UPDATE
Quotes from the Rally -Posted at 3:45 PM ET
"All I can think about is how many tears will be shed so some politician in some back room can have more time to figure out [how to get equality for all LGBT people]" -David Mixner, Democratic Strategist talking about having to tell lover his parents wouldn't come see him before he died of AIDS
"Make president move beyond words. Right sentiment isn't enough anymore." -Cynthia Nixon, actress
"I'm telling you that the era of asking is over. We will tell." -Lt. Dan Choi
"...Bigger group than those tea party people..." - Bill Rosendahl
"Nobody should be patient when it comes to the denial of basic human rights." - Stuart Applebaum
Original Entry
I spoke with the co-communications director for the National Equality March, Phil Siegel. He addressed the situation as the GLBT community prepares for this monumental event:
"Right now, what the situation is people can still be thrown out of their jobs and taken out of their homes for being GLBT in several states. On the general level, there's no legislation protecting a class of American citizens and therefore it's really difficult to talk about all men are created equal when there's such a disparity of rights throughout the country.
I asked Siegel to address the fact that religious extremists will be at the event and explain whether he thought religious interests will be able to stall the agenda of the LGBT community as it moves forward:
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