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Seattle rallies against prop 8 – photo by Alexander Stevens
There have always been people fighting for gay rights. While the rallies were once small, that is no longer the case.
Saturday was a perfect example of just how far reaching the fight for gay rights has become. All over the country, people held anti-Proposition 8 rallies. Gays, straights, young, old all marched together against the Proposition, which banned gay marriage in California.
Washington held 8 rallies with the largest one in Seattle where it is estimated 6,000 people took part. The march began in Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, where several local politicians spoke to the marchers
The crowded cheered when Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced he had declared Saturday as "Marriage Equality Day in Seattle." He stated the Proposition 8 was "a hateful measure which should never have been on the ballot."
King County Executive Ron Sims helped rally the crowd and added his support. "If you are going to talk about immortality: talk about hunger. That is immoral. Talk about war. That is immoral. But do not tell me that when two people love each other that is immoral," Sims said.
The marched gained supportive protestors along their route which ended at Westlake Center. According to the Seattle police, the demonstration was peaceful with only a couple of heated exchanges between the few gay right opponents who had set up camp at Westlake center
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