New Work in New York

In an uplifting article from March 8th on the HRC website, it was explained that organizer Dominique Salice is helping to fight the marriage fight in the state of New York over the course of this coming year. The article explains that 40 people came to Patty Ellis to discuss methods of achieving marriage equality in the state. In attendance were a gay couple who wanted the right to marry in the state they live in, and two parents who wanted their gay son to be able to grow up and have the same right to marry the person he loves as they had.

It is encouraging to see one thing in particular; the fact that gay and straight individuals were in attendance is crucial. It is nice to see that the HRC understands the importance of allies in the movement of the greater GLBT movement for equal rights. It seems that at times in the movement it has become easy to ostracize the heterosexual community from the homosexual fight, but it seems that the HRC understands how dangerous something like that could prove to be in the long run. Concurrently, I think it would be nice to see that more than 40 people were being involved in the movement for marriage equality in one of the most populated states in America. However, until I see how the movement turns out, I will just chalk it up to needing a small group to go forth and multiply into a much larger one.

My favorite part of the article was when the HRC included Dominique's contact e-mail and phone number so that people can ask how to get involved. It seems like so many articles on the HRC website are simply informational and lack a sense that they have definite claws to them. However, by giving readers this information, it is clear that this is a fight that someone is willing to go to the streets for. To anyone in New York who is looking to get involved,

there are clear and tangible ways to get that involvement going. Kudos, HRC. Now it is time to involve the other 19 million-or-so citizens in New York. Now it is time to put those boots to the ground.