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MEET IN THE MIDDLE PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTOS COURTESY SHANA KASPIAN

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(THE ITINERARY OF THE RALLY AS WRITTEN BELOW IS NOT MEANT TO BE A COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF SPEAKERS AND ENTERTAINERS WHO APPEARED. GAY FRESNO IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING VIDEO FROM THE DAY'S EVENTS AND WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE. THE VIDEOS, WHEN COMPLETE, WILL REPRESENT THE COMPLETE RALLY PROGRAM FROM MEET IN THE MIDDLE.)

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MEET IN THE MIDDLE FINALLY ARRIVED ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, 2009 IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GATHERED IN SUPPORT OF THE RALLY, A DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE RECENT CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD CALIFORNIA PROPOSTION 8, WHICH STRIPPED LGBT AMERICANS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF THE LEGAL RIGHT TO SAME SEX MARRIAGE, WHICH WAS GRANTED IN 2008 BY THE SAME CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT, WHO RULED THE DENIAL WAS UN-CONSTITUTIONAL.

THE DAY STARTED EARLY IN SELMA, CALIFORNIA, WITH A PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE START OF A MARCH FROM SELMA TO FRESNO. THE MARCH WAS MEANT TO CALL TO MIND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHES IN 1965 FROM SELMA, ALABAMA TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, THE CULMINATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S. THE MARCHERS WERE ENERGETIC AND STRONG, AND CAME INTO FRESNO WAVING FLAGS AND SHOUTING JOYFULLY. THEY CONGREGATED AT THE "WELCOME TO FRESNO" SIGN, BEING JOINED BY ANOTHER GROUP, WHO THEN COMPLETED THE MARCH TO FRESNO CITY HALL, THE SITE OF THE MEET IN THE MIDDLE RALLY.

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