Lesbian mom bloggers Paula Brooks and Julie Phineas have initiated an
'LGBT Community Call to Action' in efforts to strike down Proposition
8 by encouraging all members of the LGBT community in California and
those who support them to "get out and about" in their community every
weekend until Election Day. The bloggers are hoping to "Personalize
Prop 8 Across the State" with these efforts, encouraging the community
to participate in everyday activities out in the community, rather
than staying at home or indoors over the weekend. They say the idea is
to "put a familiar face on the LGBT community and give those in the
heterosexual community a chance to interact in daily life with those
that the measure would directly affect".  The number one recommended
way they are suggesting the community get visible? Visit their local
McDonalds. The initiative is hoping to use the popularity and support
of McDonald’s as a common ground for those who are for the measure and
those who are against it. The call to action was reportedly sent via
email to gay and lesbian bloggers across the internet, gay and lesbian
centers in the State of California, as well as known celebrity gays
and lesbians. The message was also posted on gay and lesbian social
networking websites and major social news portals as well. McDonald’s
was notified of the call to action, though they are not an official
sponsor of the event. The original call to action was posted by Julie
Phineas on http://lesbianmommy.blogspot.com. The website for the
official campaign against Proposition 8 is www.NoOnProp8.com.