Charleston gay rights advocates to join national protest
Gay rights advocates slightly changed their plans for Saturday's protest in Charleston.
The Charleston event, part of a nationwide protest of California voters' decision to end gay marriage in that state, will run from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Square, the park at Concord and Calhoun streets.
The group had planned to march to Charleston City Hall by 1:30 p.m. for a rally there, but organizers were not able to get the necessary permit.
The time of the event has changed slightly from when it was announced Thursday because supporters hope to stage demonstrations in more than 175 cities nationwide at the same time on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Although California voters rejected gay marriage in the sate, Connecticut and Massachusetts allow gay marriage.
Two years ago, South Carolina voters approved an amendment by a 3-1 margin that defined marriage as a bond only between a man and a woman. Opponents called it an unnecessary change that would send a hurtful message to the state's gay and lesbian community, but supporters said it was needed to prevent an activist judge from legalizing gay marriage here.
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Posted by summerville_guy on November 14, 2008 at 1:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would sinply like to know who they are protesting against. Is it against the citizens of California who decided not to allow gay marriage in their state?
Why do gay people in SC think they have a right to protest what Californians want to allow in their state?
Posted by onesidedsquare on November 14, 2008 at 3:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would have to agree, why and what are they protesting for?
All i've heard is that they're protesting bigotry and they're pissed at us(the voting public) for not voting for prop8.
Prop8 lost because even crazy Californians understand that you can't legislate culture.
Posted by chas2keys on November 14, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey onesidedsquare. You're right, but a little confused. The Californians are just as crazy as we are here in backwoods, red state SC. Both SC and California understand that you CAN indeed legislate traditional, Christian, heterosexual cultural by defining marriage as a bond between 1 man and 1 woman. And that, my friend, is why "gay people is SC" are protesting. Their rights as equal, tax-paying citizens, have been denied by a legislation of culture that is not their own.