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Sorry all for the delay in putting up this blog post! Finals were this past week.



There are many pictures from Meet in the Middle for Equality that I have not posted yet. Here they are:

The "Gay Agenda" plain and clear. There were lots of amazing signs at the rally, all promoting equality.

The beautiful leadership team. …





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Nevada's Senate overrode the bill 14-7 yesterday. According to On Top Magazine, "Senators agreed 14 to 7 Saturday on the controversial bill that offers gay and straight couples limited guaranteed benefits associate with marriage, including matters such as community property and responsibility for debt. Private business would not be required to provide benefits such as health care to the domestic partner of an employee. But many employers do voluntarily provide such benefits to domestic… Continue

Today was Meet in the Middle for Equality in Fresno, California, and it was so inspiring. What an experience to see so many open-minded and activist people coming together in one place to make a difference. The speakers, including Dan Choi, T.R. Knight, and Christine Chavez, as well as our very own Chrystanthe Tan, spoke passionately for marriage equality. I was especially touched by a 13 year old speaker, Emery Hannon, who pointed out that while people who are against gay marriage say they are… Continue

National Marriage Boycott was mentioned in the Palo Alto Daily. According to Jessica Bernstein-Wax, a staff writer,



"Gay rights groups held rallies throughout the Peninsula on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court ruled 6-1 to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage.

About 200 students gathered on the Stanford campus in the afternoon to protest the decision, and more crowds were expected at evening protests in San Mateo and Palo Alto.

'The takeaway message is that sometimes… Continue

Yesterday's protest at Stanford University, organized by the Emma Goldman Society for Queer Liberation and National Marriage Boycott, was featured in the British-based Guardian, one of the most celebrated liberal newspapers in the world.



Author Sarah Wildman writes,



"'I'm disappointed, but not surprised,' said Sarah Masimore, 20, a sophomore (second year) student at Stanford University who was out protesting against the gay marriage ban on campus today. 'The judicial… Continue