June 26th, 2013
some sign I saw along the way
a cute kid grinning and posing
the guys next to me at the rally
The podium before the speeches
My friends Vince and Steve. They marriage in 2008 during the Summer of Love.
Dustin Lance Black, screenwriter of Milk and J Edgar, playwriter of 8, chairman of Americans Foundation for Equal Rights.
Abby Land, mayor of West Hollywood
Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles. My councilman-elect, Mitch O’Farrell, is in the tie on the left next to councilman Bill Rosendahl, both openly gay.
Chad Griffin, co-founder of American Foundation for Equal Rights and executive director of HRC.
David Boies and Ted Olson, co-counsel in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that overturned California’s Proposition 8.
Plaintiffs Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier
Plaintiffs Paul Katami and Jeffrey Zarrillo
Friend of BTB, Regan DuCasse
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tim
June 27th, 2013
In which most of us can still care less what happens in West Hollywood. Try getting out of the gayborhood once in a while.
Timothy Kincaid
June 27th, 2013
Actually, tim, most of us do care about a rally that included Ted Olson, David Boies, and both sets of plaintiffs.
In fact, to see these heroes and celebrate the overturning of Proposition 8 is the reason that I got into my car and drove across Los Angeles to West Hollywood to be part of it.
Jim Burroway
June 27th, 2013
Regan!
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