Atwood, KS. Daniel Lippold writes back to me

[ComerPerro]

After the whole Atwood situation with the marriage amendment, I sent an email of support to Daniel Lippold in order to counteract the slew of hate mail that I was almost certain he would be recieving.

I got an email back from him today, and I wanted to post it because he metions a few of his goals that I think are some really good ideas.




Thank you for taking the time to respond to my Letter to Atwood. I
appreciate your comments.

I have received over 5000 emails (and I'm responding to EVERY one!!!)
and as of now only a handful have been negative. It has made me
realize
1 peson can make people sit up and pay attention and that putting a
human face on an issue like Gay Marriage is a very effective way to get
voters to actually take the time and think about the issue, rather than
just taking the absurd rhetoric blanketing all of the media from the
Religious Right. Now that we have the attention, it is up to all of
us
to keep it. I've decided to create a website to help others do
similar
things to get those that they know and love to think for themselves and
make a decision based on the fact that they will now know someone who
their vote will personally affect.

The new website is live right now, however it's just an animation at
this point, that's where you come in. I'm seeking idea's for the
site. What do you think would be effective? My strategy is leave
the
actual political battles to groups like HRC (They're amazing, if you're
not supporting them, I urge you to get involved with them!). I want to
get personal. Based on the responses I have received, had the Citizens
of Atwood and Kansas in General voted like they have been responding,
the Amendment would have gone down in flames (no pun intended!). So
let's shift our focus and make it personal. No more will we answer
the
rhetoric of the Religious Right, with rhetoric of our own, we're going
to let them know exactly who they are going to be affecting.

The new site is at: http://www.YouKnowOne.com Please pass it around
and encourage those you know to send their ideas.
The Advocate is running an article about my letter to Atwood and an
interview with me in the May 24th issue, in which I discuss my reasons
for the letter, the response I've received, my hopes for the future,
what's next, and the new site. So I'm hoping for people to share
their stories w/ me so I can put them up on the site.

All the best!
Daniel Lippold

[hfojvt]

1. I got the same email

and thought about posting it for the link and references to HRC.