After posting the previous story on coming out from Brazil, I remembered I ran a story about the world’s largest gay pride parade in Sao Paula, Brazil in 2010. So, here it is. The mass of people marching thru the city’s main streets is truly amazing.
Sunday June 6, 2010 was a big day for Sao Paulo, Brazil. Over 3 million celebrants participated in the world’s biggest gay parade. There were signs at the parade condemning homophobia and urged people to vote for equal rights. We sometimes forget how big the world’s gay community really is. A movement to recognize the rights of all people is unstoppable.
Absolutely riveting, this biopic of America’s first openly gay major elected official, from his groundbreaking accomplishments to his tragic death, won Oscars® for the writer, Dustin Lance Black, and star Sean Penn.
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You’ll be moved from tears to laughter and back again.
Photos created by Laura Kanter to promote the National Equality March. Background song,”Courage of Our Convictions” by Julie Clark. Julie performed her song live at the rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Sunday October 11, 2009
NCOD founders Rob Eichberg, Ph.D. and Jean O’Leary encouraged all people, of all sexual orientations, to “take your next step” in living openly and powerfully on October 11th. It is highly encouraged for participants on this day to wear gay pride symbols, such as the pink triangle (gay men), the black triangle (lesbians), the Greek letter lambda, and rainbows in jewelry and on clothing.
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National Equality March – National Coming Out Day
The National Equality March is an important event to show support for full equality on the door step of those who can make that happen: the Congress of the United States. On October 10-11, 2009, the march on Washington voiced one single demand: equal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. This march is a first step to build a grassroots network in all 435 Congressional Districts to make this demand a reality.
Will change come if we wait for the Obama administration? WE, the LGBT community and our allies, are the ones we’ve been waiting for. WE are the change that we seek.
On October 10-11, 2009, we will gather in Washington DC from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. We will gather. We will march. And we will leave energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in every community across the nation.
Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.
Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.
Our strategy: Decentralized organizing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will build a network to continue organizing beyond October.
- National Equity March
Video Graphics: Kevin Wild and Elias Ghosn
Video: Sean Chapin
Prop 8 galvanized our community like nothing ever before. We took our anger to the streets and we will take to the streets again on October 11, 2009 at 12:00 noon. We DEMAND equal protection under the law in all 50 states governed by civil law.
Photos from various protests, marches and rallies in Dallas, Texas.
Credits: Laura McFerrin, Video Producer, Music: Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now by Taborah & Darryl D’Bonneau, Logo Design, Gerson Mendoza. Speech delivered by Cleve Jones at the September 20, 2009 Alan Ross Freedom Rally in Dallas, Texas.
The California Supreme Court upheld Prop 8. This provocative new TV ad was created in the spirit of Harvey Milk’s call to “come out, come out wherever you are” and proudly tell the stories of the people most affected by the passage of Prop 8 — in moving images set to the beat of Regina Spektor’s beautiful song “Fidelity”.
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