Florida Supreme Court Action Alert

Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Wells is retiring next month, and Governor Charlie Crist (R) is in the process of selecting Wells' replacement.

Gov. Crist has already appointed several extremely conservative judges after being aggressively lobbied by the far right. And they're at it again. The ultra right-wing American Family Association has begun to rally around Judge Alan Lawson, telling their members to contact Governor Crist on Lawson's behalf. They are flooding the Governor's office with calls, faxes, and emails in support, urging him to appoint Judge Lawson immediately.

If Wells is replaced with an ultra-conservative Justice, then lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Floridians will have a difficult time being heard in court. Plus, many of the issues that we care about, such as overturning the anti-gay adoption ban, currently heading to the court, will be jeopardized.

Two Things you Can Do

1 - Click here to email the Governor. Demand that he appoint a Justice that reflects the great diversity of our state.

2 - Call Gov. Crist Today! (850) 488-7146

More Reasons To Buy Pepsi Products

PepsiCo in the face of their boycott by right-wing organizations is not caving in to their anti-gay demands. They continue to cater to the LGBT community via their sponsorships of our programs and organizations, as well as their efforts in diversity training for employees.

Now, they have released a gay friendly and comical commercial in the U.K.



Sign the change.gov action alert thank you letter.

Please call Pepsi (914-253-2000 or 1-800-433-2652) and let them know you appreciate their commitment to diversity and for supporting gay charities.

Pepsi's products include Pepsi soft drinks, Frito-Lay chips (800-352-4477), Quaker Oats (800-367-6287), Tropicana (800-237-7799) and Gatorade (800-367-6287).

E-contact form for PepsiCo

Counter Florida Family Associations Lies on Sordid Lives Show

The American Family Association's (AFA) Floridian chapter is trying to force advertisers to boycott the show Sordid Lives on Viacom's LGBT channel LOGO.

David Caton of the Florida Family Association issued the boycott because the show features "gender bending" and a dysfunctional Republican Baptist Texas family" According to a Florida Family release, the show depicts various members of the family as lesbian, homosexual, bi-sexual, and transgender."

One of the main stars of the show Jason Dottley responds to the allegations and calls for reverse activism:



Jason Dottley is asking us to contact the Florida Family Association over their lies and homophobia.

davidcaton@floridafamily.org

Florida AFA Tampa Office (813)-264-5888

The show Sordid Lives and the LGBT channel LOGO would also benefit if you thank the shows advertisers for supporting the show, LOGO, and the gay community. Below are direct links to their respective contact forms.

Kodak, Bridgestone, Select Comfort, Vonage, Children's International, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Heat Surge TV.

H/T to Wicked Gay Blog.

Queer Buycott - Campbell's Soup

The anti-gay hate group, the American Family Association has called for a boycott of Campbell's Soup over their recent ads featuring LGBT people and families.

So, in response we are calling for a buycott and are urging pro-equality consumers to praise the company for showing a commitment to diversity. Your calls, letters, and emails are needed in the face of the thousands who have called the company with disapproving words.

I re-worded the call to action sent by the AFA:

• Send an email to the Campbell Soup Company President Douglas Conant. Tell him you want his company to continue their commitment to diversity and support of LGBT people and families.
  

• After sending your email, please call Campbell Soup Company (800-257-8443) and their Swanson division (1-800-442-7684) and let the company know you will continue to support them because of their gay and lesbian ads.

• Forward this e-mail to your friends and family so they will know about Campbell's support of equality and LGBT issues.
  

Wingnuts Protest at McDonald's Headquarters

The following is a video of a small protest by right wing fanatics in front of the McDonald's headquarters. Hate groups such as the American Family Association, and Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, gathered to hold a press conference because McDonald's donated $20,000 to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.



TAKE ACTION: Call McDonald’s to thank them for supporting LGBTQ organizations 1-800-244-6227 (or 630-623-3000)

or use their E-contact form - http://apps.mcdonalds.com/contactus/navigate.do?link=mcbiz

As The World Turns. Progressive or Fearful?

The CBS show As the World Turn's made a big step in TV history by being the first show to have a continuous gay male couple cast. The couple has been seen kissing on the air twice. Since that point anti-gay activist organizations like the "American Family Association" a rightwing Christian thinktank has sent out action alerts to CBS and their sponsor Procter & Gamble. The show has now not shown much affection between the gay couple while straight couples do indeed physically engage on air.

You may ask yourself why is this an action alert, why is this important? The fact is anytime there is gay visibility the community is either making strides forward or backward pending on how the LGBTQ community is displayed in the media.

Please contact CBS and let them know that pandering to anti-gay bigots is wrong and that you want to see more of the gay couple being romantic.
(http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml)

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*Photo by Cstardust off of Creative Commons.