We shared with you that this was going to happen in our Actions section, and here is the video to prove it.   Thanks to Alan, Gabrielle, Justin, Jake and others of QueerRising for taking their activism, and that of the LGBT movement  to the next level.  I was honestly moved to tears, and I hope you are also touched by the bravery of these activists for full equality.  Chant with them: “I am somebody who deserves full equality.  Right here. Right now.”

Thanks for the update from JoeMyGod regarding the court hearing on Friday that charges were dismissed for the four that were arrested for chaining themselves to the front door.

Four members of the group Queer Rising, a group which advocates for civil rights for the LGBT community accepted pleas of ‘adjournment contemplating dismissal’ (ACD) today from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The individuals were charged with Obstructing Government Administration as well as two charges of Disorderly Conduct for chaining themselves together in front of the New York City Marriage License Bureau on February 12, 2010, in attempt to bring attention to the fact that the office denies LGBT New Yorkers the opportunity to file for marriage certificates. Justin Elzie, Alan Bounville, Gabriel Yuri Bollag and Jake Goodman accepted the offer which would allow them to dismiss all charges after 6 months assuming they are not arrested again during this time. Ted Bohn, co-counsel for the defendants, said “As long as the State of New York maintains a policy which codifies that the love between two men or two women is inferior to the love between a man and a woman, these actions will continue. This was only the beginning. We are grateful, however, to Cy Vance for recognizing that those arrested in furtherance of civil rights should not be treated like criminals.”