People often ask me what the benefits of rallying for marriage equality are. How is rallying going to convince our leaders to introduce and pass a bill?

I was once rather stunned when asked these questions. I naturally assumed that people (generally speaking) understood the importance of grassroots campaigning. After all, aren’t people aware of the black and women rights movements and how grassroots campaigning was vital in achieving legislative reform?

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