Everyone who signs the petition will have learned about the issue by having read it, and having spoken to you. . If you have the energy and time, stand on street corners with clipboards in gay neighborhoods, or set up a petition table at a local fair. If your time or desire to be visible is more restricted, make it a personal commitment to gather signatures from among your friends, acquaintances and co-workers. One example of such a publication is The Briefing Book , which will outline the discrimination we face and suggest ways in which it could be eradicated, and which will be distributed to members of the press and elected officials. You can change names, locations and other identifying parts of the story if that makes you more comfortable.
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