Today, December 10, is
National Day Without A Gay, where those in support of same-sex marriage are encouraged to "call in gay" and skip work to prove the value of the community. The event, which coincides with International Human Rights Day, encourages participants to then volunteer or give back to the community. Its goal is to show the impact of the LGBT community and its supporters, and rally against the passing of California's
Proposition 8.
Organizations including
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates and
Join the Impact have thrown their support behind the cause. Blogs discussing the effort include
Gawker,
Change.org,
AfterEllen, and former
Project Runway contestant
Jack Mackenroth.
Mainstream
media like
The New York Times and other papers have been
covering the event. Organizers are also using
Twitter and
Facebook to spread the word.