Photographs from the Protest Parade from Sixth and Laurel Streets to the Hall of Justice downtown...California’s Supreme Court announced its ruling on Proposition H8... The court said a simple majority, barely 4% above the 50% of voters in California were allowed to change the constitution to deny a fundamental right to a “protected” group of citizens. In our country the wheels of justice sometimes move very slowly. Sometimes they move forward a bit and hit a large-enough block of hateful,fearful people who are eager to deny rights to others; the wheels temporarily roll back slightly before finally moving on. Looking back, we are incredulous to see that not very long ago women and people of color were flagrantly discriminated against. Looking forward, we can be sure that right will eventually prevail. Bigots of all brands will continue to try to deny rights to some citizens, but they will be overruled finally. Those of us who understand that “all means all,” must continue to insist on the separation of church and state so absolutely all people are included in all the privileges of American citizenship. We must insist that the law of the land need not conform to church law. Even when some Christians and other religious groups want the Constitution of the United States to be rewritten to conform to their private belief structures, we must continue to insist that rights extended to some must be extended to all. WE WILL OVERCOME! WE HAVE OVERCOME BEFORE, AND WE WILL OVERCOME AGAIN THE CRUEL CONSTRAINTS OF BIGOTRY.
Dr. Martin Luther King's words on the T-shirt...
I DO support the right to theatrically make public statements about belief systems...