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The Approve71 campaign has released the first tv ad, called Together. Dominic over at SLOG dubbed it Adorable Lesbians, and I think he got it just right. Thank you Pete-e and Jane!
Jane: Pete-e and I have been together for 32 years. We were both in nursing, and Pete-e served in the Korean War.
We raised a daughter together, and she and her husband have given us two beautiful grandchildren.
Now that we are getting older, we need to be able to take care of each other, especially if one of us is ill.
Voiceover: Don’t take away protections for committed couples like family medical leave or extending health insurance coverage to a partner. Vote to approve Referendum 71.
Jane: For all Washington families.
Voiceover: Paid for by Washington Families Standing Together.
Joe over at Step Forward says
I think it is a beautiful ad that humanizes this very important issue. Real people and their lives will be affected dramatically by what voters chose to do with their ballots later next week. I hope you choose to approve 71 to help families like this take care of themselves. I certainly will.
Help keep this and the ads to follow on the air by donating here.
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The ad is nice – lets make sure it gets aired.I’m uncertain as to whether or not this has made into television sets, and not just computer screens. But I think the ad is touching and I hope it will be seen by many voters.
this will be on tvand you’re absolutely right that to keep it running, and those that will follow, we need to donate.
Every little bit helpsI wasn’t able to donate much, but the magic of online donation is that small contributions from lots of people add up.
Please, I hope people reading this will consider donating, if they haven’t already.
My mama is pissedShe doesn’t think we should even have to vote on this. It just should be what it is and those “so-called christians” trying to take our rights away need to STFU.
I love mama. And she’s standing up for us all where she lives.
This is wonderful!I loved this ad so much that I shared this post and the YouTube as a standalone on Facebook; the more love the better!
Hey, Lurleen? Speaking of love, did you see the right hand side of the National Equality March page?
As I said earlier today: our efforts in DC, WA and ME are not divisions of efforts- they are doubling and tripling efforts, complimenting each other and bringing into forcus the need for ALL to receive the attention and love!
Melt!Those two ladies are so lovely together; anyone who could deny them rights would have had to have sold off their own humanity ages ago.
YupGreat way to put it, Louise. I appreciated how many of the speakers today talked about crossing lines and allying with groups that are not usually thought of as LGBT-supportive. We are all in this struggle together and the only separation is that caused by inaction.
Out and Proud!Now THIS is an ad that I can financially support!!!
Where was No on Prop. 8 with ads as BOLD, PROUD, OUT and supportive as this one!!!
I hope No on 1 in Maine is doing similar ads!
Certainly there is one gray haired, same-sex couple in Maine that could be featured in a similar ad.
thank you, thehawke’s mama!I love your mama too.
hadn’t seen that – great!