I understand that rallies of such create tension, however progress is not made by those who wait for it to happen, progrss occurs only through action. One of the earlier threads stated that African Americans and women have made progress via education and that homosexuality should go the same route. However I feel there is a glaring chunk of history being left out in regards to women and black advancement in this country, and that is the powderkeg that was the 60's and 70's. That was an instrumental time period that has helped create this time of "almost" equality that we are in now. It is only because the inequalites were so bare and out there for all to see that we can now educate those on what was wrong and how we can improve from here.

I believe that demonstrations although not desirable, are necessary. They don't allow the issue to swept under the table and postponed until another date, they demand that problems be solved in the immediate. And that is what gets things done.