On Sunday, about 8 of my friends met up in Irvine on Alton and Culver to protest against Proposition 8, the proposition that is against gay marriages. I was scared at first, as it was my first rally and had no idea how the crowd react. Would they boo us and try and harrass us or would they be supported. To my surprised, once I arrived there with San I felt comfortable and at home. I was so proud to be gay and to part of this movement for change. San made a beautiful long sign that was long enough for five people to hold together. It said Nooo on H8te. There were moms and dads out there that held signs with us and supported. I even met my good friend that studied abroad with me while I was back at USC undergrad. We were met by very supportive drivers that passed by. They would honk their horns in support, would wave, and cheers us on. This gave me a lot of motivation. Of course we also met some opposition as some would flip us off as they drove by or gave us a thumbs down. There were no Yes on 8 protestors though. I heard that there were a few last weekend at the same street corner but they eventually dwindled down as the number of No supporters grew in size. I got to the site at 11:30 and then left at 2:20pm. My friends left at the same time and went to the rally in Fullerton close to CSUF right in front of a church. Click on the link below to read more on that rally. I heard it was a lot more exciting that the Irvine one as there was a huge turnout on both sides with about 200 No supporters and 150 or so Yes supporters.
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