[…] Hundreds Rally at West Hollywood Park to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage … Mayor Lindsey Horvath expressed her pride in the city's role as a leader in LGBT rights, noting that it was the first in the country to pass a resolution in support of marriage equality and in 1985 created a same-sex marriage registry. Horvath also … Read more on WEHOville […]
90069
9 years ago
Yes, the setup was really underwhelming. The anti-prop 8 rallies were much better coordinated and marketed. There should have been a march or something as well incorporated. Owell, it is nice to be celebrating something for once and not protesting!
Randy
9 years ago
Yes, as excited as I was to be there, this was a poorly organized rally. Two years ago, they not only closed San Vicente, but they had a massive stage, and powerful speakers. I could barely hear or see anything at this event, so I lasted for about 20 minutes. I could have waded through a very thick crowd to see or hear something, if I wanted to make the effort, but they should have pulled something better together, even if it was something that had to be scheduled last minute. This was one of the biggest moments for gay… Read more »
Steve Martin
9 years ago
Let’s not write the obit for “Gay” West Hollywood quite yet; it is still alive and kicking, perhaps a bit more nuanced but there is still a lot of life left in the old girl. If you really want to keep the spirit alive, maybe we should consider what we can do as individuals. Not to put a damper on the incredible moment we are in, back in 2008 I was a “No on 8” volunteer and working Santa Monica Blvd. was not exactly the most inspiring moment in my career as an activist. We need to remind ourselves that… Read more »
Elizabeth
9 years ago
Chris – WeHo now has the opportunity to keep influencing the country by showing how our creative city supports its children. Rich with music, history, art and design, providing a middle & high school education would give a new generation the opportunity to say that they were born and raised in West Hollywood. As it stands now, our city is losing wonderful families, both gay and straight, in search of secondary schools. We’re robbing both our city and kids (all three schools worth), the opportunity to sculpt West Hollywood into a hometown. To truly show how education can be done.… Read more »
Wesley McDowell
9 years ago
Yes, Larry, you led the cause for the flag. We all know that, but thanks for the constant reminders. By the way, did anyone notice that the stage was so low that it was almost impossible to see the speakers and the sound was so soft that some were not even heard. I expected it would be like it was 2 years ago with a stage in San Vicente so we call all see and hear. Jimmy, you’re probably right about the number. The “tens of thousands” was probably provided by the same people who always overestimate the number of… Read more »
Jimmy Palmieri
9 years ago
there were aproximately 1800-2300 from what some of the sheriffs told me.
Larry Block
9 years ago
Our West Hollywood new city flag looked so beautiful as the backdrop to yesterday’s event. Can you believe it was only 15 months ago the council voted to incorporate the rainbow symbol into our city flag. It makes me very proud to have led that fight and to look at our city flag and all it represents as our global footprint.
Chris Sanger
9 years ago
KCAL news at 8 pm said “tens of thousands” were there. Thanks for the more tempered coverage. As I listened to helicopters swirling around just before the 11 pm newscasts, I had a melancholy thought – the decision is great news, but are we now at a point that media interest in the gay rights struggle (which continues despite this great victory) and here in the LA area interest in West Hollywood is now mostly over? This parallels the evolutionary decline of the city as a gay center, which will be hastened as the marriage ruling works to normalize gay… Read more »
[…] Hundreds Rally at West Hollywood Park to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage … Mayor Lindsey Horvath expressed her pride in the city's role as a leader in LGBT rights, noting that it was the first in the country to pass a resolution in support of marriage equality and in 1985 created a same-sex marriage registry. Horvath also … Read more on WEHOville […]
Yes, the setup was really underwhelming. The anti-prop 8 rallies were much better coordinated and marketed. There should have been a march or something as well incorporated. Owell, it is nice to be celebrating something for once and not protesting!
Yes, as excited as I was to be there, this was a poorly organized rally. Two years ago, they not only closed San Vicente, but they had a massive stage, and powerful speakers. I could barely hear or see anything at this event, so I lasted for about 20 minutes. I could have waded through a very thick crowd to see or hear something, if I wanted to make the effort, but they should have pulled something better together, even if it was something that had to be scheduled last minute. This was one of the biggest moments for gay… Read more »
Let’s not write the obit for “Gay” West Hollywood quite yet; it is still alive and kicking, perhaps a bit more nuanced but there is still a lot of life left in the old girl. If you really want to keep the spirit alive, maybe we should consider what we can do as individuals. Not to put a damper on the incredible moment we are in, back in 2008 I was a “No on 8” volunteer and working Santa Monica Blvd. was not exactly the most inspiring moment in my career as an activist. We need to remind ourselves that… Read more »
Chris – WeHo now has the opportunity to keep influencing the country by showing how our creative city supports its children. Rich with music, history, art and design, providing a middle & high school education would give a new generation the opportunity to say that they were born and raised in West Hollywood. As it stands now, our city is losing wonderful families, both gay and straight, in search of secondary schools. We’re robbing both our city and kids (all three schools worth), the opportunity to sculpt West Hollywood into a hometown. To truly show how education can be done.… Read more »
Yes, Larry, you led the cause for the flag. We all know that, but thanks for the constant reminders. By the way, did anyone notice that the stage was so low that it was almost impossible to see the speakers and the sound was so soft that some were not even heard. I expected it would be like it was 2 years ago with a stage in San Vicente so we call all see and hear. Jimmy, you’re probably right about the number. The “tens of thousands” was probably provided by the same people who always overestimate the number of… Read more »
there were aproximately 1800-2300 from what some of the sheriffs told me.
Our West Hollywood new city flag looked so beautiful as the backdrop to yesterday’s event. Can you believe it was only 15 months ago the council voted to incorporate the rainbow symbol into our city flag. It makes me very proud to have led that fight and to look at our city flag and all it represents as our global footprint.
KCAL news at 8 pm said “tens of thousands” were there. Thanks for the more tempered coverage. As I listened to helicopters swirling around just before the 11 pm newscasts, I had a melancholy thought – the decision is great news, but are we now at a point that media interest in the gay rights struggle (which continues despite this great victory) and here in the LA area interest in West Hollywood is now mostly over? This parallels the evolutionary decline of the city as a gay center, which will be hastened as the marriage ruling works to normalize gay… Read more »