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| |  | | | The past week has seen thousands of people rally against the bigoted measure called Prop. 8, which cruelly eliminated the right of gay Californians to marry their partners. After so much joy and celebration earlier this year, once again the LGBT community faced a legal slap in the face. It was particularly sad because it came at the same time that the country's voters made history by voting for our first African American president. As Deb Price writes this week: In his uplifting victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama told the story of 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper of Atlanta and the remarkable changes that have transpired during her lifetime. Born just one generation after slavery, when people like her were barred from voting both because of the color of their skin and their gender, she saw America overcome the Depression, crush the Nazis, dismantle racial segregation, land on the moon and inspire freedom-seekers to knock down the Berlin Wall. "And this year, in this election," Obama said, "she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can." For those of us who're gay, Ann Nixon Cooper's story is a well of hope to draw from as we continue our own difficult journey to equality after a bittersweet election. Read the rest of her column here. And continue to check AlterNet's Rights & Liberties section for more on the unfolding legal battle against Prop 8. Thanks for reading, Liliana Segura Editor, Rights & Liberties Special Coverage | | | | PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web | | | | |
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