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Updated 1 February 2011
1. Become a voice for Marriage Equality
Share your own story. Write letters to the Editor on occasions such as Valentine’s Day. Send Holy Union and Engagement announcements to newspaper that publish them. Strongly encourage them to publish them along with announcements for heterosexual couples. Offer yourself as a resource to reporters, get to know them and inform them when events related to marriage equality are planned.
2. Organize Marriage Equality Events
Take groups of couples to the Court House or your local marriage license issuing agency. Complete the paper work; complete the process from beginning to end. In Florida, for example, couples are given copies of the statute prohibiting same-sex marriage. Take pictures of your group holding their notices. Send them to the media and send them to us to share with others. Work with local Colleges and Universities and their offices of Multicultural Affairs and/or Campus Ministry programs. Assist those organizations in developing on-campus Marriage Equality events. (The University of Florida holds an annual “Dearly Beloved” event).
3. Meet your Elected Officials
We are vital constituents who vote and participate in the public forum. Visit your local officials first. Introduce yourself and openly discuss your family and what full equality means to you. Educate them about them about the basic rights same-sex families are missing because of the lack of Marriage Equality (many of them have never considered this). Show up and candidate forums and ask questions regarding Marriage Equality. Volunteer in the campaigns of those who pledge their support to full equality for all citizens.
4. Donate your Time and your Money
Financially support organizations who work toward Marriage Equality. Our denomination is committed to this ongoing work. Other organizations like Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign are also active in this work. Volunteer with your local activist groups. Many states have “Equality” organizations that could use your volunteer efforts. Work with your local supportive political party. Find an organization that you believe in and become that organization’s voice for Marriage Equality.
Our founder The Reverend Elder Troy Perry established Metropolitan Community Churches as a vital part of the effort for Marriage Equality in the United States and around the world. We are still committed to that effort today. You can make a difference with your peaceful activism and your commitment to being a voice for Marriage Equality in our denomination, in your community and around the world.
