Soulforce In Colorado Stages Sit-In: Draws Public Attention to the Injustice of Proposition 8
"Tuesday afternoon, approximately 100 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Coloradans protested outside Denver's Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building. At 3:45pm, several couples and individuals entered the Denver City and County Clerk and Recorder's office to stage a sit-in and nonviolent civil disobedience. Denver residents (and members of Soulforce In Colorado) Kate Burns, Lewis Thompson, Laurin Foxworth, John Ferguson, and Shari Wilkins were arrested at approximately 4:45pm. The arrest occurred after a young heterosexual couple entered the clerk and recorder's office to obtain a marriage license and were unable to do so because of the sit-in that blocked business as usual."
Read the rest of the article by clicking here. The couple who were interrupted in their attempt to obtain a marriage license later commented supportively of the demonstrators and their purpose for staging the sit-in.
John Ferguson is a leader in the Denver Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays) and was an advisor to the Called to Be One program on April 2nd entitled "Religion and Its Impact on Attitudes Toward Gay and Lesbian Families." A video of the sit-in demonstration and arrest can be viewed at YouTube.
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