Watch, Then Act

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

For the gay Asian community, we want to be visible and strong supporters of gay causes, and at this moment there's nothing more important in my opinion than the fight for marriage equality, currently being fought in California. It's an issue that affects us directly and the overall LGBT community. In fact, it affects the entire nation as we strive to be a better America.

This is a really cool video from the Courage Campaign called "Don't Divorce ..." and features same-sex couples or friends of same-sex couples saying "don't divorce my friends, etc." It's supposedly a message to the California Supreme Court to invalidate Prop. 8. There's also an online petition for supporters to sign here.

The Supreme Court, of course, isn't going to be swayed by petitions and public sentiment. They're going to rule based on the law, and that's the most we can expect from them. Still, the online petition gives us something to do so that we can feel that we're affecting change. It's hard sitting by waiting for the court to decide, so by signing the online petition, it just demonstrates to the "court of public opinion" how many people are out there who supports us. So please watch the video, and then sign the online petition. (Oh, and don't forget to do it before the deadline ... Valentines Day.)