Loving Day
It's hard to believe, but less than 40 years ago interracial relationships were illegal in many states in our country. Marriage, sex, and living together were all criminal acts. On June 12th, 1967 interracial couples became legal thanks to the Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia. Only a few years later, my parents, an interracial couple, met and then married in 1974. When I ask my parents about the radical nature of their relationship at the time, they deny that it was radical at all. They saw likeness, not difference, in one another.
It's hard not to see the parallels between the battle for interracial marriage then, and today's battle for gay marriage. On this Saturday, June 12th, observe Loving Day by taking a moment to reflect on and celebrate your legal right to love a person of any race, and take action to see that these same rights are extended to ALL loving couples, regardless of sexual orientation.
Resources:
Loving Day, Remember the Legalization of Interracial Couples - Includes courtroom history, legal map and stories from real couples.
Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights.
Million For Marriage Petition: Support marriage equality for all.
Freedom to Marry: The gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality nationwide.
EAST COAST LOVING DAY PARTY: NYC
From 6-9 pm, come party at the Remote Lounge with drinks, DJs, video, multimedia, and a room full of hand-picked fly people in the privacy of the ultra-wired party space downstairs. We’re celebrating the 37th anniversary of the legalization of interracial couples in America, and we’re doing it in style. Get down for a good cause as DJ Kesto and DJ’s Los Aggravators rock the old school and the eclectic soul. And when it’s over, you’re right in the East Village on a Saturday night. Come make history as we celebrate a holiday of our own invention.
Location: Remote Lounge
Time: 6-9pm
Address: 327 Bowery (at 2nd Street), New York, NY
Contact: info@lovingday.org or call 212.361.9756
