They are Marching in the Streets

I asked for this and it's happened.

In San Francisco, in West Hollywood, in Los Angeles and soon in San Diego, night after night, they have been marching.

Thousands of people holding their No on 8 Signs, politicians, activists have taken to the microphones and made speeches vowing to fight, and fight and fight until we take back the constitution and eliminate discrimination.

Yesterday, they stopped issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples.

In turn? We took to the streets. Marching, shouting, listening to speeches, filling public spaces with our anguish.

Our despair at being treated like garbage for too long. For the hate crimes, for the job discrimination, for the loss of housing- all because of who we love. Gay, straight, Trans, bisexual, Black, White, Asian, Latino, old, poor, young- because half the people voted with us and half the people are all those things.

It is not a time to point fingers at other minorities. It is time to reach out and ask for their help. Because we are their long lost sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers.

And they are us. They face the same uphill battle. The same loss of rights and hate crimes. Those invested in keeping LGBT people out are invested in keeping all of us out.

A friend of mine is still out there. I'm not sure he'll come back. He's young, single and the moment in history is now. I believe he will stay to be a part of it. I'm proud of him.

We have finally come back to our roots- protests. Peaceful protests.

With thousands in the streets.

We will win because in this country, everyone values equality.

Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC

Amy Goodman, a long time, well respected journalist was arrested today at the RNC.

From Democracy Now,

"Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who were being unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press."

A video of the arrest:



Are we all still watching the rain drops in New Orleans?

It's time to get outraged, people.

Tear Gas and Pepper Spray at RNC Protest

While Gustav hits land and we all hold our collective breath for the city of New Orleans, far away up north, there is another storm brewing.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, the police are using tear gas and pepper spray on anti-war protesters.

It seems while the levees are holding with very mainstream newspaper there to cover ever gust of wind and drop of rain. I'm waiting to see them cover the protests, the police retaliation in St. Paul.

I'll keep looking but so far, it's only the blogs that are covering it.

McCain really does equal Bush

McCain campaign takes on a Democracy Superhero Librarian...