The Speech that Spawned the Blog

Cool. All of the video footage from the Creating Change Conference Plenary is now up (in 4 parts, but up nonetheless) at:

http://creatingchange2010.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/new-video-rea-careys-state-of-the-movement/

Or, you can find the full text of the speech at:

http://www.thetaskforce.org/press/releases/pr_020510

I really appreciate that the argument presented in this speech was that the right to marry (or to be protected from employment discrimination, etc.) is not a lesser issue (than the economy, for instance) nor is it an issue to be considered only in a politically viable way (i.e., it's only brought up when a candidate doesn't fear losing an election because of it). Rather, she presents this as an immediate civil and human rights issue that requires an immediate and equitable solution.