Tomorrow seems like it's going to have a pretty good turnout, enough that I will be swallowed up into a giant crowd and possibly lose myself, become one with a group. Of course, I'm going to try not to let that happen because I am organizing it, and that would be kinda bad.
It's strange to me that so many of my straight friends are not going to be there. Sure, some people have work or are hermits or whatever, but a lot of my straight friends didn't even consider going. "Oh, you're protesting hate against gays on Saturday? Guess I'll do something on my own then." Like it doesn't apply to them, or whatever. When I brought it up everyone said, "you can get married here, why does it matter?"
It matters because everyone matters! Because other people don't have the fundamental rights that you do, and because they're people too! Because....because you have a duty towards your fellow man. At my old (Catholic) school they would have said, "Stewardship." Love is love is love. Family is family. Why should one be any more important than another?
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I can't make it in person, but I'm supporting everyone today in spirit.
Equal rights for all is way overdue!
Thanks for organizing a toronto protest. I'm living in Hamilton, so I would have joined you were I in town, but I just happened to be in Chicago this weekend. I joined the protest there this afternoon (just returned from it, in fact) - it was incredibly energized and beautiful and I felt really humbled to be able to be part of their fight. We might have same sex marriage in Canada, but it's not enough - others need to share those rights - I'm proud to have had the chance to stand with Americans in their fight to achieve the rights we may already be taking for granted. Thanks again, and hope the Toronto rally was as inspired as the one I just returned from!
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