Live Long and Marry

[rachelmanija]

lady_ganesh and I have created livelongnmarry, a fandom fundraising auction for marriage equality. It went live today, and you may sign up now. Bidding opens July 1, and closes July 15.

Live Long and Marry will raise funds to fight the discriminatory anti-marriage bill which will be on the California, USA ballot in November. Right now same sex couples can legally marry in California. If this bill passes, it will legally destroy those marriages without the consent of the married couples.

Including George Takei's! Look at him and Brad in my icon: aren't they happy and sweet? They deserve to have their love and commitment and responsibilities to their relationship legally safeguarded and acknowledged. And so do all other married couples.

You can help! Here's how you can:

1. Spread the word! Please publicize and link to the community.

2. Bid! Amazing goodies will be offered, such as fanfic, original fic, art, cookies, and much more! We have gorgeous jewelry, signed novels by Martha Wells and Steve Berman, an art commission from telophase, and much more!

3. Sell! Offer something you can give, and help raise money for a truly joyous cause. Detailed directions for making a selling post are in the user info.

If you want to sell, PLEASE announce it on your own LJ as well, so your friends will know you're offering something.


Thanks to musesfool, octopedingenue, astolat, lithium_doll, janni, sartorias, and kate_nepveu for their pre-launch advice and support.

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Woo!

[iwanttobeasleep.livejournal.com]

Can I just leave a suggestion? I'd like to see examples linked, it'd be nice to know what kind of stuff we're bidding for. . .

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

If you look on the main page of livelongnmarry, you'll see offers of fanfic, original fic, art, and memorabilia. More will be added as more people make offers.

Or did you mean the selling posts should contain links to examples of previous stories (for instance?)

[iwanttobeasleep.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see examples of previous works? I know it's for charity but it's nice to see someone's style before commissioning something.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

If you check the memories and/or websites of the LJs you're interested in, you will find their fic.

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

I offer some autographed books.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Please post to the community (the user info tells you how) and also announce the project and your offer on your own LJ. Thanks!

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Er, I am a space cadet and I missed your last post on your own LJ. If you'd rather have me post for you, send me the info and I'll do so.

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

Would a Chimera Fancy be useful?

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Yes! Please post to the community (the user info tells you how) and also announce the project and your offer on your own LJ. Thanks!

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

I will pick one from the batch I'm working on and get a picture of it, and then post. I'm advertising in a post in a second.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Hooray!

Shipping

[(Anonymous)]

I have a few HB books I was going to donate to the library but this strikes me as a worthy cause. Could I ask for the winning bidder to pay shipping?

Re: Shipping

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well, how desirable are these books? What is HB?

Re: Shipping

[(Anonymous)]

HB is hardback and they're in once-read condition (practically new). They're mostly Fantasy/SF.

I see Martha Wells posted some of her books, so I guess that's OK.

Re: Shipping

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

For non-autographed books, I'm going to say you should either pay shipping or give them to the library. The library is a good cause too. ;)

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

THIS IS SO EXCITING.

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

totally OT -

BEST.ICON.EVAR.

(yes, even better than the one of you and Masi Oka!)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

What a lovely thing to do! I'm planning a very goofy contribution, which I hope will make lots of $$ for The Cause. I may not get it in til after July 1, though. Still OK??

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I think so, but let me check with our other mod.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Yes, Ellen, a late post will be okay. Thank you! (Now I'm really curious!)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Great! You won't be sorry. I'm working on something with Colleen Doran. It won't actually be done right away, but giving people the chance to bid to make it happen, that should be OK as soon as we've decided how to structure it (and OK'd it with you, of course!).