Gay people around the US want to literally call attention to the restrictions of their rights, and they've organized Day Without a Gay [1] to do so. On Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, gay workers are being encouraged to “call in gay” to work, and spend their time volunteering instead.

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Since multiple states passed same-sex marriage bans last month, the push for gay rights awareness has picked up. A recent article in Newsweek [3] made a sophisticated argument for gay marriage, using the Bible itself as supporting evidence. To see part of that argument, .

The Newsweek piece explains that neither scripture, nor Jesus, ever addressed the issue of same-sex marriage. Making a religious case for gay marriage, the article continues [4]:

The practice of inclusion, even in defiance of social convention, the reaching out to outcasts, the emphasis on togetherness and community over and against chaos, depravity, indifference — all these biblical values argue for gay marriage.

Do you think creative advocacy, such as citing the Bible as support, taking the day off work, or the celebrity-filled Prop. 8 — The Musical [5], could have helped prevent the passing of Prop. 8?