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Letter to the Editor contest for Margaret Cho tickets!
Win tickets (and backstage passes) to see Margaret Cho perform at the Carnegie Music Hall on March 7th at 8:00 pm!
Here's the deal: tell us, in letter form, why you think Pennsylvania teens deserve comprehensive sexuality education. Two winners will receive two tickets each to see Cho perform, and meet her backstage after the show!
We will choose the most impassioned compelling, get-down-on-your-knees and-shout-“YES, you are So RIGHT!” letter.
But don't worry if you don't consider yourself a Gloria Steinem, one winner will be chosen “name in a hat” style from all the submissions.
The deadline for Letters to the Editor is Wednesday February 25th!
Important: Your letter may be used in our advocacy efforts.
Just want to buy tickets to the show? You can do so HERE.
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Subject: Margaret Cho Contest
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
Cut and Paste your Letter to the Editor here!
Sincerely,
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Campaign Launched:
February 19, 2009
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About Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho is a political activist and supporter of Planned Parenthood. Her material often features commentary on politics and contemporary American culture. In addition to her shows, Cho also developed an additional outlet for her advocacy with the advent of Margaretcho.com and her daily weblog.
A substantial segment of her material and advocacy addresses gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. When San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom directed that San Francisco's city hall issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco in 2004 (until reversed by the state supreme court), Cho started Love is Love is Love, a website promoting the legalization of gay marriage in the United States.
She emceed the multi-artist True Colors Tour, which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada. The tour, sponsored by the Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007. Headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the tour also included Debbie Harry, Erasure, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, Rosie O'Donnell, Indigo Girls, The Cliks and other special guests. Profits from the tour helped to benefit the Human Rights Campaign as well as PFLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Why your letter is important...
Pennsylvania School Districts have no requirement to teach sexuality education, except that they must talk about HIV and STD's. That means some schools only talk about abstinence, others teach about HIV without ever mentioning sexual transmission! We want all students to get the opportunity to receive real sexuality education. The Healthy Youth Act would make that possible by requiring schools that teach sexuality education to make it focused on abstinence, but also include information about prevention!
It's crucially important that you speak out to represent the 80 percent of Pennsylvanians who want real sex education. The minority that wants to prevent our youth from learning how to protect themselves will undoubtedly make their voices heard. We can’t let them drown us out!
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