Julian Bond at National Equality March 2009
No people of good will should oppose marriage equality. We have some real and serious problems in this country; same-sex marriage is not one of them. Since when did we believe that trust, loyalty, and love are bad things?
–Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP, speaking on 11 October 2009 to the National Equality March in Washington, DC.
At this past weekend's National Equality March there was a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm — a lot of happy, fabulous people! There were also a lot of great speeches from people it was great to hear from.
Among those, the one I thought to keep here as a memento is the remarks made by Julian Bond, a person I am grateful to have on our side in the struggle for equal rights. In two parts, it lasts about 13 minutes.
Julian Bond @ NEM: Part I
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Julian Bond @ NEM: Part II
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on Friday, 16 October 2009 at 03.12
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Bond is indeed an eloquent and venerable warrior for fairness. I caught some of the event on C-SPAN and thought it was a good thing, despite Barney Frank's naysaying.