We may say that we don't wrap our tonsils around anything made up of less than 12 percent alcohol during the summer Speedo season. But the truth is, after last call, we're removing our heels and making a mad dash to get in the front of the line at L.A. Buns or Empanada Mama for a full-fledged carbo-loading session. So we can't even begin to fathom how difficult the hunger strike planned by Michigan's LGBT activists will be!

To put pressure on state lawmakers ahead of the November election and draw public attention to Michigan's hostility toward the LGBT community, gay activists from across the state will begin a 100 day hunger strike next week. Details on the gay Gandhis in the land of Mitt Romney follow. 

All of Michigan's LGBT community centers will take part in the effort, which begins on Monday, July 30, outside of the Affirmations center in Ferndale (near Detroit). 

From a press release:

The Community Centers Network (CCN), consisting of eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Michigan community centers, is organizing this demonstration to protest the extreme anti-equality environment in Michigan. Top leadership from every community center will serve a solid 24 hour block of time, living on display in the front windows of Affirmations, Michigan’s largest LGBT community center, on 9 Mile Road, in the heart of downtown Ferndale.  Shifts run from 9:00 am-9:00 am and begin Monday, July 30.

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