“One can only wonder what our great grandmothers would have made of the new rhetoric.
“. . . Trans women were lightly represented in the crowd but heavily supported by the speeches from the stage. And as those rhetorical flourishes were spoken the crowd roared again and again in favor of full inclusiveness. They also spoke of the high murder rate against trans women worldwide.
“I have covered protests in LA for awhile now and this was the only time I ever cried. Just a few tears but it hit me as to what I was actually witnessing. . . .â€
Robert Stuart Lowden’s article and photos: Photoset 1 | Photoset 2 | Photoset 3 | Photoset 4 | Photoset 5 | Photoset 6 | Photoset 7
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Domestic violence was a major theme of the day and women demanded that the police join them in fighting domestic violence instead of being part of the problem.
There were events in Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura Counties on March 8th as well.
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