Cherie Priest

California’s Proposition 8 doesn’t intend to protect, preserve, reinforce, or nurture anything. It tears things down, and tears people down. It is an instrument of hate and intolerance. It is unfair and unreasonable, and it is promoted by agents of the unfair and unreasonable. It works to undo and disestablish good things done by good people, by violence if necessary.

If you don’t believe me, please keep reading — and take a moment to press “play.”

The following video was taken by Meredith Yayanos in Oakland, California. When a pro-Prop8 group became physically aggressive and violent with a counter prop8 protester, she turned on her phone and began recording. Then the pro-Prop8 crowd noticed her.

In her words: “Something to keep in mind: when I hit the record button, I hadn’t said a single word to anyone, or interfered in the rally any way. I stood a fair distance away from all of the sign-wavers (remaining at least four feet away from all of them…until they approached me). But as soon as they noticed me filming them, I was greeted with curses and threats of violence. “Get that shit out of here. I’ll knock it out of your hand.” None of these folks knew me, yet they instantly knew they hated me …”

Which shortly devolved to, “That’s when she attacked, clawing, grabbing and then shoving. I didn’t fight back; she was much bigger than me.”

The Face of Proposition 8 from Theremina on Vimeo.

To read the whole story — and I definitely think you should, go here.

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