The chorus is now singing – live feed at:
http://www.meetinthemiddle4equality.com/
“There comes a time, and the time is soon.”
-Scott & Mark
May, 2009
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San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Sings at Meet in the Middle
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Live rally blog – youth kicking off the rally
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Brittney Reyes just read a moving poem about gay marriage.
Now a speaker from Youth Ministries in Sacramento is about to speak about the parallels to the civil rights movement.
Robin from MITM is talking about the original marches from Selma to Montgomery, AL, and how it relates to us ad today’s march.
Now Richard Zaldovar from LA is speaking… “Hello, Fresno!” Latino speaker who is both gay and Catholic. ”We need to look at how we become more active leaders in the lgbt community… we need campaigns that are targetted to our community”.
Michelle Clunie from Queer as Folk Led Cheers
Saturday, May 30th, 2009of “Gay, Straight, Black, White, Marriage is a Civil Right!” as the marchers arrived down the middle of the rally. Tina Reynolds of Equality Action, Kip of One Struggle, One Fight, and others are being honored on stage. All the seats have filled up, and there’s a big crowd gathering.
The Marchers from Selma Arrive at Fresno City Hall
Saturday, May 30th, 2009After several false alarms, the marchers from Selma who started at 7 this morning are just arriving at Fresno City Hall… the rally’s about to kick off. There’s great cheers as they arrive.
Meet in the Middle is Streaming the Event Live at…
Saturday, May 30th, 2009http://www.meetinthemiddle4equality.com/
So if you can’t make it, watch the event live!
–Scott & Mark
Hundreds Gatherd for Fresno Meet in the Middle Rally So Far
Saturday, May 30th, 2009…and the rally doesn’t start for an hour. But it’s getting hot – you try holding an umbrella in 90 degree heat and typing a blog!
Spotted in the crowd:
“I don’t see gender”
“Straight but not narrow”
“Love will conquer all”
“Repeal Prop 8 in 2010″
Santana music playing up on the stage as the crowds gather. My partner Mark holding his umbrella over my head. We’re waiting for the shade, which is creeping toward us…
More soon.
–Scott & Mark
Historic Gay Marriage March from elma, CA to Fresno
Saturday, May 30th, 2009We were up early this morning, meeting behind Fresno’s historic courthouse before 7 am to be shuttled down to Selma, CA for a historic march for gay marriage and gay rights.
More than 200 marchers showed up from all over California, including Cleve Jones with Harvey Milk’s megaphone, and the grtand daughter of Cesar Chavez. The march recalled the historic civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, and the leaders of the march paid homage to those earlier civil rights leaders.
The 5 hour march got started a little late, and was shadowed by a woman in a late model sedan palying Christian music and carrying a marriage = man plus woman bumper sticker. We ignored her.
We skipped ahead to be here in time for the start of the rally, and the first of the marchers are just arriving, to great appluuse from the folks already gathered here at City Hall.
Meet in the Middle Organizers Plan March on DC October 10th-11th
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Organizers of a Fresno-based same-sex marriage rally will announce an October march on Washington, D.C., CBS 5 has learned.
“We are kicking off a national march on Washington…because the person who really has promises he needs to make good on is President Obama,” said Robin McGehee, director of the activist group Meet in the Middle for Equality.
During a Saturday ceremony at Fresno City Hall, organizers will unfurl a banner that reads, “March on Washington – Full Equality Now!,” said Jon Carroll, spokesman for Meet in the Middle for Equality.
Full Story from CBS5.com – Click Here
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New Hampshire House/Senate Reach Compromise on Gay Marriage Bill
Saturday, May 30th, 2009House and Senate negotiators on Friday agreed to add one sentence and change one word in a bill that will determine whether the state allows gay marriage.
Both chambers have approved bills to legalize same-sex marriage, but Gov. John Lynch later demanded additional language to make it clear that churches and religious groups would not be forced to officiate at gay marriages or to provide services, facilities and goods of any kind to participants.
The Senate passed legislation to satisfy Lynch, but the House narrowly rejected it last week. The compromise reached Friday barely changes it.
Full Story from Boston.com – Click Here
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David Hyde Pierce Marries Partner
Friday, May 29th, 2009After keeping his private life out of the spotlight for years, David Hyde Pierce has announced his marriage to longtime partner Brian Hargrove.
The former “Frasier” star spoke candidly in an appearance on ABC’s “The View.” Wearing a wedding band, Hyde Pierce revealed they tied the knot “very quietly” in California on Oct. 24.
The actor and Hargrove, a producer, are still legally wed despite the California Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to uphold Proposition 8. The gay-marriage ban was approved by voters in November, stopping legal nuptials going forward.
Full Story from AP – Click Here
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