my life than to be gay, because to me, being gay was an abomination. I know far better now and realize that it is abhorrent for anyone to hate themselves or others because they are gay or lesbian.
Unfortunately, a group of people -- some ignorant, some scared and some homophobic -- are trying to take away the right away from me and so many people that are close to me. They've introduced a ballot measure in California, known as Proposition 8, that will eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.
This fight isn't about a group of nameless people who want to wreck traditional marriage. Rather, this is about the people that are near and dear to us, share in our laughter, hold us when we cry and help to make our world such a beautiful place. Please consider that when you read my request.
I ask you... I implore you... please help us to keep our right to marry!
This cause extends beyond California, transcends our personal preferences and drives to the core of a founding American principle - a fundamental right to equality for all. This right was enshrined in the Declaration of Independence... that all men are created equal... and rings true today. Please don't let a misguided group of people alter that course of history and write discrimination into the California Constitution.
Don't let other people treat us like an abomination.
Please join me in donating your money, time or effort to the No on Proposition 8 campaign.
For more information, or to donate, please visit http://www.NoOnProp8.com.
Thank you,
Ryan
