WA Heterosexual Supremacists Likely To Qualify Referendum

It is looking more and more likely that Washington State will be voting on Referendum 71 on Tuesday November 3rd to approve or reject that state's comprehensive domestic partnership law.

WA Governor Christine Gregoire signed the bill into law on May 18, 2009 but heterosexual supremacists collected signatures and submitted 137,689 on July 25th. This is a mere 17,112 signatures more than the required 120,577 to qualify their referendum on the new law. However, signature submission places the law on hold from going into effect and if the measure qualifies (which appears increasingly likely) then it remains on hold until the results of the Tuesday November 3rd election (which is conducted by mail).

I have already discussed what the question on the ballot will look like . The organization working to defend the law is Washington Families Standing Together (WAFST.org). Here is what YOU can do to help:

VOTE APPROVED on Ref. 71 to preserve our Domestic Partnership Law in Washington State.

DONATE to Washington Families Standing Together online or mail a contribution with this form.

VOLUNTEER on a phone bank or in the office.

Circulate PLEDGE FORMS at your church or synagogue social hour, farmers markets, and other events. Return forms to Washington Families Standing Together, PO Box 12216, Seattle, WA 98102.

PRINT A PLACARD for your window. B&W ink-saver version here.

PRINT FLIERS and hand them out wherever you go.

E-MAIL your friends and family telling why they should take the Pledge to Approve Ref 71. Forward form here.

JOIN the Faith Coalition.

WRITE a letter to the editor using this nifty letter-writing tool.

ADD A REMINDER to approve Referendum 71 in your email signature. Here is a sample message: Protect all Washington State Families - Approve Referendum 71! WAFST.org

ASK ORGANIZATIONS you belong to to endorse our campaign or become coalition partners.

REGISTER TO VOTE!

FRIEND the Approve Ref. 17 Facebook group.

FOLLOW WAFST on Twitter

We lost a big one in 2008 with Proposition 8. There is a huge debate going on about whether to repeat that fight in 2010 or 2012 but our community faces two huge battles in 2009: Maine's Question 1 and Washington's Referendum 71.