Rallies in California

by Jessica Goerke

A march led by gay marriage supporters was held Saturday, May 30th in California. Marchers were escorted by California Highway Patrol from Selma, CA as they continued into Fresno City to express opposition to the Courts ruling on Proposition 8. One veteran activist commented, "Fresno represents middle America values, and we can start changing our neighbors' feelings about gay marriage beginning right here in the Central Valley. We're doing exactly what the freedom riders would do in the South in the 1960s, which is reaching into communities that are different from us so we can all live in equality."

In response to the march, opponents of gay marriage are also voicing their opinion. Rallies in Fresno City and San Diego will take place to celebrate weddings between men and women.