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I joined in the prop 8 protest yesterday in downtown... I met up with my church (2 of my pastors are openly gay, we are the ones holding the yellow
"I am so sorry..." signs) but mostly ran around the march trying to get good angles for shooting while trying to hold a sign in my purse. I saw one of the openly gay kids I used to work with, now he works in politics, I got his card, I'm gonna email him and see if he'd like to use any of my photos. For a protest where people should be really pissed, the mood was good. Rainbow flags always make for good eye catching color. The mayor of SD came and spoke, his daughter is openly gay, and engaged. At least the 18K couples who are married get to stay married. I have been VERY pro gay rights since I was in high school.. I still can't believe we've been fighting for the right to MARRY for so long, well it goes back on the ballot in 2010, so go out and VOTE!!!
Me, 17, @a gay rally/festival, me and my friends were some of the youngest people there... this was, um 1997... so 12 years later....
The rest are on my webpage - http://www.itsyourbliss.com/prop8
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Erica
awwww.... yeah, I can't believe this state. ugh.
Finch
These photos break my heart.
Erica
Yet, we still have the highest divorce rate in the country and people want to stop marriage between two people who love eachother...
CassandraAnne
+1
It's so heartbreaking. :(
Matilda
this is mighty awesome
Erica
Thank you!
LynsieLee
goooosebumps!
i love how clever those signs are :]
Erica
angry rainbows!
murderface
my favorite one is the woman sitting on the sidewalk with the sign that says "won't back down."
great picture.
GAY RIGHTS ARE EQUAL RIGHTS! <333
much lub :D
Erica
Thats one of my faves too... I'm glad people were letting me photograph them in such a sensitive setting..
Aspenn
All these pictures are amazing! I wish I could have been there.
Erica
Thank you so much!
Cat
aw beautiful, can't belive that people have to protest about that ._. and that last photo is awesome
glowskull
gay marriage will be legal, sadly it will be later than sooner. i cant believe this is even an issue.
Alexandra
those photos are all really great. this makes me so upset.
thebeat
It'll happen eventually if we keep fighting, just like women's suffrage and the african-american movement. It just sucks it's the same fight in a different issue/era. The white dudes in suits just have to keep finding ways to keep people down. And after they get their right to marry, they'll move onto someone else. It's so sad.
Victoria
im with u girl. i rly wish this world was differnt<3333
wychlea
And here I was thinking how bad it must be for my sister ans her partner living in Florida. I really would have thought California was better than Prop 8. :(
These are awesome pictures of the protest, though. I hope we can change things soon!
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these pics made me tear up :( im so upset that prop 8 is still in full force.