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It’s being billed as ‘the most hopeful monthly event since payday!’
A Day In Hand announces the first ever international ‘same-sex hand holding’ (Sshh!) Saturday on September 26th 2009. On this day, same-sex couples and friends all over the world are encouraged to hold hands in public to support the visibility of lgbt people. Sshh! Saturdays will occur on the last Saturday of every month, publicised by A Day In Hand.
This is a revolutionary way of encouraging and inspiring lgbt people to take responsibility for their equality and live their lives without fear or restraint. Sshh! Saturdays in major Western cities will, say the organisers, eventually become regarded as an important time when numerous same-sex couples can feel confident in holding hands and being themselves.
Day In Hand founder, David Watkins says: ‘Sshh! Saturdays aim to ultimately create safer spaces for lgbt people. As the idea of Sshh! Saturdays grow in popularity and spread across the world, the last Saturday of every month will become a day of support for lgbt people who want to show their commitment in public. Many years ago in the UK, lgbt people knew that the last carriage of every train would be populated by members of the queer community. Today, A Day In Hand wants people to feel the same sense of support in public spaces on the last Saturday of every month.’
Sshh! Saturdays are easily conducted wherever you are. They are not prides or rallies. It only requires two people of the same sex to hold hands to make a Sshh! Saturday. The images sent to the address below will be spread throughout the world via our website www.adayinhand.com Visibility of same-sex love is particularly important so that lgbt people become part of the cultural fabric of people’s lives.
Watkins adds: ‘Same-sex hand holding is a silent revolution for lgbt people, because nothing needs to be said: no bold speeches, no reactive arguments, no war of words. Each lgbt person has the power to change the hearts and minds of people in their local community quietly, subtly, by simply holding hands publicly and owning their space. However, hand holding is a simple powerful gesture that can happen anywhere, at any time.’
Pic: Claire Nathan
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