Gay Musicians From Bay Area To Play Inauguration Parade

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http://www.ktvu.com/news/18272695/detail.html

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- For the first time in American history, a gay and lesbian band will be marching in a presidential inauguration.
Barack Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee has chosen the Lesbian and Gay Band Association, with members from across the country, to march in the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 20.
Twenty-six Bay Area musicians from the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Freedom Band and Cheer San Francisco will participate as members of the Lesbian and Gay Band Association, a national group tapped to march in the inaugural event.
“It means the Obama transition team views lesbian and gay men as part of America,” said Rice Majors, artistic director for the Lesbian and Gay Band Association. “We're a visible part of America.”.......




times they are a changing, :toast: to continued change in 2009

[Political Tiger]

1. That's great!

Obama is da man!!

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2. ,

[progressoid]

3. Pop pop pop pop pop pop

Fundy freeper heads exploding! :)

[unapatriciated]

7. or the resurrection of Lawrence Welk....

:rofl: there are a few fundy heads at work I'd like to see exploding.

[Alter Ego]

9. It'll be like a Gallagher performance when he smashed the watermelon.

People will be lifting tarps over their heads.

[DevonRex]

4. This is wonderful news! I wish I could be there to see and hear them

in person. And I hope there's a really good DVD of the whole event after it's over.

[bluedawg12]

5. I love a parade!

:fistbump:

[Cha]

6. Ain't nobody gonna

have any complaints about this news. :fistbump:

[riqster]

8. Most excellent! nt

[terrya]

10. I read about this the other day. This is just wonderful!

:-)