December 10th- Nat'l Day w/o a Gay.

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09 Dec 2008, 10:45 pm

Just spreading the word. December 10th is National Day without a Gay. In theory, the G&L community is supposed to call in "gay" to work in an effort to show how dependent (or not) the country is on gays and lesbians, et al.

I would like to plead to all and not make this about "right" or "wrong" or "religion". I would like to know in earnest: What would happen to your daily routine if gays and lesbians were no part of it.

Go ahead, be honest- I can take it. :wink:

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09 Dec 2008, 10:47 pm

the 9th? Or the 10th?

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09 Dec 2008, 10:54 pm

patternist wrote:

the 9th? Or the 10th?

I know, I know... my bad. It's the 10th... tomorrow... as in not today :oops:

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09 Dec 2008, 11:19 pm

Ummm... well I'd have less people to chat with, that's for damn sure.

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10 Dec 2008, 1:54 am

I'd be very sad.
I wouldn't have the great music of Alicia Svigals to listen to.
Plus many other things and people would be gone from my life.

Even for just today (the 10th) : my fiddle lesson has been postponed. I gladly accepted an alternate day, but now I'm not so sure that was the response he was hoping for.

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10 Dec 2008, 5:22 am

Sounds like a bloody stupid idea to me. Sitting at home with my feet up would be okay, but I'd be short of music to listen to. :roll:

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10 Dec 2008, 9:49 am

My home city, Manchester, England, probably has the second or third highest gay population in the country and would almost come to a standstill.

While on the one hand it's great to live in a city with such a liberal, laissez faire attitude, on the other, as a single woman, it's a pain in the arse that most attractive single men you meet are gay or heteroflexible.

ETA: Not that I have a problem with heteroflexible men...

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10 Dec 2008, 9:30 pm

Blatherskite wrote:

Ummm... well I'd have less people to chat with, that's for damn sure.

Pretty much the extent of the effect on me, too.

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10 Dec 2008, 9:31 pm

we'd be f****d lol

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10 Dec 2008, 9:36 pm

Well ... as of the time of this posting, DWAG has been a distinctly featureless non-event.

Everybody showed up to work ... all my clients and vendors were available ... the deli was as crowded as usual ... parking was a bit tight, just like always ... maybe the 11:00 news will stage an event to make it look like something was actually accomplished ... nah, maybe not. :roll:

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10 Dec 2008, 9:38 pm

yeah well not everyone wants to take a day off because a day says they should

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10 Dec 2008, 9:39 pm

I didn't go to school. My friend said that a few classes had 5 people in them.

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11 Dec 2008, 1:47 am

Moop wrote:

I didn't go to school. My friend said that a few classes had 5 people in them.

You have class this late in the year?

Also the advertising was kinda crappy. I didn't find out about it yesterday. And there was freezing rain here today... not exactly volunteer weather. I did keep myself from contributing to society at large though, but I do that every year and call it "Winter Break".

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11 Dec 2008, 2:00 am

Oh thats just silly :lol:

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11 Dec 2008, 2:12 am

NocturnalQuilter wrote:

I would like to know in earnest: What would happen to your daily routine if gays and lesbians were no part of it.

Go ahead, be honest- I can take it. :wink:

Watch 4:28 to the end of this vid. ;]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4nt4U7YGaI[/youtube]

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