Gay Marriage Watch: Gay Marriage Events List 9/13/09

Gay Marriage Watch Events List: We now publish updates daily, and a weekly recap of upcoming gay marriage events. For the posted stories during the week and our occasional "woody award" for gay mariage homophobia, just scroll down the blog or check the archives on the right. To subscribe to this blog, or if you have any thoughts about how we can make this feature better or easier to use or any updates on the issues covered here, let me know at info@purpleunions.com. You can also now find us on Facebook - just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you'll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We're also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc Enjoy the rest of the Watch! --Scott ---------------------------------------------- Upcoming Gay Marriage Events (in Country, State, City Order) ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM UK, England, Manchester: 10/18: Gay wedding show. More Info UK, England, Brighton: 11/15: Gay wedding show. More Info UK, Wales, Cardiff: 10/4: Gay wedding show. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN ARIZONA USA, AZ, Tucson: 11/20: The first annual Wingspan Classic Golf Tournament will tee off at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Golf Club north of Tucson, Arizona Friday, November 20, 2009.  The proceeds of the event will be donated entirely to Wingspan, Southern Arizona’s GLBT community center that is in dire financial need. 12:30 PM. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA USA, CA, Burbank: 9/19: Equality Network planning meeting for LA October 11th March to coincide with DC's National Equality March. 4-6 PM. More Info USA, CA, Eureka: 9/18: Join Northern CA Field Manager Hope Wood and Central CA Field Organizer Anthony Ashe for a potluck and intimate discussion about the Courage Campaign's vision for the next campaign and for our local Equality Teams. 6:30-9 PM. More Info USA, CA, Hayward: 9/17: Tabling in Hayward for Marriage Equality! Alameda County. 5:30-8:30 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: Every Monday: LA Equal Roots Meeting. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: Every Tuesday: Love Honor Cherish Meeting. 7:30 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: Every Wednesday: Equality Network meeting. 7-9:30 PM. More Info (see Upcoming Events scroll in sidebar) USA, CA, Los Angeles: 9/19: Equality Network Planning Meeting for October 11th LA March and Rally. 12-2 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 10/3: OktoberFest at Mickey's, hosted by Equality Network! 3-9 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 10/8: Tabling at Art Walk. 7-9:30 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 10/11: Los Angeles Equality March and Rally in Solidarity with the National Equality March. 12-3 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 10/24: A Fundraiser For Equality California to Help Fight Prop 8: Come celebrate Studio One with a night of Disco, Magic and Love. $30-40, 9 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 10/25: Field Trip/Activist Retreat for Equality Network. 9 AM-6 PM. More Info USA, CA, Los Angeles: 11/7-11/20: Roots of Equality, an LGBT cultural activist group, is developing “Lavender Los Angeles: The Making of our pre-Stonewall LGBT Movement”. Lavender Los Angeles is a visually engaging exhibit running for two weeks from November 7-20th in Downtown LA. More Info USA, CA, Mountainview: Every Sunday Thru Nov Election: Phonebanking for Maine Marriage Equality. 2-7 PM. More Info USA, CA, Palm Springs: 9/19: Countdown Party for the 2009 Palm Springs Equality Awards: Learn more about our efforts to build a state of equality and about the upcoming Palm Springs Equality Awards. More Info USA, CA, Palm Springs: 10/17: Palm Springs Equality Awards More Info USA, CA, Palm Springs: 11/7-11/8: Palm Springs Pride More Info USA, CA, Sacramento: 9/16: Join the Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and Solano County Equality Teams, Volunteer Organizer Courtney Shelley, Northern CA Field Manager Hope Wood and Courage Campaign Chief Operating Officer Sarah Callahan for a potluck and intimate discussion about the Courage Campaign's vision for the next campaign and for our local Equality Teams. 6:30-9 PM. More Info USA, CA, Sacramento: 11/7: Camp Courage Sacramento - Camp Courage is an intensive 2-day training program that teaches principles of community organizing; Camp Courage intends to train those working to restore marriage equality in California. More Info USA, CA, San Bernardino: 9/18: Join the High Desert and Inland Empire Equality Teams, the Courage Campaign Equality Program staff & Courage Campaign Founder Rick Jacobs for a dessert potluck and intimate discussion about the Courage Campaign's vision for the next campaign and local Equality Teams. 6:30-8:30 PM. More Info USA, CA, San Diego: 11/14: 2009 San Diego Equality Awards. More Info USA, CA, San Francisco: Every Friday thru 10/2: Please join the Equal Rights Initiative for weekly outreach sessions every Friday through Oct. 2, 5-6 PM, at Harvey Milk Plaza, Market & Castro. More Info USA, CA, San Francisco: 9/19: Phone Bank to Maine. Immediately following the Town Hall Meeting @ Metropolitan Community Church, the San Francisco Courage Campaign Equality Team will be helping our friends in Maine defeat Prop. 1! 