Pacific Pride Foundation forms the Strategic Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) and Announces Local Participation in a Nation-Wide Protest of the Defense of Marriage Act this Saturday

Pacific Pride Foundation announces the formation of a coalition of community members; the Strategic Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.). The goal of S.A.M.E. is to motivate and promote local activism in the effort to achieve marriage equality at a local, state and national level. This coalition is made up of a diverse group of volunteers including members of LGBT and straight communities, as well as parents, and people of faith.

Santa Barbara was the only county in southern California to defeat Prop 8 and its local gay rights proponents remain active. Since the November election there has been an outpouring of energy and activism to repeal Proposition 8 as well as renewed scrutiny of the Defense of Marriage Act. Several events including nation-wide rallies have had a significant local impact, bringing more of the Santa Barbara community together. The S.A.M.E. coalition is hoping to harness that energy and focus it on upcoming state and nation-wide campaigns for marriage equality as well as generate some of its own local grassroots events. Some of those next steps have already been identified and planned.

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