Comments on: Thousands Gather in Atlanta, Twice http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/prop-8/thousands-gather-in-atlanta-twice.htm Going where no blog has gone before. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:53:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Giselda http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/prop-8/thousands-gather-in-atlanta-twice.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14396 Giselda Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:46:54 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=397#comment-14396 "Here is a man who we know as the most progressive thinker and supporter of LGBT rights this country has ever had." Well, I strongly disagree there. He doesn't advocate gay marriage. And progressive..... Bill Clinton centrist, maybe. But that's all done and over. I will say that I was amazed by the turnout - I go to different Atlanta rallies and this was the most participation I had seen since the immigrant '06 rallies. It was an encouraging sign - I was scared that people would go back to watching reality shows and ignoring politics post election. I was very happy that day. “Here is a man who we know as the most progressive thinker and supporter of LGBT rights this country has ever had.”

Well, I strongly disagree there. He doesn’t advocate gay marriage. And progressive….. Bill Clinton centrist, maybe. But that’s all done and over. I will say that I was amazed by the turnout – I go to different Atlanta rallies and this was the most participation I had seen since the immigrant ‘06 rallies.

It was an encouraging sign – I was scared that people would go back to watching reality shows and ignoring politics post election. I was very happy that day.

]]> By: Shari Miller http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/prop-8/thousands-gather-in-atlanta-twice.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14280 Shari Miller Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:41:18 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=397#comment-14280 I think a possible outcome could be the bringing about of a unified LGBT community. For a short while, the T community was unified in its sense of shock and feeling of betrayal at the rejection of an inclusive ENDA in 2007. The larger community can now share its pain at the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Hopefully this will go far to eliminate the apathy in our community and spur us on to determined action to overcome the effects of this hateful and disparaging measure. Maybe someone out there can explain why my wishing to make a lifelong commitment to someone I love is "immoral," but perpetuation of discrimination and hatred is "moral." I dunno.... I think a possible outcome could be the bringing about of a unified LGBT community. For a short while, the T community was unified in its sense of shock and feeling of betrayal at the rejection of an inclusive ENDA in 2007. The larger community can now share its pain at the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Hopefully this will go far to eliminate the apathy in our community and spur us on to determined action to overcome the effects of this hateful and disparaging measure.
Maybe someone out there can explain why my wishing to make a lifelong commitment to someone I love is “immoral,” but perpetuation of discrimination and hatred is “moral.”
I dunno….

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