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Overheard at last night's No on H8 protest rally in Long Beach, CA:

'Go, kids. Go.'

This was uttered by a woman who stood on her porch, tearily watching the stragglers catching up to the main group of protesters.

I had two text messages when I came home from a friend at the rally, who wondered where I was. I went home, period. My feet had burst blisters, I didn't have anything to eat but a bleeding salad all day, and I couldn't keep my eyes open. I knew I couldn't hobble away fast enough when the cops in riot gear were about to start arresting people.

The day after, I'm sore as hell. Every move is like a bomb going off. But with bandaids and a little Ibuprofen, I'm still making it out to tonight's rally in Silverlake. More (non-blurry) pictures to come, hopefully.

Also:

Join a multi-faith service at St John's Episcopal church -- St John's was one of the few religious entities that supported the No on 8 campaign, and were in return vandalised by the Yes on 8 supporters (via Facebook)