1 00:00:02,38 --> 00:00:06,43 Hi my name's Tracy and I'm publisher when he Times newspaper and I'm here because 2 00:00:06,44 --> 00:00:10,50 it's history making time here we're on the eve of the Supreme Court hearing two 3 00:00:10,51 --> 00:00:13,69 important really really important marriage cases to decide marriage equality in the 4 00:00:13,70 --> 00:00:17,26 United States so it's really exciting that Chicagoans decided to come out and 5 00:00:17,27 --> 00:00:20,89 support because not it really could get into the Supreme Court so we're really 6 00:00:20,90 --> 00:00:24,94 happy and pushing for you know marriage equality in Illinois and across the country 7 00:00:26,41 --> 00:00:29,91 Hi My name is Liz Mitchell And I'm just here today to show my support for L.G.B. 8 00:00:29,92 --> 00:00:36,35 She writes. Well actually to be truthfully honest on when I was younger I was 9 00:00:36,36 --> 00:00:39,39 actually slightly homophobic but then one day it kind of hard to realize that you 10 00:00:39,40 --> 00:00:42,89 know love is really love and I think to suppress someone's love something they 11 00:00:42,90 --> 00:00:46,58 cannot deny is almost wrong and untrue and I think it goes against sort of our 12 00:00:46,59 --> 00:00:50,57 coloreds and the belief that equality that everyone has the right to be with who 13 00:00:50,58 --> 00:00:55,11 they deserve. On the Defense Against Marriage Act holds back the ability for two 14 00:00:55,12 --> 00:00:59,43 men or two women to get married in our governments and Proposition eight is in 15 00:00:59,44 --> 00:01:02,86 California and it is the law that goes against the original laws to allow. 16 00:01:03,93 --> 00:01:08,91 Homosexual marriage in the state of California My name is Stephen Barker and I've 17 00:01:08,92 --> 00:01:14,49 been in Chicago for four years and I'm actually I've been with my partner for seven 18 00:01:14,50 --> 00:01:20,53 years and we're getting married the September weather. Gets repealed or not and 19 00:01:20,54 --> 00:01:22,54 even though it's not legal means 20 00:01:22,55 --> 00:01:27,64 a lot to us however what might interest me now the organizers days of which is also 21 00:01:27,65 --> 00:01:31,60 sponsored by this all right. Liberation network. 22 00:01:36,30 --> 00:01:40,76 So I woke up this morning and like anybody who's been an activist for about twenty 23 00:01:40,77 --> 00:01:44,94 years I guess it was I have a large white collection that's 24 00:01:44,95 --> 00:01:48,70 a flag collection and. I'm 25 00:01:48,71 --> 00:01:55,61 a proud flag of my. And I ran it so. It's right here I don't know 26 00:01:56,14 --> 00:02:00,55 sometimes it's all the wrong way but my home state of Carolina is the South 27 00:02:00,56 --> 00:02:07,45 Carolina flag. Years ago the funny thing about South Carolina is 28 00:02:07,46 --> 00:02:13,06 that when my parents went to school. When I went to school I joined 29 00:02:13,07 --> 00:02:19,29 a black fire. To say their 30 00:02:19,50 --> 00:02:26,33 generation the South changed. Nothing has changed but change can happen 31 00:02:27,94 --> 00:02:33,13 and it also reminds me that today as we gather just minutes before Passover holiday 32 00:02:33,47 --> 00:02:39,44 in the Jewish commemorate the end of the struggle and oppression. 33 00:02:42,12 --> 00:02:48,35 Slavery we have. The Supreme Court. But on this one thousand nine hundred. 