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ACTION: Meet in the Middle 4 Equality
On the FIRST Saturday
AFTER the Prop 8 verdict
Rally for national
LGBT equality the first
Saturday AFTER the
California Supreme Court
issues its rulings on the
Proposition 8 cases. Meet on
the steps of City Hall in
downtown Fresno at 1:00 PM.
Why
Fresno? The battle for
equality has to be fought in
towns like Fresno, CA — not
only in gay-friendly cities. California's
Central Valley population is
reflective of
national attitudes towards
LGBT Equality and until we
engage the communities of
"middle-America", we will
not gain the full equality
we deserve.
For
more information:
http://meetinthemiddle4equality.com/
The fight is not over.
On November 4, a slim majority of California voters
propelled Proposition 8, to victory.
Proposition 8 struck a serious blow to the forces of
equality and fairness as by eliminating the rights
of same-sex couples to marry.
Photo Credit: Bill Wilson |
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The passage of Prop 8
represents the first time in U.S. history that a
state constitution has been used to strip away
existing rights rather than to bestow or protect
rights.
Thirty-nine years ago, here in San Francisco, the
LGBT Pride movement began as a gathering of but a
few hundred people. Today this movement reaches
millions upon millions of people all across the
globe. So today we are calling on community members
to take hope in our victories over the past four
decades and to begin to think about what we can do
to turn the disaster of Prop 8 around.
As LGBT
people, we must continue to stand proud in the face
of this temporary victory for discrimination. Today
is our day to fight for our constitution and for
equality.
For more
information about events and actions, please
check out:
sfpride.org/marriage |
The Rights We've Lost
To read
the text of the California Supreme
Court's decision regarding same-sex
marriage,
click here.
sfpride.org
