Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. 2004

At about 5pm tonight I went down and joined the impromptu protest of the halting of marriages for people of the same-sex. People were sad, but not disheartened and the march was optimistic, peaceful and very determined. Between Market & Castro and the courthouse steps it swelled from 50 to what one of the friendly cops helping everyone get there safely estimated was about 300 people. Mark Leno, Carole Migden and Mabel Tang all spoke. We heard from couples who had gotten married and those who had just missed their chance when things were stopped today. One of the men who had gotten married last month is the son of an interracial couple (Chinese/Anglo, I think he said) and he talked about how important it was for California to legalize that marriage. He said "Now my mom wants her son to stay married!"

Mabel Tang said that she'd worked late tonight making sure everything was correctly recorded and announced that they had completed 4008 marriages of same-sex couples. She said she was confident that the courts would uphold these marriages and that they'd be able to carry on with number 4009.

I am so proud to be part of this great city.

(Oh, I carried a sign I made that reads "What if they had stopped your wedding?" If you find any pictures or video of me or of Mabel Tang's speech, snag a copy for me. Thanks! I found some video of me at KTVU's site but its teensy and I can't figure out how to save it even if it wasn't).