34 00:02:51,78 --> 00:02:58,01 Film The marchers family in their state capital to do what we believe the country's 35 00:02:58,02 --> 00:03:01,90 founding of the Declaration of Independence talks about we have 36 00:03:01,92 --> 00:03:07,13 a right. To shoot our government for redress of grievances that basically means we 37 00:03:07,13 --> 00:03:12,86 get to tell our government we want to change but that wasn't their first try that 38 00:03:12,87 --> 00:03:19,70 was. The first time they left. Down the road about it and it was called Bloody 39 00:03:19,71 --> 00:03:24,53 Sunday because the violence then they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge days 40 00:03:24,54 --> 00:03:29,92 later had to turn around turn around she's doing so once again it took them three 41 00:03:29,93 --> 00:03:36,64 times. But change came so I say to all of you today. Titian our government 42 00:03:37,30 --> 00:03:44,26 those people in the past have and will have to in the future. Tell our government 43 00:03:44,60 --> 00:03:50,03 one thing. It's not. That I want to. 44 00:03:53,80 --> 00:03:59,11 Separate you our state is not evil. See that. 45 00:04:01,66 --> 00:04:08,55 Footage. That. China Supreme Court today 46 00:04:09,16 --> 00:04:12,37 get when you get up tomorrow morning and see people in one hundred seventy 47 00:04:12,38 --> 00:04:18,77 communities in this country let's face it. You do not want 48 00:04:19,49 --> 00:04:24,93 kids you know us the next party versus Ferguson who are you to do the right things 49 00:04:25,27 --> 00:04:32,21 or we're watching you and we expect change. Don't you want to know when your 50 00:04:32,22 --> 00:04:38,74 smart phones are right down decision day. Because whatever gay this court decides 51 00:04:38,75 --> 00:04:42,20 what they're going to decide Chicagoans are going to meet again in 52 00:04:42,21 --> 00:04:47,04 a decision to. Find out where because you know when it will be probably the latter 53 00:04:47,05 --> 00:04:52,22 part of June and we're going to either celebrate do the right thing protest or they 54 00:04:52,23 --> 00:04:55,47 do their own thing are trying to figure out what we're going to do something in 55 00:04:55,48 --> 00:05:01,37 between Thank you I wanted you so next. I almost don't think you have to introduce 56 00:05:01,38 --> 00:05:06,27 me but maybe you just moved on from some other planet for me came out nine hundred 57 00:05:06,28 --> 00:05:12,77 sixty five sixty nine sixty five was the other thing on starting about. Sixty nine 58 00:05:12,78 --> 00:05:18,33 I'm going to leave the girlfriend she's one of my friends but not because of our 59 00:05:18,34 --> 00:05:21,71 relationship individually because she's all of our friends she's never met anyone 60 00:05:21,72 --> 00:05:28,33 she didn't work with or work. So glad she didn't. Get 61 00:05:29,08 --> 00:05:35,11 that she is an amazing person every game primers and everything that can be done so 62 00:05:35,12 --> 00:05:41,83 she needs the internet. Now I 63 00:05:41,84 --> 00:05:48,10 want to microphone that I want. OK to. 64 00:05:49,65 --> 00:05:55,16 Go back and look at how our nation has changed in terms of African-Americans in 65 00:05:55,17 --> 00:06:00,62 African-American policies anybody watching basketball you see anybody watching that 66 00:06:00,63 --> 00:06:06,65 game. That's another one when I look at me and look at all these black kids I don't 67 00:06:06,66 --> 00:06:07,41 remember when I was 68 00:06:07,42 --> 00:06:11,91 a kid you don't see black kids I have basketball on me and C.W.A. 69 00:06:12,79 --> 00:06:19,42 That wasn't happening that didn't happen until nine sixty three. Right here in 70 00:06:19,43 --> 00:06:26,33 Chicago thank you Lou you know what