“You don’t have to fight to change the world. Promote love and equality by the simple act of holding hands.” That’s the message of A Day In Hand, a worldwide campaign to get same-sex couples to hold hands in public; and if you do, you’re encouraged to have a photo taken and uploaded to the campaign web site. “

I know that homophobia exists because of ignorance. And I know that every time I hold hands with a man publicly, I am striking a blow for ignorance. Same-sex hand holders, inject a dose of 21st century reality into the minds of people who still believe that to exist you have to hate. And as for me, well the sight of same-sex hand holding stirs the lover and the hero in my heart. I hope it does in yours. Same-sex hand holding? Sshh! Enough talk! Let’s do it. You know.. the world won’t fall apart. It might actually feel like a better place.”

Dave Watkins’ idea - he thought up the campaign - is simple but powerful. So let’s do it…

Throughout 2010, the campaign is holding a series of Sshh! Saturdays (aka Same-sex hand holding Saturdays), and the next one is on the 30th of January. They want photos sent in from all over the world. “We particularly need photos of same-sex hand holding from Germany, Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Ireland, South Africa, Spain and Asia.”

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