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Today I phone banked for Abigail Spanberger. I love her. Legitimately. She came (virtually )to a @MomsDemand meeting and talked to me personally (as the meeting MC), and sheās so freakin cool, Iām inspired to continue to phone bank for a Rep I canāt even vote for.
Iām an ENTHUSIASTIC phone banker. I phone bank until my voice is hoarse and my throat is dry. I fucking love a phone bank. I like to talk to people. Today for the first time I was flummoxed; speechless.
I recovered, but I wanna share the experience with you, my tiny little Twitter following.I introād myself to a man today and āDo you believe in gay marriage?ā flew out of his mouth. I froze. He asked again. Catching my breath I started, āSir, Iām not campaigning for myself today"
Iām calling with the Spanberger campaign.āHe tried to get me to talk about me, my stance on gay marriage.Quick google searchā¦ āRep. Spanberger will continue to support marriage equality, and I have information on her stance on myriad issues, if you want to learn more about her.ā
I cried later telling my partner about this interaction. Iāve never cried or been emotionally touched during a phonebank. Itās not my style.
Iām not as confident as I seem. And I have so much residual shame around being queer. Iām a loyal and loving partner. And Iām an incredible mother. And still. A rando Iāve never met gave me pause and made me cry. I want to feel equal.