university. Was one of 71 00:06:26,34 --> 00:06:33,06 the. First school. The head of African-Americans for the planet one time so 72 00:06:33,07 --> 00:06:38,13 yes change happens and we look to the Supreme Court right now for some real change 73 00:06:38,49 --> 00:06:42,92 yes amazing to think that there was a time in our country that a black man and 74 00:06:42,93 --> 00:06:49,03 a white woman could get married. Of course our country has changed finally it was 75 00:06:49,04 --> 00:06:54,00 nine hundred sixty seven Loving versus Virginia the Supreme Court said that yes we 76 00:06:54,01 --> 00:06:58,99 can have a racial marriage in this nation credible to think that it's 77 00:06:59,00 --> 00:07:02,69 a credible particularly because now it's not just the lack of 78 00:07:02,70 --> 00:07:05,54 a white American black and Asian American a black 79 00:07:05,55 --> 00:07:10,34 a Native American black and Puerto Rican black and Mexican It's black and everybody 80 00:07:10,35 --> 00:07:14,00 the kind of diversity that we use our country has changed 81 00:07:14,52 --> 00:07:20,53 a real right. But I want to say tonight to the Supreme Court that we. 82 00:07:22,19 --> 00:07:25,96 Launched it we need it we're going to have marriage. 83 00:07:30,51 --> 00:07:30,92 We had 84 00:07:30,93 --> 00:07:37,69 a big ass tax bill that we got from I am not going to be paying first class taxes 85 00:07:37,70 --> 00:07:38,81 on America treated like 86 00:07:38,82 --> 00:07:45,67 a second class HUD. That that when I came out of the 87 00:07:45,71 --> 00:07:51,03 sixty's here Richard is right we did the word gay and marriage we didn't put 88 00:07:51,20 --> 00:07:57,15 together but that was. Now with this century we put this together and I must be 89 00:07:57,16 --> 00:08:02,88 just. Not going to I want to. Know I want to. Just 90 00:08:02,89 --> 00:08:05,98 a bit of. No I want to say that there was 91 00:08:05,99 --> 00:08:12,94 a lot of. Back and as we 92 00:08:12,95 --> 00:08:19,88 look back at. That I knew. A guy from 93 00:08:19,92 --> 00:08:25,66 a partner was. Married. 94 00:08:28,31 --> 00:08:33,90 They were married and how they. Were married and how they. Were married and 95 00:08:34,10 --> 00:08:39,77 laughter that they were married at their fun time they were married want time to 96 00:08:39,78 --> 00:08:40,02 pay 97 00:08:40,03 --> 00:08:44,88 a mortgage or pay the rent paid they were married and their love that they had for 98 00:08:44,89 --> 00:08:46,29 each other but. 99 00:08:53,18 --> 00:08:59,28 I have no. Heart attack and. 100 00:09:02,15 --> 00:09:07,88 I've seen other part of. Their lives that. 101 00:09:10,14 --> 00:09:13,19 You don't have any right. To come. 102 00:09:19,73 --> 00:09:25,02 After you looking. Community and I've seen 103 00:09:25,03 --> 00:09:31,72 a lot of change in the community. Service. Go to our country. 104 00:09:33,96 --> 00:09:40,28 Go to fight for our country but I've never heard them say. ALL ABOUT 105 00:09:40,86 --> 00:09:47,68 ALL OF THE NATION. Service women go to fight they got to fight somebody who has 106 00:09:47,69 --> 00:09:51,58 all kind of. When they pass their family will get 107 00:09:51,59 --> 00:09:56,09 a. Result of their. Service and. 108 00:09:58,35 --> 00:10:04,23 Not my gay brothers and sisters so. We've got to change this and I say to the 109 00:10:04,24 --> 00:10:10,97 Supreme Court tonight we've got to change this and we get. This nation that we are 110 00:10:10,98 --> 00:10:12,94 and that we are and that we care about. 