shuffling down alameda.

speech preparation.

hey guys, my name is yesenia concepcion.

as you all know, tomorrow there will be a court hearing on whether or not prop 8 is constitutional.
the argument that prop 8 supporters have is that they “have the majority, it cant be argued.” PROP 8 BARELY PASSED. THEY CANNOT IGNORE HALF OF THE STATE THAT VOTED NO!
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they claim that “the people have spoken”
WELL TONIGHT, WE ARE SPEAKING. WE WILL NOT SIT BACK AND LET A BUNCH OF MORMONS AND BIGOTS DECIDE OUR FATE.
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were not just doing this for california.

were doing it for all the gay people in texas, wyoming, west virginia, BFE nowhere, arizona, etc who are forced to stay in the closet or get beat up/harrassed daily.

when that gay kid in iowa sees us in the news, it gives him hope.

when that lesbian in tenessee reads about us in the newspaper, it gives her hope.

and then when that transgendered girl in minnesota sees that we beat this, she’ll start her own movement. and she’ll bring the community together. and then they’ll protest. and rally. and campaign, fight back. and you know what? THEY’LL BEAT IT TOO!
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in the words of harvey milk,
WE GOTTA GIVE ‘EM HOPE!

‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ -mlk
“Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood. This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group.”
-coretta scott king

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.

-MLK

darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ~ martin luther king

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