Gay Marriage Watch Events List 10/11/09
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Upcoming Gay Marriage Events (in Country, State, City Order)----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN AUSTRALIAAustralia, SA, Adelaide: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More Info
Australia, QLD, Brisbane: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More InfoAustralia, QLD, Canberra: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More Info
Australia, NSW, Lismore: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More InfoAustralia, VIC, Melbourne: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More Info
Australia, WA, Perth: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More InfoAustralia, NSW, Sydney: 11/28: Kickoff event/rally for a "Year of Action for Same Sex Marriage." More Info
Australia, NSW, Sydney: 3/3: NMG’s Dinner at the Zoo, a gala dinner at Taronga Zoo on Wednesday, March 3 2010 is planned to be a highlight of the 2010 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, and will also raise money for Australian Marriage Equality (AME), to help the organisation continue its fight for same-sex marriage. More Info----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOMUK, England, Manchester: 10/18: Gay wedding show. More Info
UK, England, Brighton: 11/15: Gay wedding show. More Info----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN ARIZONAUSA, 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, Berkeley: 10/17: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, Eshelmen Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, 12-4 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, Berkeley: 10/18: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, T's House, 2-5 PM, More Info
USA, CA, Berkeley: 10/24: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, Eshelmen Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, 12-4 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, Berkeley: 10/25: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, T's House, 2-5 PM, More Info
USA, CA, Berkeley: 10/31: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, Eshelmen Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, 12-4 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, Berkeley: 11/1: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, T's House, 2-5 PM, More Info
USA, CA, Concord: 10/11: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, Rainbow Community Center, 2-4:50 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, Fremont: 10/17: Come Canvass in Fremont! (Equality Team Event), meet at Starbucks, 12-4 PM. More Info
USA, CA, Fresno: 10/18: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, EQCA Fresno Office, 11 AM-3 PM, More InfoUSA, CA, Fresno: 10/24: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, EQCA Fresno Office, 11 AM-3 PM, More Info
USA, CA, Los Angeles: Every Monday: LA Equal Roots Meeting. More InfoUSA, CA, Los Angeles: Every Tuesday: Love Honor Cherish Meeting. 7:30 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 InfoUSA, 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 InfoUSA, CA, Los Angeles: 11/4: Marriage Equality Day - Mourning the loss of Rights stripped away by Prop 8, 7-10 PM. More Info
USA, CA, Los Angeles: 11/5: Toast to Equality, an EQCA benefit, featuring LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, EQCA Marriage Director Marc Solomon. MJ's Silver Lake, 6-9:30 PM. More InfoUSA, 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 InfoUSA, CA, North Hollywood: 10/17: Dialing for Marriage Equality in Maine, 11 AM-2 PM. More Info
USA, CA, Oakland: 10/30: Fright Movie Night Potluck Social! Join us for an Alameda County Equality Team social. On this night, come to Norman's condo for a potluck social, where we will watch films that may scare you but maybe even make you laugh! Norm's Condo, 6:30-11:30 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, Palm Springs: 10/17: Palm Springs Equality Awards More Info
USA, CA, Palm Springs: 11/7-11/8: Palm Springs Pride More InfoUSA, 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 Diego: 10/31: Family trick or treat, 3-6 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, San Diego: 11/14: 2009 San Diego Equality Awards. 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 InfoUSA, CA, San Francisco: 10/13: Capitol Club Year-End Reception: Get the latest on the 11 pieces of legislation that EQCA passed this year and find out more about our plans for 2010 and beyond. Transamerica Pyramid, 40th floor, 5:30-7 PM. More Info
