Nina Perez
2/18/10
WST 3015
So Tuesday I had the opportunity to attend a SAFE and EQUAL meeting. Our cause was discussed and we asked for peoples help, by signing petitions and planning on attending our rally. The facebook event was also created an we started to send out mass invites to all our friends. We are planning a meeting next Monday and will begin tabling in the coming week as well.
Going to the SAFE meeting was very interesting. I was able to listen to the political side of the fight for equality. I was very comfortable and everyone was open and friendly. Hearing the passion and the facts about Florida legislature really hit home for me. There was several facts I was not aware of, such as Florida's laws prohibiting same gender families from adopting. I had always assumed that it was only a difficult process, not that it was banned in Florida. This was a bit disappointing and it made me realize that as a society we have not come as far in the realm of acceptance.
Going to these meetings and learning about the Florida laws lead me to have some very interesting conversations with friends and for the first time in a long time I was able to have an in depth conversation with my peers. Also seeing some of the friends that committed to attending the rally in April was encouraging. Not only in the sense of this one cause but also in the hope that times and generations are changing the mind set for the future. Friends of mine that I had never had conversations about there stance on the subject, have stepped forward and have sent the invite to their friends. This act alone has given me so much more respect for my friends and they don't even know it. I think that of all the projects I have done in school this one is quickly becoming the most intense and the most powerful, teaching me more about me and the people i surround myself with on a day to day basis.
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