No wonder they've ignored the actual gay community... They've been chasing after the corporate sponsorship!

Hey Dominic, the Hutch-Microsoft rodeo happened in 2005, not 2007. Just sayin'.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/22/nation…

12 you're being modest- don't forget the clap you're giving the DP...

Seattle LGBT Equality Weekend October 10 – 11, 2009

Seattle OUTProtest has brought together a grassroots coalition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and straight people and organizations to organize a series of solidarity events to coincide with the National March for Equality this October.

March and Rally
Forty years after the Stonewall Rebellion, we march in solidarity with our brothers and sisters and allies in Washington, DC to demand equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states and to show our public support for the Approval of Referendum 71 here in Washington state.
Sunday, October 11
2:00 pm: Volunteer Park, 10th Ave E & E Prospect
5:00 pm: Rally, Federal Courthouse, 7th & Stewart

Thinking Queerly: Community Workshops on LGBT Issues
Community organizers and activists will present a series of workshops on a range of issues affecting the lgbt community including Stonewall and lgbt movement history, homelessness, hate crimes and self defense, lgbt health, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, lgbt legal issues, Gay-Straight Alliances, marriage equality, and more.
Saturday, October 10
9:30 am to 5 pm
Piggot Auditorium, Seattle University

HIV/AIDS Vigil
As the AIDS pandemic nears its fourth decade, we gather to educate and raise awareness about the continued struggles of people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, friends, and support networks as well as to demand all resources and all funding necessary for prevention, treatment, and a cure.
Saturday, October 10
Starting at 6 pm
Seattle Central Community College South Plaza, Broadway & E Pine

Generation Q Mega Mixer
Come mingle and mix with seasoned leaders and activists of the GLBTQ community at the Generation Q Mega Mixer. Young leaders (25 and under please) will have the opportunity to socialize, learn from, and quite possibly have a dance off with some of the community's most inspiring members in a relaxed social environment.
Sunday, October 11
6:30 pm
Sole Repair Shop, 1001 E Pike

Seattle LGBT Equality Weekend March & Rally
http://nationalmarch.seattleoutprotest.o…

Get involved with one of our planning committees! Contact for more time and details:
March/Rally Committee, March@seattleoutprotest.org
Workshops Committee, Workshops@seattleoutprotest.org
Outreach Committee, Outreach@seattleoutprotest.org
Mixer Committee, Mixer@seattleoutprotest.org
HIV/AIDS Vigil Committee, Vigil@seattleoutprotest.org

Biweekly General Organizing Meetings, please contact whitney@seattleoutprotest.org for time and location.

National Equality March: Equality Across America
www.equalityacrossamerica.org

Approve Referendum 71
Keep the Domestic Partnership Law

One of the saddest aspects of this whole Ref 71 campaign is how much of a boner killer it's been for the movement. Daily articles about this number of signatures were good and this number were bad and now this judge ruled this way and what does it mean and... What a way to distract from the excitement and energy of lgbt equality as a national movement we've not seen for a long long time. All this time arguing trivial crap and we could have been out there educating people to APPROVE REFERENDUM 71. It's sad that the campaign has been focused on trying to win right wingers who will never support us anyway instead of mobilizing the lgbt community itself in the area with the largest concentration of lgbt people. Instead, WFST has to spend money on polls to find out the best way to word their literature to support grandma's right to hook up with losing her Social Security. We have a month and a half to get APPROVE REFERENDUM 71 banners and flyers in EVERY bar on Capitol Hill (and more) and EVERY window on Broadway. We won't win just with Capitol Hill alone, but there's no way we can win without it.