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S.F. march for LGBT equal rights
Published Oct 7, 2005 9:42 PM
Over 200 adults, their children and other supporters rallied and marched in
the Castro district of San Francisco on the evening of Sept. 30. Led by children
carrying a banner reading, “Equal love, equal rights,” the lesbian,
gay, bi and trans community was protesting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
veto the day before of a California Assembly bill protecting the right of
same-sex couples to marry.
Called together by Equality California, the
demonstrators carried signs saying, “Schwarze negger the
discriminator,” “We all deserve marriage equality,” “We
need a governor who leads for all children” and “Governor, you
can’t veto this family.”
“All families deserve to be
treated equal, and should have the same protections the governor’s own
children and family have,” said one woman. The governor’s failure to
sign the legislation signals to conservative religious bigots that further
erosion of LGBT benefits and rights in California, like domestic partnership,
can also be possible. The demonstrators, however, made it clear that the
struggle is NOT over and the community will continue to fight for full equality
under the law.
—Story and photo by J. Marquardt
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