Yesterday there was a marriage equality rally at Utah's capitol in
Salt Lake City attended by 1,800 people. A petition containing 58,000
pro-equality signatures was delivered to Governor Herbert's office.
But the highlight of the rally may have been Riley Hackford-Peer, a
12-year-old whose moms were able to marry in the window before the
Supreme Court put a stay on a lower court ruling striking down the
state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Riley delivered an emotional, epic speech with his little brother at his side.
Said Hackford-Peer:
"Sometimes I felt really scared that my
moms weren't married. I imagined being taken away by one of my moms. At
school we talked about things we hoped to see during our lifetime. I
always said I imagined my moms getting married in Utah. On December 20
it happened! I saw my moms get married - in Utah! It felt like fireworks
bursting in my heart....But Governor Herbert wants to treat my moms
unfairly. He says he wants to protect families. But I want to tell him
that my family deserves protection too! I have two moms. And I love
them. And they deserve to have their marriage recognized everywhere"
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