Marriage equality rally signals hardened DC resolve in face of Maine setback

On Wednesday, over a hundred supporters of marriage equality gathered in Dupont circle to rally in the aftermath of Maine's narrow vote to repeal marriage equality at the ballot box. Emotions in the crowd were strong, with the rally's organizers seeking to channel the crowd's anger at the outcome in Maine into a reinforced push to secure marriage equality here in the District of Columbia.

One strikingly out-of-place visitor kept a quiet watch on the rally from a bench nearby. Fresh from bankrolling Maine's Yes on 1 campaign, which blanketed the state with fear-mongering lies that gays are somehow "after your children," Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage, surveyed the rally from the shadows.

But she did not go unnoticed. During his speech, Michael Crawford of DC for Marriage called her out: "I'm here today to tell you Maggie, I'm sorry, but you cannot stop marriage equality here in the nation's capital."