THIRD GRADER Organizes Gay Equality Rally!!!!! :-O

This is truly inspiring me that a better tomorrow might be around the bend. I recently watched a South Park episode on homosexuality that also made me smile.

Here is info from the story:

Activists are getting younger and younger these days. Have you heard about Ethan? The Colorado third-grader recently organized a rally to promote marriage equality for gays and lesbians as well as equal protection under the law.

Yes, this little boy—with some help from his mom and a teacher—put together a rally for gay equality, getting the necessary permits, finding speakers and making the community aware of the event, which was held this past Saturday in Denver on the steps of Colorado's Capitol. Two hundred people attended. Not a bad turnout!

While Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper couldn't make it, he did issue a proclamation declaring May 16th "Marriage Equality and Equal Protection For All Day."

As for what inspired this little boy to speak out for gay rights, Ethan decided to hold the rally after he found out that a same-sex couple who lives in his neighborhood and has a child are not allowed to wed in Colorado.


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There is also video at the link with the kid speaking at the rally!


Here is the link:

http://hottopics.gay.com/2009/05/thirdgrader-organizes-gay-equality-rally.html

It's very interesting reading the comments. The comments on gay.com were also interesting and I don't always use interesting in a good way :(

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.. doing the math, that suggests that gay couples just need to wait another 10 years before Ethan and his peers are voting... so maybe then equality might happen. I feel embarrassed that voters now can't see what even this 8 year old thinks is obvious.

of when we should expect each state to have a majority pro-marriage-equality position.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/04/will-iowans-uphold-gay-marriage.html

Those projections actually back up my vote for Courage Campaign about when California should make a move to overturn prop 8.

Good news...

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According to the story, that's exactly what mobilized this awesome child.

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