I promised pictures from Tuesday's signing of the marriage equality bill and after-party, and here they are.
The crowd waited in the 95°+ sun for the signing, including two Wisconsinites with signs:
I go for the shirts when it comes time to take photos. It's a weakness of mine:
I had thought about wearing my Vote No shirt, and decided against it, but this guy had a more creative approach:
The Minnesota Freedom Band marched away from the signing on the way to the party, playing "Born This Way."
The tuba player had something to say about slut shaming:
A new kind of tandem bike, with a message:
Minnesota is the 12th state to pass marriage equality. I loved this guy's homemade shirt.
In case you can't read this one, it says Resist Dichotomies:
Big Table Studio, which is located right across the street from the party location, had a small exhibit of posters created to encourage the move to marriage equality.
The first one is letterpress, by Bill Moran. It's metallic silver ink on black paper -- that's a large, wood-type number 8, turned sideways, with other wooden "furniture" used to create the bottom point. And then the letters GLBTQ printed over.
I don't have the artist names on the rest of the posters.
Those not from Minnesota may not know that Judy Garland grew up in a northern Minnesota town (back when she was Frances Gumm). I think that's supposed to be a liberated Betty Crocker on the right.
Paul and Jolly:
Sassy but true:
Big table had its press, right in the front window, running. They had loaded a split fountain of red and blue:
Anyone who wanted could pull a proof onto orange paper:
I got one, too, (big surprise) for my letterpress collection.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Pictures from a Great Day
Posted at 9:30 PM
Categories: Out and About
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3 comments:
I keep looking for the faces of friends in all the crowds in photos and on TV and don't see anyone I know. That only points out how very large our community is. It's about time we were given equal rights!
I was thinking the same thing when I was at the Capitol. Lots of people I knew were there, but I didn't see a single one.
I couldn't be there except in spirit. Thanks for posting this.
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