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Last night's large Day of Decision protest and march went peacefully through nearly six and half miles of West Hollywood and Los Angeles streets. There was lots of frustration, but also chants of encouragement, statements written in yellow chalk on the sidewalks and streets and people to meet.
Estimates of how many people marched seemed proved tricky. According to their sources, the LA Times had it at 2,000 people and the Daily News at 15,000. Around 9:45 p.m. last night, the LAPD was saying 3,500 to 5,000. Crowd estimates are tricky and we'll just say there were a lot of people... and a lot of police.
The most common chant heard was "What do we want? Equal rights! When do we want it? Now!" But another one emerged, one that rolls off the tongue nicely: "Out of the courts, into the streets, we're ready to fight, we won't be beat!"
On Saturday, a large protest where everyone will meet in the middle of the state--that's Fresno in this case--is scheduled.
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I really like that "has anyone seen my rights" poster. Smart stuff.
I am ALL in favor for the protests, but seriously, go protest in THEIR neighborhoods, go to the mormon temple in westwood, seek out their neighborhoods and screw up their traffic and businesses. Hollywood & West Hollywood are in full support of this. I think if you go screw with their neighborhoods it will get their attention real quick.
Oh, I don't know. I was called a homophobic slur (I am a straight female and was walking with my boyfriend TO the protest, but okay), and I say some guy get out of his car when he found out the street was closed at Highland, throw a tantrum, and swear a lot. With a fair amount of highly offensive anti-gay language thrown in. This was in Hollywood proper and the east side of WeHo, which is not where Boy's Town is.
This might come as a surprise to you put gay people live everywhere not just in West Hollywood.....Why don't we take away your rights make you pay the same taxes and tell you to go protest in your neighborhood..... and then you can tell us again how you stand on this issue.
Those images are so poignant.
True, there were a LOT of police. Police blocking off streets, police escorts - it's amazing they got the permit to march, considering how many police they requested!
I'm straight and I've been supporting this movement for over a year now. I've been at numerous marches and I'm so disappointed in the lack of organization in the GLBT community. These marches are disorganized and thrown together without any thought.
I'm also put off by the lack of commitment by the LGBT community. There were probably 3,000 people marching. 3,000?
Can you imagine if the courts had ruled that Jews or blacks or Latinos couldn't marry? The streets would be in an uproar.
The GLBT community needs to create solidarity, get organized and get angry, truly angry if they expect to see any change.
The reason why peaceful marches for civil rights worked was becacause you had the violence from authority juxtaposed with the peaceful nature of the marches. In this case you have peaceful officers and no opposition.
Something has to change. 2010 will come and go and the GLBT community will lose again if they don't find one voice and one leader now..
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