USA, CA, San Francisco: 10/22: 2010 Census LGBT Community Roundtable. SF LGBT Comm Center, 12:30-2 PM. More InfoUSA, 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 Francisco: 10/29: Beyond Marriage: Recognizing Alternative Family Relationships, a ground-breaking public forum and panel discussion, SFLGBT Comm Center, 6-7:30 PM. More InfoUSA, CA, San Leandro: 10/11: No on 1 Phonebank for marriage equality, K's House, 2-5 PM, More Info
USA, CA, West Hollywood: Every Wednesday: Equality Network meeting, at Fubar. 7-9:00 PM. More Info (see Upcoming Events scroll in sidebar)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: 10/24-10/25: Equality Network Field Trip/Activist Retreat, 12 PM. More InfoUSA, 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: 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 InfoUSA, DC: 10/20: Benefit for No on 1 Maine - $50-500, 5:30-7 PM. More Info
---------------------------------------------->>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN ILLINOIS
USA, IL, Chicago: 10/11: Come out, come out, wherever you are: Chicagoans unable to make the trek to the national’s capital for the National Equality March can show their solidarity by participating in a rally at Daley Plaza the same day. 1 PM. More Details----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN MAINEUSA, ME, Brunswick: 10/18: On Sunday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m., two premier Maine a cappella ensembles team up to present a concert to benefit Protect Maine Equality, Unitarian Universalist Church, $20, 7 PM. More Info
USA, ME, Farmington: 10/13: Old South Church Justice and Witness Committee will host an information session regarding the marriage equality issue on Tuesday, October 13, in the church vestry from 6:30-8:00. More InfoUSA, ME, Portland: Every Tuesday Thru Election: El Rayo Taqueria at 101 York Street, will be holding a weekly fundraiser on Tuesdays starting next week 10/13 until Election Day. After 4pm, 10% of all sales will be donated to NO ON 1. For more information, please contact 780-8226. More Info
USA, ME, Portland: 10/17: HELL NO ON ONE: A benefit for marriage equality at Empire Dine and Dance, $18-20, 7 PM. More InfoUSA, 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
USA, ME, South Portland: 10/17: South Portland Supports Marriage Equality Cocktail Party to benefit NO on 1 at the Mad Horse Theater Company, 7-9:30 PM. More Info----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN OREGONUSA, OR, Ashland: 10/24: 2nd Annual Rogue Valley Garden Party! Join faces, both familiar and new, for an afternoon of wine, live entertainment and equality for all. Home of Jim Frank & David Gray, $20, 3 PM. More Info
USA, OR, Bend: 11/3: Winning the Freedom to Marry: a discussion with Evan Wolfson, the nation's top advocate for marriage equality. Old Stone Church, 7 PM. More InfoUSA, OR, Eugene: 10/23-10/24: 2009 Oregon Safe Schools Training. More Info
USA, OR, Eugene: 11/4: Winning the Freedom to Marry: a discussion with Evan Wolfson, the nation's top advocate for marriage equality. Eugene Public Library, 6 PM. More InfoUSA, OR, Portland: 10/12: The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, Newmark Theater at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, $20-50, 7:30 PM. More Info
USA, OR, Portland: 10/24: APANO Many Rivers Project invites Asians and/or Pacific Islanders who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) to attend a special LGBTQ Listening Circle. Q Center, 12-3 PM, More InfoUSA, OR, Portland: 11/2: Winning the Freedom to Marry: a discussion with Evan Wolfson, the nation's top advocate for marriage equality. SEIU Local 49, 6 PM. More Info
USA, OR, Salem: 10/20: Stop Kiss, an lgbt play, as a benefit for Polk County Democrats. Pentacle Theater, $20, 7:30 PM. More Info-----------------------------------------------
>>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN TEXASUSA, TX, Dallas: 2/3-2/7: The 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change The 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in beautiful downtown Dallas, Texas, Feb. 3 - 7, 2010. More Info
----------------------------------------------->>GAY MARRIAGE EVENTS IN WASHINGTON
USA, WA, Seattle: 10/11: Seattle LGBT Equality March & Rally, Volunteer Park to Federal Courthouse, 2 PM. More InfoUSA, WA, Bellingham: 10/12: The city council will consider taking a position on Referendum 71, but needs community input. 7 PM. More Info
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