111 00:10:20,54 --> 00:10:27,48 We are trying to what happening in America we are the fabric of America. Your 112 00:10:27,49 --> 00:10:33,80 daughters we are your your. Rights as American citizens that's what the Supreme 113 00:10:33,81 --> 00:10:40,34 Court asked we found. That to be treated differently 114 00:10:40,68 --> 00:10:46,61 I am not going to be treated on. The right to marriage. Thank you. 115 00:10:52,66 --> 00:10:59,63 Yeah. OK Next up and I promise this is not my best friends but 116 00:10:59,84 --> 00:11:03,32 they just happen to be very good activists I don't do much out of politics I guess 117 00:11:03,74 --> 00:11:10,39 is this gentleman hugging for her Dad him. Mr Darcy I don't know what year it came 118 00:11:10,40 --> 00:11:14,18 out if I told you I'd get spanked but he needs no introduction Either he's been 119 00:11:14,19 --> 00:11:18,68 around since the dawn of gay rights well he said I don't doubt tonight mother. 120 00:11:21,27 --> 00:11:28,09 Thank you Richard thank you for being here we are going to be witnesses 121 00:11:28,77 --> 00:11:28,90 of 122 00:11:28,91 --> 00:11:36,12 a historic moment in the United States. House of making 123 00:11:36,81 --> 00:11:41,02 sure that none of us are treated fairly and justly under the law. 124 00:11:45,73 --> 00:11:49,79 This. Ballot Box. 125 00:11:52,99 --> 00:11:59,90 Gave proposition to me. And we found the 126 00:11:59,91 --> 00:12:05,88 court. And. The Defense of Marriage. Sure that. 127 00:12:08,09 --> 00:12:14,78 Some of us. Have us here. And we call upon them 128 00:12:15,08 --> 00:12:21,94 to be there we don't have the same rights and recognition as our neighbors the 129 00:12:21,95 --> 00:12:28,82 Supreme. Are. Going to be treated as 130 00:12:28,83 --> 00:12:34,88 such. But let me tell you just. If the Supreme. 131 00:12:36,27 --> 00:12:42,55 Court is. The Supreme. Court against us we 132 00:12:43,20 --> 00:12:49,86 ready and willing. Able to continue our fight fair 133 00:12:49,87 --> 00:12:51,32 fairness and. 134 00:12:58,09 --> 00:13:03,81 Go. From that angle banging down. 135 00:13:07,05 --> 00:13:12,71 That likes of him. In. Man. 136 00:13:14,92 --> 00:13:20,53 That we're going to stand up man to man to their families. 137 00:13:21,87 --> 00:13:25,65 Our relationships now stand up to that. 138 00:13:29,40 --> 00:13:33,97 We've come up. But we still have 139 00:13:33,98 --> 00:13:43,52 a way to. Yes 140 00:13:43,52 --> 00:13:43,52 . 141 00:13:52,39 --> 00:13:59,37 Dan said thanks. For standing. Behind him 142 00:13:59,38 --> 00:14:05,91 we. Need. From sea to 143 00:14:05,92 --> 00:14:11,46 shining sea. Thank you. 144 00:14:13,57 --> 00:14:19,26 Thank you. Thank you. 145 00:14:26,44 --> 00:14:32,71 OK. And your name. 146 00:14:34,10 --> 00:14:34,74 Be anywhere. 147 00:14:45,15 --> 00:14:47,59 Whenever. I don't. 148 00:15:09,62 --> 00:15:09,92 Tell. 149 00:15:38,88 --> 00:15:44,30 Side the window to the right fighting something called originalism and all the. 150 00:15:47,08 --> 00:15:47,29 Other. 151 00:16:14,26 --> 00:16:14,68 Whatever. 152 00:16:22,82 --> 00:16:23,00 It's. 153 00:16:37,48 --> 00:16:42,27 The you. Say. You. 154 00:16:49,68 --> 00:16:54,10 Say that I ask you this agreement. 155 00:17:06,31 --> 00:17:11,51 This is the. Real. Thing. 156 00:17:20,71 --> 00:17:21,25 Coming up. 157 00:19:31,58 --> 00:19:31,91 That. 158 00:20:23,18 --> 00:20:23,80 Would never have. 159 00:22:39,50 --> 00:22:45,84 Now. It 160 00:22:45,85 --> 00:22:51,28 has. To the spokesman for. 161 00:23:03,39 --> 00:23:04,04 Quiet for 162 00:23:04,05 --> 00:23:11,63 a minute what's going on. There 163 00:23:11,63 --> 00:23:11,63 . 