Towleroad Guide to the Tube #552: National Equality March Speeches

I didn't get a chance to post these over the weekend. Eight speakers from the National Equality March: Cleve Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Judy Shepard, Lieutenant Dan Choi:

Lance Black, Lady Gaga, and Julian Bond, AFTER THE JUMP...

Watch: Scenes from the National Equality March

Here's some video I spliced together from the March yesterday which will give you an idea of the youth element and energy of the event. 

Also, at about 3:25 in there's a shot from the West Lawn of the Capitol looking back which gives a good idea of the size of the crowd. In many of the news photos I've seen the crowd in front of the Capitol doesn't look that large, but what they don't show is the huge mass of people stretching down Pennsylvania Avenue that couldn't even get on to the lawn. 

Also, this video includes a brief interview with Cleve Jones.

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Cleve Jones to Anderson Cooper: Why We're Marching

Anderson Cooper talks to Richard Socarides, Pam Spaulding, and Cleve Jones about Obama's unfulfilled promises, the reasons for the National Equality March, and Barney Frank's statements about the March.

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Read: Cleve Jones National Equality March Invitation to Obama Will President Choose Gays or Golf?

Early last week, Cleve Jones sent a letter to President Obama inviting him to join LGBT people on the west lawn of the Capitol for the National Equality March. Read it above.

The President may not be in Washington D.C. during the March, as it was reported in mid-September:

"Obama, along with former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, has been invited to San Francisco for the Presidents Cup golf tournament, which takes place at Harding Park Golf Course October 6-11. The National Equality March takes place October 11, which is National Coming Out Day. In a Tuesday, September 15 phone interview, Tom Clark, the Presidents Cup executive director, confirmed that Obama, Clinton, and Bush have been invited, but he couldn't say whether they would attend the tournament. 'Normally, we don't hear anything until days before. ... We have not received confirmation from anyone yet,' said Clark. Previous Presidents Cup tournaments have featured appearances by the sitting president. This year's event marks the first time the biennial tournament is taking place on a public golf course."

In related news, a number of solidarity rallies are springing up around the country in various cities for those who can't make it to Washington D.C. Click HERE for information on rallies across the country.

Towleroad Guide to the Tube #542

WAYNE BESEN: Activist, writer, and Truth Wins Out founder says he's a better lunch date than Sarah Palin.

HEALTH CARE: Senators are "losing it" on health care.

CLEVE JONES: The activist behind the National Equality March spoke at New York's LGBT Center last night.

DEBTOR'S REVOLT: YouTube activist has received more than 300,000 views with this call to arms against greedy banks and creditors.

For previous Guides to the Tube, click HERE.

Rachel Maddow and Cleve Jones Discuss Pelosi's Violence Warning

Activist Cleve Jones appeared on Rachel Maddow's show last night to discuss Nancy Pelosi's warning about the specter of political violence, Harvey Milk, and members of the GOP like John Boehner, who appear to be condoning the activities with intent to escalate the situation.

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