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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