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NOW Seeks Personal Stories
WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Organization for Women has launched a multi-faceted Equal Marriage Campaign designed to stop the reintroduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment, to call for the repeal of 1996’s DOMA legislation, and to educate the public about the importance of equality, justice and fairness for queer people and their families.
NOW believes that to accomplish these goals, it is necessary to put a human face to the subject of marriage equality. Lots of human faces, actually. They are asking queer people and families to share their stories with the developing “story bank” on the NOW website. Studies have found that personalizing social issues such as this are the best way to educate the country and move people away from discrimination.
“NOW is resolute in our commitment to winning equal marriage,” said NOW President Kim Gandy. “The goal of our campaign is to ensure that same-sex couples and their families have access to the full benefits and protections that only marriage can provide.”
NOW is welcoming letters, stories, even poems from queer people, couples, children of queer parents, straight allies, extended family members or even friends of queer people explaining why marriage equality is important and/or highlighting experiences that show what a difference marriage inequality makes in our lives.
The stories will be used in the NOW website and publications, possibly even with photos. NOW hopes that many people will choose to educate the world by sharing their stories.—JK
To share your story, visit
now.org/issues/marriage/send-stories.html
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