National Gay Rights March

Marisa Demarco [ Mon Oct 5 2009 1:37 PM ]

Ace reporter Maren Tarro will be covering for the Alibi the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., this weekend.

From the site:

“We are guaranteed equal protection by the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Free and equal people do not bargain for or prioritize our rights, so we are coming to DC this October 10-11th to demand equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. Now.”

Earlier this year, I interviewed vexillographer Gilbert Baker, the man who sewed the first rainbow Pride flag in 1978. When I spoke with him in June, he was already spending hours over his sewing machine in Harlem making banners for October’s D.C. demonstration.

From the article:

"I went back to my roots," Baker says. "I did upgrade to, like, really fabulous silk and sequins. They're stunning in the great tradition of revolution, but they certainly have the detail of a couture evening gown."

This news story says the first march in 1993 drew between 300,000 and 1 million people. This year’s rally will coincide with National Coming Out Day on Sunday, Oct. 11.

If you can’t make it all the way to Washington, Sinatra-DeVine Productions is putting up “Come Out Come Out,” the annual drag revue, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. There are 300 seats left.

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- kristin
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I'll be there... [ Wed Oct 7 2009 7:57 AM ]

Well I won't be there there but I'll be there.
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I should be your new Washington DC correspondent [ Wed Oct 7 2009 7:58 AM ]

Yeah!!!!
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pant suit [ Wed Oct 7 2009 10:47 AM ]

do you own one of those? a blazer at the very least. you'll have to wear pantyhose too ya know. and your hair isn't nearly big enough. but you do have a good voice! ;)
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Its much more than about gay marriage [ Wed Nov 4 2009 11:46 AM ]

Once again, the "fair-minded" people of this country have voted to declare homosexuals second class citizens. This time in Maine, led again by the religious (lover the sinner, hate the sin) right, the hate-mongers, and the uninformed bigots. I say enough! I just got my property tax bill, and a quarter of it goes to Albuquerque Public Schools. I have been supporting straight people's kids for 40 years with my taxes, and it has to end. If you want kids, pay for them yourselves. You teach them to hate us and they grow up and vote to keep us second class citizens. Enough! All gay people need to go on a work boycott, not just for a day as a token gesture, but for a week. We'd shut down all the things you think we do, like hairdressing, beauty salons, and retail, but guess what? We'd shut down construction crews, road work, hospitals, universities, and yes, even the military. We are everywhere. And you still hate us. Enough! Read the declaration of independence and the preamble to the constituion: "all men are created equal"....."in order to form a more perfect union". This applies to homosexuals, just as it was applied to blacks and women. This country needs to grow up and be adult. We can shut you down, yes, that is a threat. Enough!