164 00:26:41,08 --> 00:26:42,63 Just for their. 165 00:26:49,30 --> 00:26:54,55 Testimony before the House. Here in. The Christian Church. 166 00:26:56,35 --> 00:27:01,73 In America. America. 167 00:27:11,61 --> 00:27:18,43 Liberty pursuit of. Justice it began 168 00:27:18,44 --> 00:27:25,32 here. I think about archiving I think 169 00:27:25,33 --> 00:27:28,62 about. The ferry. 170 00:27:35,55 --> 00:27:35,99 That you don't. 171 00:27:51,57 --> 00:27:58,54 Think about. Which. Are cited many times with liberty 172 00:27:58,76 --> 00:27:58,95 and. 173 00:28:08,40 --> 00:28:13,08 I. Think I mean people. 174 00:28:22,09 --> 00:28:27,61 Very tired having been married twenty two years I worked. 175 00:28:33,75 --> 00:28:37,10 Out A. Negative effect. 176 00:28:41,41 --> 00:28:45,13 It only serves to remind me of my own work and. 177 00:28:53,42 --> 00:28:58,64 Why I have to put myself. At the privilege of marrying more of our friends like 178 00:28:58,65 --> 00:29:04,64 Britain Adri. Many more as soon as 179 00:29:05,49 --> 00:29:07,45 marriage equality which will. 180 00:29:12,51 --> 00:29:13,79 Bring with them and their families. 181 00:29:20,54 --> 00:29:22,13 At this time three or at least 182 00:29:22,14 --> 00:29:30,98 a major part of it actually. Value. Through 183 00:29:30,98 --> 00:29:30,98 . 184 00:29:37,36 --> 00:29:43,94 A. By their Creator with certain rights that among these. 185 00:29:45,21 --> 00:29:51,92 Liberty. And. The Chinese and. 186 00:29:55,04 --> 00:30:01,55 American. Blacks. Serve more than others or who. 187 00:30:06,31 --> 00:30:12,66 You might. Consider to make my point heard please. 188 00:30:15,04 --> 00:30:17,28 Do. For. 189 00:30:34,47 --> 00:30:34,80 You. 190 00:32:09,89 --> 00:32:16,18 Yes through the phone. We are going to march because when I was there but when you 191 00:32:16,19 --> 00:32:22,55 come out of your ass I'm through talking here please come on here is the route 192 00:32:22,95 --> 00:32:29,84 we're going to be marching. On Jackson behind you here that is still going 193 00:32:29,99 --> 00:32:36,92 on through rock or turn Michigan and then the 194 00:32:36,93 --> 00:32:43,13 Caribbean Plaza by the Caribbean tower there. At least 195 00:32:43,43 --> 00:32:45,57 a few people to come up there to help us with 196 00:32:45,58 --> 00:32:48,65 a few things we greatly appreciate it might just just 197 00:32:48,66 --> 00:32:58,38 a second. On 198 00:32:58,39 --> 00:33:03,33 the. We're going. 199 00:33:07,37 --> 00:33:13,18 Through now the. Certainly the not. 200 00:33:14,32 --> 00:33:19,97 Readily the oh the the. Blue the. 201 00:33:21,72 --> 00:33:27,38 Friendly the. Walk. 202 00:34:31,01 --> 00:34:35,97 This threat thanks thanks thanks thanks. 203 00:34:40,04 --> 00:34:46,92 Thanks. Thanks. Thanks for this 204 00:34:46,93 --> 00:34:50,21 treacherous thank you thank thank you. 205 00:34:55,98 --> 00:35:01,69 Thanks Drew thanks. And thanks. 206 00:35:03,40 --> 00:35:09,37 To any. And three hundred. 207 00:35:14,22 --> 00:35:17,13 Twenty. Three. 208 00:35:24,68 --> 00:35:27,39 Hundred three. 209 00:35:32,26 --> 00:35:32,83 Hundred three. 210 00:35:37,64 --> 00:35:40,03 Hundred. 211 00:35:46,12 --> 00:35:51,80 Three. Hundred. 212 00:35:53,28 --> 00:35:59,84 Three five. And thanks. 213 00:36:02,39 --> 00:36:06,39 To. The big. 214 00:36:09,48 --> 00:36:13,14 Three are going to speak up. OK. 215 00:36:23,83 --> 00:36:29,67 Renee. Thank you and thank. 216 00:36:31,27 --> 00:36:38,06 You. The search for. The little cheesy 217 00:36:38,07 --> 00:36:42,97 communities are always the best work the stronger. 