Equal Rights Rally

Saturday was insanely busy but busy days are better than boring days.

First 9am Canyon had his second baseball game. He played back catcher some and then was asked to play something else so another boy could be back catcher. He wasn't too happy but got over it.

We went to an Equal Rights Rally in downtown Russellville, never imagined we would have an equal rights rally in Russellville. While we were there I found some of my professors, and some classmates. After the walk around downtown we found a shaded grass area to watch the speeches.

 

First a girl went  up on stage and said she was proud of all the people that came out to support then asked her girlfriend to come on stage and proposed to her. TOO CUTE

A guy went up next to talk about his now husband that has been in the army and marines. He brought up his husband and he explained how difficult it was to be in the military and be gay because they weren't allowed to have the heartfelt goodbyes and the over happy returns they just had to half hug. After he retired the courts overruled the don't ask don't tell policy and now military members don't have to worry anymore. Since he was in the military he gets benefits, his husband will not though because Arkansas does not recognize same sex marriage. That is heartbreaking. In the picture below is the military member and his husband in the red shirt. The man in the yellow shirt sign says "20 years of military service, fought 2 wars, I pay my taxes, I've earned my equal rights." His husbands sign says "my marriage will not hurt your 2nd or 3rd."

Then a mom went to give her speech and talked about how she had two boys and desperately wanted a girl so she found out she was having twins and one was going to be a girl ad she was so happy. When her daughter was in high school she told her mother that she was a lesbian, then admitted that she thinks she was a boy trapped in a girls body. She explained how upset she was because she wanted a little girl so badly. Then she talked about how she came to accept it and loves her now son Zack. After she was done with her speech I realized I knew her and then I saw her son Zack and realized that I cheered with him when we were in Upward cheer back then her name was Caroline. It's a small world haha.