Denton County Comes Out

Stonewall Democrats of Denton County held an LGBT Equality Solidarity Rally in Denton this morning, with more than 40 people in attendance. People of all colors, races, and sexual orientations braved a frigid wet Sunday morning to support equality in Denton County, Texas, and abroad. Democrats, Socialists, students and more voiced their approval of gay rights and denounced a recent UNT Student Government vote against same sex couples on Homecoming Court.

Thousands more marched in Washington DC today to promote equality. An estimated 500,000 marched in 1979, 30 years ago to the day, for the same purpose. AP now estimates 300,000 attended the 2009 march. October 11 also recognizes National Coming Out Day, held since 1988.

Demonstrators hope to put pressure on law makers, just as the Teabaggers had hoped to do as well. Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, said the marchers should be lobbying their lawmakers. He said the demonstrations are simply "an emotional release" that do little to pressure Congress. In response to the grassroots effort he stated, "the only thing they're going to be putting pressure on is the grass," the Massachusetts Democrat said on Friday.

The City of Denton recognized June 27, 2009 as Denton LGBT Pride Day this past summer, on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.