RENWL

This is bound to be more interesting than the actual blow by blow coverage of the trial. The only thing about this re-enactment is that it makes all too clear to us that the Prop 8 trial could easily be called the Prop “White” trial. Other than pro Prop 8 Asian defendant William Tam, that’s about as much as you’re going to see anyone of color remotely related to this court proceeding. That’s sad we think. And yet another very valid reason why LGBTs of color are not engaged with the trial as they could be. They don’t see anybody who looks like them associated with it.

As some of you have heard this re-enactment YouTube series is the brainchild of LA-based filmmaker John Ireland. We actually know John. He, his partner and their adopted son participated in RENWL’s very first neighborhood marriage equality canvass in the Country Club Park community just north of West Adams. We forget the boy’s name but he’s the cutest kid. Both John and his partner are white and they adopted an African American little boy.  Canvassing for marriage equality in a black neighborhood one can imagine some of the reactions they received as John and his partner went knocking door to door asking people to support marriage equality with their son. Of course they told people he was their child.  Based on the feedback from John after the canvass however, he said folks were very cool. Having his son come along made a big impression and a big difference. We have no doubt about that.

So that’s our 5 minute brush with fame. We hope that this video series gains a huge following. We’ll be posting them as they’re released on Youtube.  For more information on the videos and John Ireland’s background go this link at: Marriage Trial.

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