Every Christmas without fail, I watch the movie "Love Actually." I typically force friends, family and whoever else will partake to watch this great holiday romantic comedy that provides countless tales of honestly sharing love with special relationships. 'Tis the season of love and those we can't help but live without!
This year many gays and lesbians have seen love in the form of marriage come into their lives or have it snatched away by the popular vote. While the crucial federal recognition of marriage doesn't remove the love shared between two people, equal marriage rights is and continues to be a primary focus of many couples daily struggles and LGBT communication.
As we look ahead to 2010 and have some free time around the holidays, I wanted to turn your attention to a great communications campaign. From our friends at Queerty, I read about Love Takes Over, a week long opinion piece campaign to America's long standing influencer, the newspaper industry. For full details of the event, you can check out the organizer's Facebook page here.
We've written here on the Out Front Blog about the opinions and leaders of LGBT organizations and conservative groups on both sides of the marriage discussion. Instead of giving us an opportunity to dissect the communication successes and failures in this ongoing debate, Love Takes Over gives us all the chance to communicate the important message in a unified and amplified voice with our neighbors and communities.
I encourage you, as you reflect on the holiday season and the emotions it brings, to share your thoughts on love and marriage equality. Whether with friends or in a news opinion piece, whether in December or as part of Love Takes Over week, it's a season of sharing and being out front. If you have stories or write a piece for Love Takes Over, share your thoughts on love, family and marriage with us here at the Out Front Blog.
Because "Christmas is the time we tell the truth." (from "Love Actually")
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