Admittedly, we’re still in a bit of a shock after Tuesday’s successful turnout for the first annual National Marriage Equality Day. Our team is still trying to bring ourselves back down from Cloud Nine …
We had close to 40,000 RSVPs to the Facebook event, tons of press coverage and countless posts from supporters. Our Twitter and Facebook were flooded with photos all around America (and some across the pond!) of people celebrating and we even had a few celebrity tweets! (Thanks, Charlize Theron!)
At the end of the day, our editor in chief, Kirsten Palladino, wrote, “It’s been a beautiful day, friends. Last week, my heart was heavy as I watched Atlanta news channels and news feeds cover hordes of bigots holding up their chicken sandwiches in solidarity of hetero supremacy. Today, I’ve had a good bit of my faith in humanity restored. Thank you for believing in marriage equality. Thank you for believing in civil rights for all, not just for some. Thank you for believing that my marriage is just as good as your marriage.”
And while our everyday choices should make each day Marriage Equality Day, it’s nice to designate a special day for others to come to together in celebration. And you better believe we’ll be doing it again!
I threw my diet out the window and enjoyed a Starbucks white chocolate mocha Frappuccino (mmm!) and hit up Schnippers, a local New York City chain that is donating $1 to Marriage Equality USA for every Chicken Filet sandwich sold (take that Chick-fil-A!). I also wanted to show my appreciation to Freedom to Marry, one of the many organizations that are tirelessly fighting for equality.
For new friends who are finding us for the first time, we encourage you to stay and play—we update our site daily with marriage equality headlines, wedding planning tips and beauty and fashion trends for LGBT couples. Be sure to like our page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Pinterest, and stay up-to-date on next year’s event by liking our brand spankin’ new National Marriage Equality page. For those of you who are old buddies, we’ve got some surprises in store for the near future, so stay tuned!
Don’t let Tuesday’s momentum and excitement for change grow stale. Bring it with you when you shop and when you vote. The storm is rolling out soon, folks. I think I see a rainbow beginning to peek through the clouds.
Our slideshow is just a small percentage of the fabulous photos we received throughout the day (we wish we could include them all!). And feel free to add a comment to any of the images in the comments section under each individual photo.Thank you to all who participated and congratulations on a successful Marriage Equality Day. We’ll see you next year!
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