3-4 PM. More Info USA, CA, San Francisco: 10/11: 6th Annual Coast to Coast Bridge Walk: Meet at 9:30am at Crissy Field and together we will march the span of the Golden Gate Bridge.  This is a great event for kids, dogs, grandparents and the whole family.  We will have speakers and cake to toast our efforts thus far and a short conference call with the National March happening simultaneously in D.C. More Info USA, CA, San Francisco: 10/26: Defying Inequality Concert, Palace of Fine Arts, with Patty Duke, Bruce Vilanch, the Cast of Wicked, and more. $100 per person. VIP Party afterwards ($250). 7:30 PM. More Info USA, CA, San Jose: 9/26: BAYMEC Dinner, Saturday, September 26. This year's BAYMEC dinner marks its 25th anniversary, and is titled "Electing Partners in Equality." Meet and greet LGBT elected officials and candidates, and others committed to equal rights for the LGBT community. The keynote speaker will be Lieutenant Dan Choi, Iraq War veteran and advocate working to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The reception will begin at 6:00 P.M., with the dinner and awards ceremony following at 7:00 P.M. More Info USA, CA, San Luis Obispo: 9/15: Join loca Equality Teams, the Courage Campaign Equality Program staff & Courage Campaign Founder Rick Jacobs for a dessert potluck and intimate discussion about the Courage Campaign's vision for the next campaign and local Equality Teams. 7-9 PM. More Info USA, CA, Sonoma: 10/10: Geoff Kors will discuss strategy and next steps in the fight for equality in California. Enjoy wine and appetizers. 3-5 PM. More Info USA, CA, Union City: 9/19: Join us in Union City on Sept. 19th (1-4) for a day of canvassing as we work to turn Alameda County in its entirety, into a county for Marriage Equality! 1-4 PM. More Info USA, CA, Valencia: 9/25: Mark Nelson and Gage Kristopher's Out In Events presents Out in the Parks, the official 2009 LGBT Six Flags Tour, a benefit for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund. Six Flags Great Adventure, 6 PM-Midnight. More Info USA, CA, Visalia: 10/4: Tabling at the Family Fest to inform people about marriage equality and Courage Campaign. 11 AM-4 PM. More Info USA, CA, West Hollywood: 9/27: Put on by Love Honor Cherish, the activist group seeking to regain marriage rights for gays & lesbians in California on the 2010 ballot, Something Old, Something New will sell both new and old furniture, clothing, antiques, collectibles, electronics, books, art, media, and household items in West Hollywood Park. More Info USA, CA, West Hollywood: 10/7: The Classic Game Show Hour with Jackie Beat - A Benefit for Equality Network and Launch Party for Toy Drive for ASC Children affected by HIV. At Fubar, 9 PM. More Info USA, CA, West Hollywood: 10/24: Come celebrate Studio One with a night of Disco, Magic and Love - Keep the Music Playin Productions Presents A Fundraiser For Equality California to Help Fight Prop 8. Tickets: $30 before September 15, $35 after. $40 at the door if available. 9 PM. More Info USA, CA, West Hollywood: 11/7: An Action / Rally to officially kick-off a new campaign to enact marriage equality in California, thereby overturning Prop 8. 5-8 PM. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC USA, DC: 9/30: Rally for gay marriage at the True Reformer building on U Street NW, 7 PM. More Info USA, DC: 10/10: On October 10-11, 2009, we will gather in Washington, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. This is simply a major national strategy to kick start our national grassroots Equality Across America campaign. More Info USA, DC: 10/11: 6th Annual Coast to Coast Bridge Walk: Marriage Equality New York is moving their annual Wedding March, traditionally across the Brooklyn Bridge, to Washington D.C. this year to participate in the Equality Across America rally for LGBT rights. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN MAINE USA, ME, Portsmouth: 10/18: Over 30 select wedding professionals will participate as exhibitors, each one screened to be LGBT-friendly. Travel planners, Gift Companies and Home & Family-Planning Resources also will be represented. Other highlights will include Music, Interactive Presentations, Samples & Fabulous Fun! 12:30-3:30 PM. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN NEW JERSEY USA, NJ, Jackson: 9/18: Mark Nelson and Gage Kristopher's Out In Events presents Out in the Parks, the official 2009 LGBT Six Flags Tour, a benefit for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund. Six Flags Great Adventure, 6 PM-Midnight. More Info ---------------------------------------------- >>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN OREGON USA, OR, Hillsboro: 9/26: The Harvest Festival is going to be on exciting afternoon of fun activities you and your family won’t want to miss! We’ll be bobbing for apples, having a pie-eating contest and listening to the music of local singer Jodi Crocker, all the while raising the monies to bring about real and lasting equality. Basic Rights Oregon. 4-6 PM. More Info USA, OR, Portland: 10/10: Love: Basic Rights Oregon’s 27th Annual Dinner & Auction, 5:30 PM. More Info ----------------------------------------------- fini