Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Making a Federal case out of Prop. 8

Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed briefs in support of a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn California's Proposition 8 constitutional marriage ban. The suit, whose plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies, will have its first day in court on Thursday, when U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will hear arguments on whether to issue an injunction against the enforcement of the voter-approved ban.

If nothing else, the fight against Prop. 8 has galvanized the LGBT community in a way that I don't think I've seen since the early days of the fight against HIV/AIDS. Below check out my footage from Denver's Anti-Prop. 8 rally. I'd say it was the biggest turnout I've seen in Denver for a non-PrideFest related LGBT event.