09.12.08
Gays will march in three areas of the country this weekend
Gays will march in three areas of the country this weekend with walks in New York City and San Francisco to support same-sex marriage, and one in Mississippi to call on the next president to issue a stronger commitment on battling HIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS, their loved ones and other supporters will march from Jackson to Oxford, Miss., on Sept. 13 to demand that the next U.S. president take significant steps toward creating a national plan within 100 days of taking office to end AIDS .
Stand Against AIDS is being spearheaded by the Campaign to End AIDS, a national network of people living with HIV/AIDS. It is made up of a diverse cross-section of people - African-American, Latino and white; gay and straight; male and female.
On Sunday, several thousand people are expected to attend the fifth annual simultaneous walks across the Golden Gate Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge in support of marriage equality.
A bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in New York passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly last year ,but Republicans who control the Senate have refused to consider the legislation.
Gov. David Paterson earlier this year issued an executive order recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples who were married in areas where they are legal. A challenge by Republicans was thrown out in court.
In New York City, marchers will gather at 11 a.m. EST at City Hall Park and proceed across the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn. The event will end with a picnic and festival in Cadman Plaza.
In San Francisco, marchers will gather at 9:30 a.m. PST at the west end of Crissy Field to march across the Golden Gate Bridge and then return to Crissy Field for wedding cake and entertainment.