May 15, 2004
Close to 500 people held a march and rally this Saturday in the
Silverlake district of Los Angeles. Marching from the intersection of
Sunset Blvd and Edgecliffe to a rally on Sunset Junction at Santa
Monica Blvd. The event was organized by a coalition of group including
the
LAMBDA Legal Defense and Education Fund,
The California Freedom to
Marry Coalition, The L.A. Coalition for Equal Marriage Rights, and ANSWER LA . The event was peaceful and there were no arrests.
Photos by
"A", Photos by
jlr
Main Stream Cooks Numbers -- On their web site ABC local news reported the following:
“Gay Marriage Supporters Rally”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About a hundred supporters of gay marriage rights
rallied in Los Angeles last night. The action came just days before the
state of Massachusetts is set to begin issuing marriage licenses to
same-sex couples on Monday.
See the link for more
This LA-IMC reporter saw no news vans or news crews from any local TV
news station at the rally. Why KABC who were not even there stated
that “about hundred” people came to the event is unknown. I know at
least 500 people who will testify to the contrary. (Editorial Remark:
perhaps this is yet another example of the major media outlets getting
it wrong or deliberately ignoring and down playing the level of
activism and protest going on in this city everyday.)
There were however reporters from KPFK and LA-IMC there.
Organizers said there are more events planned.
