Today the Marriage Equality Coalition successfully completed our planned flag vigil in which we placed 1,800 flags in GW's University yard, each signifying 10 marriages threatened by Prop 8 and the pending supreme court decision to overturn it. The event took place on a gorgeous sunny day, and was all in all a great success. We talked to people about marriage equality and collected signatures on two letters being sent to Mayor Fenty and Councilmember Catania here in D.C. These letters voice the strong opinions of our organization and our community that marriage should be extended to all of the citizens in this city. We successfully collected 8 pages of signatures, and plan to send the letters promptly.
It is amazing to me how many people are interested in this issue, how many will stop and enthusiastically add their name to a letter, because they care about equality. One of the things that we say in the letters is that despite criticisms, extending marriage to all does not threaten "traditional" marriage in any way. In a recent poll of Massachusetts residents, over 80% felt that marriage extended to the GLBT community in no way threatened their marriage. The fact is that extending marriage rights to all simply means that those in our GLBT communities are equal in the eyes of the law. That's what this country was founded on.
Pictures to be posted promptly.
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