What a year... the gay movement in 2009

What a year!

In 2009:

• The assembly of the Church of Sweden voted strongly in favour of giving its blessing to homosexual couples, including the use of the term marriage,
• Uganda introduced the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill which would broaden the criminalisation of same-sex relationships, including the death penalty for repeat convictions,
  
• California Passed 11 pieces of legislation. Hundreds, if not thousands of couples who marry around the world will have all the rights of marriage in California,
• The New York State Assembly voted NO on gay marriage,
• the governor of Maine legalised same-sex marriage in that state in Maine, USA; however, citizens voted to overturn that law when they went to the polls in November,
• New Hampshire governor John Lynch signs legislation allowing same-sex marriage,
• Portugal aims to permit marriage between same sex couples.
• and the list goes on...

2009 was a memorable year of yoyo-ing back and forth in educating the masses on gay issues and gaining the rights we deserve as human beings.

2010 will no doubt continue in this trend as we strive to teach the reality of homosexuality, dispel the myths and move toward a better world community.

While we're at it, we've picked three organisations that we believe donating to will help with the cause:

1. In The Life.  Documentary stories from the gay experience, one of the only unbiased media outlets for the gay community.
2. Equality California.  The Prop 8 saga was probably the most demoralising setbacks, especially when the gay movement failed to get Proposition 8 overturned earlier this year.
3. The RDFS.  Not necessarily a gay rights campaign, but very much a one for free thinking, including the acceptance of homosexuality as a part of the natural spectrum of human sexual orientation.

Together we can make a difference as we support the people and movements that help spread the truth.

On that note, see you in 2010!

-Gay Truth