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title: Day Without a Gay
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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Day Without a Gay

By Christine Cupaiuolo • December 10, 2008

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

[![](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/images/blog-archive/day_without_a_gay1.jpg "day_without_a_gay")](http://www.daywithoutagay.org/)Did you call in gay today?  
  
  
  
[Day Without a Gay](http://www.daywithoutagay.org/), a loosely organized protest created to draw attention to anti-gay ballot initiatives -- including Prop 8, which repealed the right of gays to marry in California -- is [part economic boycott and part service project](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/09/BAQM14KE03.DTL). Gays and lesbians are encouraged to spend the day [volunteering](http://daywithoutagay.wetpaint.com/page/Volunteer+Opportunities) for a nonprofit organization or worthy cause.  
  
  
  
Not everyone can take the day off, so here are [four things you can do](http://daywithoutagay.wetpaint.com/page/But+I+Can%27t+Miss+Work!) to participate without missing work. There are also rallies being held around the country. In Chicago, the Gay Liberation Network is holding a rally to call for granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In San Francicso, a rally and march will be held this evening in the Mission District.

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**Hollywordz.com** on Dec 11, 2008

i really want to see the stats on this day I hope it works!

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