218 00:36:49,87 --> 00:36:51,48 The IT. 219 00:36:59,63 --> 00:37:06,63 The stay. We still it's. Still the same 220 00:37:06,64 --> 00:37:08,51 sir brothers and sisters. 221 00:37:17,02 --> 00:37:22,96 The Socialist Worker. So why do all socialists 222 00:37:23,96 --> 00:37:25,34 grossly understood all the. 223 00:37:32,85 --> 00:37:39,14 Stuff of. The stricken little but the 224 00:37:39,75 --> 00:37:43,47 key committee. Also exists really. 225 00:37:54,77 --> 00:38:00,61 And also the. Sex or. 226 00:38:01,71 --> 00:38:03,94 Sex don't identify. 227 00:38:10,58 --> 00:38:16,08 Some of it comes. From the eastern. Part of the story. 228 00:38:22,07 --> 00:38:26,54 The. First sex or the sex or because people. 229 00:38:30,13 --> 00:38:34,91 Do. The closest. 230 00:38:36,99 --> 00:38:42,98 Person to. God and search the sun for certain statements 231 00:38:43,75 --> 00:38:44,25 such as 232 00:38:44,26 --> 00:38:51,97 a stepping. Stone. Such as such such. Such 233 00:38:51,98 --> 00:38:56,49 will stay. So that both are good let's. 234 00:39:01,42 --> 00:39:01,73 Start 235 00:39:01,74 --> 00:39:08,62 a. Loser. Thanks 236 00:39:08,63 --> 00:39:14,67 for. Joining us Larry. The for. 237 00:39:17,49 --> 00:39:23,67 The sponsor the day we're going to go. 238 00:39:33,14 --> 00:39:33,100 Around the country. 239 00:39:40,32 --> 00:39:46,82 The good. To squirm in the sense. Of the Swiss. 240 00:39:52,10 --> 00:39:52,71 Gentleman. 241 00:40:02,03 --> 00:40:03,02 And this was when. 242 00:40:14,18 --> 00:40:20,76 You get married. Because 243 00:40:21,64 --> 00:40:24,24 the as. For the. 244 00:40:33,10 --> 00:40:35,50 First ramming. Through. 245 00:40:42,38 --> 00:40:49,36 The gate seeing. The at the certainly the I'm 246 00:40:49,37 --> 00:40:55,12 thinking the rules. Were. This isn't. 247 00:40:59,81 --> 00:41:05,39 Getting. The meaning of that we need to get going. We cannot. 248 00:41:07,54 --> 00:41:14,47 Write. If no one's. Really going 249 00:41:14,48 --> 00:41:20,86 to happen at. Some time insert own we need to be there because regardless of the 250 00:41:20,87 --> 00:41:26,59 outcome the. Fact is we need to grow them and. 251 00:41:29,97 --> 00:41:35,99 This is my reckoning we need to command it is really about the room. We need to. 252 00:41:37,64 --> 00:41:40,75 Know that we don't believe it's 253 00:41:40,76 --> 00:41:46,87 a thing that the we both agree with. Number Three me. 254 00:41:48,72 --> 00:41:55,25 Game. Is why the economic 255 00:41:56,17 --> 00:42:02,86 Brown versus Board of Education the blanket limits. Of 256 00:42:02,87 --> 00:42:08,87 the vote I think the troops are going for nothing. Nothing. 257 00:42:09,88 --> 00:42:16,27 Took. The things that were more exciting thing on the streets of 258 00:42:16,28 --> 00:42:23,19 America. Through its progress even if we were the best. But 259 00:42:23,20 --> 00:42:30,04 we weren't in June we're going to. We know that we need that the 260 00:42:30,05 --> 00:42:36,55 only thing. We need to demand. We didn't put them in things like. 261 00:42:38,19 --> 00:42:43,46 Education. Because. 262 00:42:46,20 --> 00:42:51,57 Because the that we don't get WE'RE GOING ON THE an order that we can work through 263 00:42:51,88 --> 00:42:57,90 if that's the way that other minority community here in the county think you. 264 00:43:00,41 --> 00:43:07,06 Personally think that. We need to not just. The 265 00:43:07,07 --> 00:43:13,96 thing we need. To equality so I think we're going 266 00:43:13,97 --> 00:43:14,65 to wrap it up.