This weekend gay rights supporters in Los Angeles organized the first “marriage equality training camp“, to prepare activists for the battles ahead to re-establish equal rights for same-sex couples in California.  Those rights, lost when Proposition 8 passed, should be restored and hopefully with better planning and increased support they will be when same-sex marriage is put to the ballot again.  According to the LA Times:

The Camp Courage training, inspired by ‘Camp Obama,’ is based on grassroots organizing models that have developed leaders and nurtured progressive social movements for many years, including the fundamentals of community organizing; volunteer recruitment and management; voter persuasion and more.

As unfortunate as the passing of Prop 8 was, I believe that in time, Californians and the rest of the country will understand this as the civil rights issue that it is, and support equal rights under the Constitution for all.

takepart with the Human Rights Campaign to support same-sex marriage and once again enjoy Prop 8: The Musical after the jump:

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