The day after the California supreme court's decision to uphold Prop. 8, the anti-gay marriage ballot that banned same-sex marriage in the state, members of the LGBT community and their straight allies rallied outside The Beverly Hilton while President Obama was inside at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Los Angeles, CA. Among rally attendees were Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks, marriage activist Robin Tyler and her wife Diane Olson, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" activist Lt. Dan Choi and Courage Campaign founder Rick Jacobs.
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The Beverly Hilton
Frank Voci, co-founder of White Knot
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Diane Olson and Robin Tyler
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Liz Poindexter and wife Felicia Carbajal co-founders Equality Army, David Comfort co-founder Equality Network, marriage equality supporters, Cherry Bomb's Dalila Ali Rajah and Max Buschman co-founder Equality Network
Dalila and SheWired's Editor in Chief Tracy E. Gilchrist
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Equality Army co-founder and SheWired's Boo Jarchow
Rick Jacobs, founder of Courage Campaign
Lt. Dan Choi
Matt Palazzolo co-founder Equal Roots
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Hal Sparks, star of Queer as Folk and Matt Palazzolo
Dalila and SheWired's Boo Jarchow
Video clips of speeches at the rally by Boo Jarchow, Rick Jacobs, Lt. Dan Choi, and Matt Palazzolo are below.