Culture

Love and Marriage rally

by Kati Garner | February 16, 2009 at 05:31 pm

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Monday Feb. 16, statewide rally where people from all over the state joined on the steps of the Capitol to show our solidarity for the rights of 18,000 same-sex couples who were married and look forward to the day when those rights are available again, this time for everyone. Speakers, entertainment and thousands of like-minded people – in one spot – join us to put a FACE on the issue of true equality.

Appearances included:Appearances by:Invocation: Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion
Gloria Allred - Defense attorney leading the case
Margaret Cho – The Cho Show
Deborah Gibson - Singer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
Rabbi Denise Eger – Kol Ami Congregation
Dr. Michael Gottlieb - Discoverer of AIDS
Senator Mark Leno
Selene Luna - The Cho Show
Molly McKay – Marriage Equality and singer
Shannon Minter - NCLR
Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus performing Prop 8 the Musical
Doug Spearman - Noah’s Arc, EQCA Institute Board of Directors
Mandy Steckelberg – “I Love the Gays”
Pres. pro Tem Senator Darrell Steinberg
Wanda Sykes - The New Adventures of Old Christine, EQCA Institute Board of Directors
George Takei and his husband Brad Altman – Star Trek
Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas - Metropolitan Community Church
Robin Tyler - LGBT Activist and original lawsuit
Dr. Pat Washington – San Diego