Tuesday, May 26th, 2009, is now officially known as the Day of Decision, the day the California Supreme Court releases its ruling on legal challenges made to the validity of Proposition 8, the voter amendment that was passed by a narrow margin on November 4th, 2008, that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women in the state to marry; a right that had been granted by the very same Supreme Court in May, 2008, after the seven justices ruled 4-3 that the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
DayofDecision.com has organized a number of rallies scheduled to occur tomorrow evening – at last count nearly one hundred cities will participate, including three Canadian cities: Toronto, Woodstock, (?) and Vancouver – and depending on the outcome, the rallies will be an opportunity to celebrate or to protest. One of the co-founders of Day of Decision, Robin Tyler and her wife will appear on NBC news Monday night, in anticipation of tomorrow.
Soulforce, late last month, called for civil disobedience following the outcome of tomorrow’s decision, a statement that can be found here.
In New York State meanwhile, gay activists, primarily Empire State Pride Agenda, are demonstrating a phenomenal comprehension not only of advocacy, but of the rules governing lobby and in the process are influencing a number of undecided legislators to support the passage of the gay marriage bill.
The Associated Press photograph taken May 11th of twenty-year old United States Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, who, stationed in Afghanistan, roused from sleep, fought a battle in pink I Love New York boxers and flip flops, is as accurate an image for the war being fought in Afghanistan and in Iraq as could be, and despite the inane commentary that the picture undermines the dignity of the fighting forces, this Memorial Day, Zachary Boyd in his underwear says more than any words ever could.
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