Yes, it was OutFront Minnesota’s annual Lobby Day!
Friends, as you will see, Lobby Day 2007 was a very colorful and spirited event. And to top it off, the spring weather was just perfect!
Above: The “Would Jesus Discriminate?” campaign is coming to the Twin Cities!
You may recall I discussed this campaign in a previous post. Look out for the campaign’s first billboards sometime in the summer.
Above: Here I be (back row, second from right) with some of the good folks from the Faith Family Fairness Alliance (FFFA).
I was at Lobby Day representing the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM), a founding member organization of FFFA.
Above: The young crowd was out in force!
I’ve long maintained that the reason some (older) folks are so hell-bent on passing legislation banning gay marriage as quickly as possible, is that they know full well that for the younger generation the issue of gay marriage is, well, a non-issue! Although I find this to be very hopeful, I also realize that we can’t be complacent.
Above: Darlene White (longtime member of CPCSM and co-founding member of Catholic Rainbow Parents) with her grandson, Keenan.
Above: Members of P-Flag/Twin Cities gather for the 12 noon rally on the steps of the Capitol. Those parents are really something, aren’t they?
Above: This final image is actually from OutFront Minnesota’s 2005 Lobby Day, yet the message it conveys is so powerful and relevant that I feel it’s worth sharing at any and every opportunity. So here it is two years on: still powerful, still relevant.
Images: Michael Bayly.
See also the previous Wild Reed post: Getting the Word Out.
1 comment:
Love that last pic! This is so how I feel, and if I had been there, I'd have proudly held up that sign too!
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