Today is "Day Without a Gay" day, and according to the movement’s site, "You are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in ‘gay’ — and donate your time to service!" The folks at LOGO’s NewNowNext blog created the video below to explain the cause…
| Gay music and video from NewNowNext.com |
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Down with Prop8.
I love gay day!!!
I heard Anne Heche went to work, then had to go home early, before returning to work later in the day.
It looks like Gay Day was a big old flop in my city. I know of three gay faculty members at my school and not only are they all here but I went with one of them out to lunch on our conference. So much for not contributing to the economy….
Didn’t know about this, I would have called in gay too! Why didn’t you guys post this YESTERDAY rather than halfway through the day?
I am not gay (but am a gay supporter) and though I did come to work today, I am not spending any money. My 2 gay co-workers seem to have the same philosophy. (also, my work place is pretty gay friendly, and we don’t work in the public sector, so calling in gay wouldn’t have much of an impact on the greater economy).
While its a great idea, I am quite thankful to have a job right now, and am not wanting to lose it any time soon.. I won’t be buying anything today, tho I don’t know how big a difference that will make. Can’t afford to buy anything anyway!!
Someone should ask Ausiello to inquire with his Grey’s mole to see if T.R. Knight called in gay today. But wait, with his 5 minutes of screen time the whole season, he probably had the day off anyways.
Dammit! If I’d known I could have had a day off! It’s too late now…I have to be at work in an hour!Actually, if I “called in gay”, my boss would be like “So? Get your ass in here now!”
Honestly, I think everyone around here forgot. I work at a large NYC-based company, and there was a lot of enthusiasm for this when the idea started being forwarded around a couple weeks ago. But today seems pretty status quo.
All joking aside, the mastermind, according to the article I read yesterday was a part time comedian and personal trainer in West Hollywood. Now, look, i’m gay, but I’m also not retarded. A personal trainer has very little chance of losing his job to “call in gay” because he makes money based on his clientele, and if you’re a personal trainer in WeHo, don’t tell me that half if not 75% or more of your clients are queens, who no doubt would back you or support your decision to call out today as an act of protest. However, the rest of the country is in dire economic straits, and yes, eventhough everyone always claims us gays have the biggest free spending budgets since we don’t have families to support, calling in gay wouldn’t be a legitimate ailment, and would essentially lead to being fired. It sucks that we’re constantly getting shafted, and NOT in a way some of us enjoy! I don’t live in CA but Proposition 8 not only sucks, but is a huge slap in the face to tons of gay tax payers.
I live in SF so it’s not a big deal if you are gay. still I would have done it if I had not lost my job last week.
I wouldn’t have been able to call in gay even if I’d known about it. The company I work for has a very strict sick/personal day policy, and I’m pretty sure being gay isn’t a legitimate reason to take a day off. I really don’t feel like being fired! It’s an interesting idea, though.
Well, seems like it was a big nothing. I do wonder why there haven’t been any big protests at African American Churches since that community supported Prop 8 by about 70%. It couldn’t be that they fear offending Pres. Elect Obama, could it? Ah the irony… all that urging people to come out and vote for Obama practically guaranteed Prop 8’s passage.
I tried to ‘call in fat’ but they said that’s a marginalized group no one cares about.
Rena…don’t start your mistatement of facts. Fact is “that” community was too small to effect the overall vote and fact is that a majority of all races in CA voted for Prop 8. Those against prop 8 didn’t do enough prior to the vote. While the mormon churches got the word out in all communities, those against prop 8 sat around and wrote on blogs. The sad result of inaction. History shows if you want something you have to go out there and fight for it!
Since Logo is part of MTV Networks and they just had a bunch of layoffs last week, did any of those “actors” call in fired today?
As a gay man, I have to say. PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE whether I agree with it or not. I can’t bash anyone in the head to believe what I do and we should let them vote as they choose as they do us! If we have a problem, then we should rally the masses ahead of time otherwise SHUT THE F UP! Dont blame GOD, Blacks or latinos, blame the gay community for not turning out in bigger droves! You act like every gay person voted!
So being Gay is an illness?
@jae: the problem is that civil rights should not be put to a popular vote. The majority of public opinion did not support interracial marriage, nor did public opinion support voting rights for blacks, or later, for women. These are not things that should be voted on.
So I guess the EW offices are half-empty today…
I think gay people should do whatever it takes (non-violently) to secure the rights that heterosexual Americans take for granted. If gay day calls attention to the injustice then go for it. The poster is right, civil rights should not be up for a vote. What happened to the separation of Church and State? The fight for yes on Prop 8 was lead and financed by churches (included the Mormons who used to practice polygamy ). Why are they tax exempt and hard working tax paying gays are the ones being discriminated against? I am a straight person in a happy 25 year marriage and I want that right for all Americans. Repeal the anti-gay laws now!
“A day without a gay” is a great way to further draw lines between the gay and straight “communities”, wouldn’t the better idea be to bring the two together and have it be for any opponents of Prop 8. to call in for “equality”????
C’mon Prop. 8 opponents.. THINK!! Quit acting out of anger and actually logically think about what is best for your cause!
Personally, I didn’t bother to call in gay. I didnt see how taking a day to alinate all my friends, co-workers, and ll the str8 people who are around me for a day would help any cause but make them a little angry.
Lets do something that will actually mean something more then the day the gays didnt go to work.
Curious, how many people at EW called in gay????????
I hope your Doctor didn’t ” call in gay” today while you are waiting in the ER. This was not a good idea.
opps I forgot about this.
I support the cause but luckily I live in Canada (still have a problem with the fundies though – they’re rapidly xenophobic)
Who is that hot girl? She’s hiliarious!