On my way back home from school Monday night, I run into to two mini protest rallies for and against Proposition 8. I’m personally crossing my fingers and hoping that enough people vote no on it so that anyone, man or woman can have the right to marry the person they love.
So, as I was waiting for the bus at school, students were holding up and waving “vote no on 8” signs and getting people passing by to honk their horns in support. This was in Los Angeles, on Cesar Chavez Ave. and Atlantic Place during rush hour traffic, so needless to say there was a lot of commotion going on. Students were on all four street corners showing their support, even as two lonely stranglers were holding up signs that read “yes on 8”. It was also strange to see some commuters getting a kick out of flipping off people as they drove by. About 15 minutes later I get off the bus only to see another mini rally on all four corners of Cesar Chavez Ave. and Soto, the heart of East L.A. During the few minutes I spent observing the scene and listening to a preacher telling people to save the sanctity of marriage over a mega phone, I saw parents crossing the streets back and forth proudly holding up their signs. I wouldn’t be going out on a limb if I said that most of the people there were probably part of one of the numerous evangelical churches that surround the immediate area.
More than anything, I thought that running into two separate rallies for and against the same proposition in the same night, is a sign that people are stepping up and having their voices heard… and that’s what makes this country so great. The fact that everyone has the right to vote for what/who they believe in without anyone prohibiting them from expressing themselves.   

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