Via Courage Campaign:

Dear Daniel --

Wow. Just wow.

When we launched the "NOM Tour Tracker" web site two weeks ago along with our friends at Freedom to Marry, we had no idea what we would discover on the tour route:

· In Indianapolis, a National Organization for Marriage supporter painted two nooses on a sign as his "Solution to Gay Marriage," implying that LGBT people should "be put to death," as described in Leviticus 20:13: "They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them."

· A Pastor that NOM allowed to speak at a Minneapolis rally had previously compared gays and lesbians to pedophiles, adulterers and alcoholics. NOM has failed to condemn the Pastor's previous statements.

· As the NOM Tour Tracker has helped spread the word, marriage equality supporters have out-organized and outnumbered NOM supporters at nearly every event on the tour. Just a few days ago in Wisconsin, 466 equality supporters overwhelmed NOM's turnout of 54 attendees.

And that is just scratching the surface of a series of stunning stories that continue to unfold day by day, across America. From Maine to Minnesota, the Courage team of Arisha, Anthony, Phyllis, Danny, Jethro, Robert, Adam and Eden have been on the ground (and online) documenting every moment.

Right now, our NOM Tour Tracker web site is the eyes and ears of the marriage equality movement. We want to increase our NOM tour coverage, but we need to increase our budget to cover the costs. Will you become a "Tracker Backer" and contribute $25, $50, $100 or more to support our staff on the ground before the last leg of the tour starts? DEADLINE: Monday 5 p.m.:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/TrackerBacker

If you haven't been reading NOMTourTracker.com on a daily basis, you've missed some amazing moments. But the best part may not be what's happening on the ground at each tour stop, as local and state groups organize inspiring counter-protests on the spur of the moment.

The best part might actually be what's happening in the comment threads of each NOM Tour Tracker post. To date, the NOM Tour Tracker and Prop 8 Trial Tracker have attracted nearly 2.5 million views and 41,389 comments combined.

The relationships that have formed in the comment threads -- and the discussions and debates that have developed -- are sometimes quite moving and emotional. Two people even met on the site and have been dating ever since.

Because of you, the NOM Tour Tracker is now a community -- not just a clearinghouse. To serve this community and take our coverage to the next level, we need your financial support. Please become a "Tracker Backer" and make a tax-deductible contribution of $25, $50, $100 or more before the final leg of the tour begins. DEADLINE: Monday,, 5 pm:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/TrackerBacker

Thank you so much for supporting our work to hold NOM accountable and build the equality movement. We can't do it without you.

Rick Jacobs
Chair, Courage Campaign Institute

Courage Campaign Institute is a part of the Courage Campaign's multi-issue online organizing network that empowers more than 700,000 grassroots and netroots supporters to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. To get involved in the Courage Campaign Institute, visit "Testimony: Equality on Trial" -- our year-long campaign to bring the Prop 8 trial into the lives of Americans.

To support our work to hold NOM accountable, please chip in what you can today: