Now Is The Time

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Official Website:
http://www.NationalEqualityMarch.com

On October 10-11, 2009, we will gather in Washington DC from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. We will gather. We will march. And we will leave energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in every community across the nation.

Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.

Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.

Our strategy: Decentralized organizing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will build a network to continue organizing beyond October.

Speech: Cleve Jones, "Meet In The Middle 4 Equality" Rally, Fresno, CA, May 30, 2009

    Posted: Jun 23, 2009 at 3:30 pm / Email this  »

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    1. 1

      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      PEREZ IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM



    2. 2

      YOU HAVE NO SHAME DO YOU .



    3. 3

      This is the last time I will ever visit this site. I used to visit this site on a regular basis from the beginning, but because of the ignorance of Mario, I am done. Hypocrite.



    4. 4

      Wow…just wow. You are such a hypocrite.



    5. 5

      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM
      MARIO IS THE GAY UNCLE TOM



    6. 6

      lmao do u think they'll want u there?



    7. 7

      My best friend and I are planning on flying from Texas to this.



    8. 8

      and how many people will you call a gay slur that day. you jack ass.



    9. 9

      yeah…right…

      you're moving fast today….



    10. 10

      Yeah right, this coming from someone who thinks he can harass others by using the word you called Will I Am, then you harass Isiah Washington for using that word, and you absolutely trashed Miss California, just because she thinks gay people shouldn't marry. You have ruined any shred of credibility you ever had. Hopefully, one day Billy Ray Cyrus or Bruce Willis will come looking for you also, for the way you trash their childredn.

    11. Kdel says – reply to this


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      COMING FROM YOU….NOBODY GIVES A SHIT! YOU ARE NOT A GAY LEADER…THE GAY COMMUNITY DOES NOT WANT YOU AS THEIR SPOKESPERSON BECAUSE YOU HAVE CAUSED TOO MUCH HARM TO THEIR CAUSE.



    12. 12

      dude, i'm worried for you, i wouldn't go. plus, didn't ashton kutcher try to punk the black eye peas on punk'd(duh) but it never got aired b.c their security guard punched an actor pretending to be a cop. isn't this right? it was a long time ago but there's history there. be safe, i think the gays are even more pissed

    13. Dr, D says – reply to this


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      You are a giant POSER! Pathetic.



    14. 14

      HYPOCRITE



    15. 15

      I feel bad for decent gay men. You really have set the movement back 30 years.



    16. 16

      Good luck with that Mario
      I'm surprised they want you to show up



    17. 17

      HYPOCRITE!



    18. 18

      ARE YOU GONNA GO CALL THE PRESIDENT A F******G F****T TOO??



    19. 19

      .
      .
      …are you going to apologize for using a homophobic slur, or keep pretending you are the champion for gay rights?
      .
      .



    20. 20

      OMG! Are you seriously posting this right now? You are a delusional piece of dirt aren't you? I doubt anyone wants you there now Perez! You need to open you fat mouth and APOLOGIZE! You are a real low class piece of work Perez! LOW CLASS~!



    21. 21

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      PEREZ - Why dont u blog about how the gay groups are mad about what u called Will.i.am ????



    22. 22

      GLAAD to Perez Hilton: Shame On You!
      The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is speaking out against celebrity blogger Perez Hilton after he admittedly used an anti-gay slur (f—ot) in an altercation with Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.
      Rashad Robinson, Senior Director of Media Programs at GLAAD: “These are vulgar anti-gay slurs that feed a climate of hatred and intolerance toward our community. For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that it is, quote, ‘The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,’ is incredibly dangerous. It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that it is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting anti-gay attitudes. We have reached out to Hilton and asked him to apologize for promoting this anti-gay slur and we would ask media outlets to avoid repetition of the slur in their coverage of this story.”



    23. 23

      You have no shame



    24. 24

      good luck
      with that,
      maybe if you
      tell the republican party
      that if they go for uz,
      they'll win next time..
      maybe, just maybe
      you'll get what you want…
      after all, they have no hope of
      every winning again, unless for this
      or legalizing maryjanezzzzzzzzzz



    25. 25

      Perez responded, saying, “I am saddened GLAAD chose to victimize me further by criticizing me for how I non-violently dealt with a very scary situation that, unfortunately, turned violent. While I doubt I will get an apology from GLAAD, nor do I expect one, I would just hope people know how difficult it is to intellectualize a situation and think rationally when a thug disguised as a musician is screaming at your face and intimidating you. I am just very fortunate and grateful that nothing more serious happened to me.”
      Pop culture chronicler Rich Juzwiak adds his two cents about Perez: “I just kind of want to throw up my hands (or in my hands) and call out this character, this persona, this online half-person for what it is: bad for the Internet, bad for gay people, bad for the world. I can’t help but feel like everything would be better off without him… I racked my brain and I’ve still come up with absolutely nothing positive or pro-social that he has brought to the world.”



    26. 26

      After the openly gay blogger called the singer a "f****t," he has also upset the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
      "These are vulgar antigay slurs that feed a climate of hatred and intolerance toward our community," said Rashad Robinson, senior director of Media Programs at GLAAD. "For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that it is 'The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,' is incredibly dangerous.
      "It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that it is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting antigay attitudes."
      GLAAD has asked Hilton to apologize for promoting the anti-gay slur, however the blogger is not sorry for his actions.



    27. 27

      And stop censoring negative comments..DEAL WITH IT! You can dish it out and SAY you can take it but you really cant. Can't wait til they start drawing cocks and tits on your stupid pictures. You are truly pathetic and I have NO pity for you!



    28. 28

      How can you clame to be for gay rights when you have called someone the f-word? Hypocrite.



    29. 29

      Oh give me a break. After what you did do you expect to gain some respect back? Come on now. You don't even have the BALLS to come out and apologize for what you did. You criticize everybody but how about yourself? Shame on you SHAME.



    30. 30

      YOU ARE A JOKE. I ALWAYS KNEW ONE DAY YOU WOULD GET YOURS. OK YOU GOT PUNCHED BOOHOO YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE EMBARRASSED THAN ANYTHING. YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU DO…TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S MOTHERS,ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN..I REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU SAID SOMETHIN FKED UP ABOUT THE WAY ADAM SANDLER'S DAUGHTER LOOKED..WHAT IS SHE LIKE 3,4?
      AT THE END OF THE DAY PEREZ IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU TO TAKE A LONG HARD LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND REALIZE THAT BEING A MEAN JUDGEMENTAL BITCH MAY GET YOU HITS ON YOUR PAGE..BUT IT'LL ALSO GET YOU HITS IN REAL LIFE..YOU ARE NOT UNTOUCHABLE AND YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE HOPEFULLY TAUGHT AS A CHILD..WASH IT WITH FUCKIN SOAP SOMETIMES..SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID!! HOPEFULLY YOU POST THIS COMMENT BUT THEN AGAIN YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE! SPEWING HATEFUL WORDS THAT YOU YOURSELF SUPPOSEDLY ARE TRYING TO STOP..WHAT A JOKE



    31. 31

      You are such a F*CKING hypocrite!!!!! I don't understand you Perez….you want people to feel sorry for you and come to your aid…then you post THAT?! After what u called Will.I.Am you should be ashamed of yourself. Polo did the world a fucking favour when he clocked you in the face!

    32. Jadis says – reply to this


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      You're such a poser and a zit on the face of the gay rights movement. You set everything back and have done more to hurt the cause than to help it.



    33. 33

      You forgot:
      OUR MOTTO: "You f***ing f****t!"



    34. 34

      Re: Samantha07 Perez responded about his former employers as such: "I am saddened GLAAD chose to victimize me further by criticizing me for how I non-violently dealt with a very scary situation that, unfortunately, turned violent. While I doubt I will get an apology from GLAAD, nor do I expect one, I would just hope people know how difficult it is to intellectualize a situation and think rationally when a thug disguised as a musician is screaming at your face and intimidating you. I am just very fortunate and grateful that nothing more serious happened to me."



    35. 35

      Perez, you're a joke - your vicious insults and attacks have done nothing but alienate everyone to the point where you've become a laughingstock… If I were a cause or charity, I wouldn't want you associated with anything of mine…You're lucky that all you got was a slap - next time you might not be so lucky.. I see a beat-down in your future….



    36. 36

      You have NO credibility on this…NONE



    37. 37

      Perez is guest speaker. The Topic??? How to give gays an even worse image by calling everyone a phaggot!!!



    38. 38

      You fucking better not be there you fucking asshole. We don't want you to be there, you are a disgrace to our community. Go back to Russia and suck on your mother teet..she's the only one who gives a fuck.



    39. 39

      just try not to say f*****t, and if you do please tape the ass kicking your gonna get, i need a good laugh



    40. 40

      haha what a hypocrite. Mario not only are you a homo, but you are also a moron



    41. 41

      SAD all Perez has now is Teddy and mom, I guess it had to come to this. But, hey you are getting the publicity you want!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!!



    42. 42

      ARE YOU SERIOUSLY NOT POSTING THESE COMMENTS..YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK EVEN WORSE …AS IF WE CAN'T WRITE AND TELL PEOPLE THAT WHEN YOU GET BAD SHIT WRITTEN ABOUT YOU ..YOU DON'T POST IT!



    43. 43

      I have lost any shred of respect I may have had for you,
      Perez. I can't believe GaGa will have any association with you anymore. I bet she'll end your "freindship"



    44. 44

      you give the gay community such a black eye. for saying that word in such a vile and hateful manner, you deserve the black eye you got. no shame



    45. 45

      you made sure that Isaah Washington lost his career for the same hate you spewed yeasterday. The shocking indignation you showed on your video goes to show what happens when you fight back with a bully, the bully cries.
      "Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice."
      maybe you should think about this philosophy and how it meshes with your clear misogyny…I guess with "10 million hits" a day, you have put the LGBT between a rock and a hard place. Bully!



    46. 46

      After your little hissy fit with Will I.am, I cannot support this event.



    47. 47

      And if you feel threatened while there by any police, security. or by standers that get in your face will you call them fa—ts?

    48. YUCK says – reply to this


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      you have no right to talk about his anymore the gays hate you. we all hate you.



    49. 49

      Will you be issuing your public apology for dropping the six letter f-bomb before or after the march?



    50. 50

      Re: SheriMoonFireFly – or if he calls them the f word, lmao



    51. 51

      Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!! I can't believe you had the guts to post this! You are so delusional! The best thing you could do is distance yourself from this whole movement. Your are the worst representative possible. They need to ask you to stay away.



    52. 52

      I really don't think they want you there. In fact… I think more people will show up if you stay at home.



    53. 53

      seriously, how can you ignore the harm you have done to yourself and the gay community by hurling a anti-gay slur? don't you see the repercussions around you??



    54. 54

      15 minutes are coming to an end, Mario. You've managed to alienate your own community.



    55. 55

      Mario, you call someone a "f***ing f****t and also want to represent the gay community? You do have a lot of nerve!!! I hope they un-invite you!



    56. 56

      you're deffinitely hurting progress instead of helping it be progressive…..
      you are an embaressment to people everywhere gay or straight.

    57. Stank says – reply to this


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      I'm a lesbian and I WOULD NOT BEEN SEEN WITH YOU you effing hypocrite! We GAYS do not want to acknowlege you let alone be seen with you. You are a disgusting poser. I hope your web site goes bankrupt.



    58. 58

      I bet there's gonna be a bunch of f-cking f-ggots there.



    59. 59

      Too bad you're blacklisted now, you f**kin hyprocrite!



    60. 60

      Sorry accidentally sent…..you would be doing us all a HUGE favour by closing this garbage you spew everyday. Good riddance



    61. 61

      You are a hypocrite who deletes comments that call you out on your BS.
      Hopefully your lame career will be ruined and you'll experience some of the hurt that you gleefully put out on this website



    62. 62

      BOO HOO! Everyone is turning on you Perez–how's it feel? Hmmm…….maybe to make it complete someone should start a site making fun of your mom, you, and your friends (if you have any) and drawing shit on them and cum coming out of them and then you will know exactly how it feels!



    63. 63

      I hope you're ready for another beat down (a real one this time - one that there's still evidence of the next day). I think you should bring Chaz Bono as your body guard. Funny thing is, you're hated so much in the gay community she'll probably take a pop at you herself.



    64. 64

      LOL….I can't believe your promoting this after everything you said in the video… by the way how in the world is anyone from the BEP a "thug"….is that a euro-cuban way of discriminating against blacks like eruo-cubans do afro-cubans? Cuz we all know what you REALLY wanted to call him ;)



    65. 65

      Ironically, if you hover over the "Washington" part of his relentess ads - the top link says "gay hater Isiah Washington loses home". For Perez to hate the new album - he had no problems getting cash to promote it on the site. Principals my ass.



    66. 66

      LOL

      Please tweet where are you going to be, so many people could meet you and kick your ass.

      PENDEJO

    67. Unari says – reply to this


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      Now why would you march with all those "fucking Faeggots?" Huh Perez? That is what they are to you aren't they?
      You're the fucking coward hypocrite.
      You are now a pariah in the gay community.



    68. 68

      I honestly lost all respect for you. I used to believe that you really did care about gay rights. I know now it was a farce. You are a hypocrite. Reap what you sow.



    69. 69

      People if you want to boy-cott this idiot but keep reading what he says you can do that by copying and pasting the things he writes on your Words Documents. Scroll down the page highlight everything, and copy and paste it to your document. This means instead of being on his site for 45 minutes you will only be here for 7, which means Perez loses money. Boy-cott Perez Hilton.



    70. 70

      I am surprised that you still have this video rant up. now that you have calmed down from the adrenaline maybe you should tell the truth about your behavior towards Fergie and the Peas that night. Obnoxious, hurling insults, feeling warm and fuzzy in the protective presence of Lady GaGa and her entourage. If you spoke to me that way and my Bf or brother or friend were within earshot, you would have gotten a smack down. Plain and simple, right or wrong. You are correct, there were MANY witnesses to your behavior and you have left many holes in the story. Take the video down and apologize to everyone…maybe in the whole world.



    71. 71

      Dude - you seriously need to do some damage control.
      Not ONE post in this section is FOR you.
      Are you seriously going to ignore that you were in the wrong??
      Ridiculous.



    72. 72

      Re: JigSaw – Ha–going viral will have new meaning!!!



    73. 73

      Jesus. What a flaming douchetard. I'm done. Mario has been either deleting or blocking my posts so I'll go bash his stupid ass elsewhere. Ciao guys.



    74. 74

      Wow, even Angelina Jolie is mad at Perez.



    75. 75

      Maybe some phaggots will kick the shit out of you. Punch too.



    76. 76

      Oh Really, what about fat gay bloggers who indulge in hate speech and who are homophobic against their own kind and who just set their movement back a notch because he was so drunk and out-of-control? Stop avoiding the issue and apologize on your knees. Even though you got busted in the face you incited the violence like someone yelling fire in a crowed theater. They should ban you from this march because you are an unworthy piece of crap.



    77. 77

      I love this site, and I don't want all this stuff to end Perez's career. However he insisted that Isiah Washington apologize, he called Mickey Rourke names for saying the word to someone who was in his face, and he berated Miss CA for weeks, even though she didn't come close to using that word. Therefore, I think Perez should publicly apologize to the gay community, and step off of some of this Prop 8 preaching. The gay community does not need a spokesperson who refers to people as fa***ts!!! Perez is doing more harm to the cause than good, which all started with his shit with Miss CA. and with the use of this terribly offensive word, it is time for him to back the fuck off!!!!!!!!!



    78. 78

      YOU WILL FAIL!!!!! Especially after your behavior in the last 24 hours.



    79. 79

      Will you be calling anyone there a fa**ot??



    80. 80

      Hey you fake ass. You have the nerve. What are you gonna do there call everyone a f^&*(t. You fucked up man and this is gonna come back to you freaking hypocrite. And then you attack GLAAD. You need some mental help man.

      AND CRYING like a woman. You have no shame. POW right in the face!!! You set us back man. Good thing now everyone has seen the real you.



    81. 81

      You have lost my respect as someone of influence in the gay rights movement. By using such a powerful gay slur, you are committing a violent act. Language is a powerful tool. You have a large audience, a young audience. I am glad that your hateful and ignorant words are not falling on deaf ears. It shows that, just as you would not stand for Isaiah Washington's use of gay slurs, neither will your followers and fans.



    82. 82

      Oh my freaking gourd, my post got blocked because I said that even though refraining from physical violence was admirable, calling someone f***ot and later "bitch" motherf***er" and screaming "f*** you" wasn't exactly taking the high road.

      And in the statement to GLAAD Perez made it sound like he wasn't thinking clearly when he used that word, but his "statement" video sure didn't sound that way.



    83. 83

      I'm glad everyone is seeing Perez…or should I say Mario for who she really is… a "mean girl". She the type of girl that wrote thing and talked behind your back and then when confronted with the evidence (or a beat down) can't handle it and cries about it. Please shut down your site.The world would be a better place for it.



    84. 84

      UPDATE TO THE ARTICLE BY THE WRITER HERSELF on PEREZ - CALLS HILTON A TOOL: Let me state here what I should have said more clearly in the first place: Perez's behavior was out of bounds, and there should be consequences.There's a LOT to say about Hilton's use of language and the impact of his words. Jezebel did a great job starting that conversation, and it's an important one. I chose to focus on Mayer's response, and the inherent dangers of victim-blaming—even, as I said, when that victim is kind of a tool." So the ONE blog he found sympathizing - called him a tool in her update!!!!



    85. 85

      MARIO -

      Are you going so you can yell "F@GG*T" at everybody?

      How's the black eye, or was that just mascara that ran when you started crying???



    86. 86

      do you realize how much greif you gave Isah Washington for using THAT word in directon of T.R. Knight? SOOO, is this one of those words for Gays, the "F" word that only they can use. like African americans can only say the "N" word. Perez, you are the one creating the divide. you should be ashamed at your remarks. truly. it's horrific that you think you are above all others who have used that word. you too used it in hate and you should be sorry.



    87. 87

      Re: Leezagee – LGBT historian are you?



    88. 88

      Uhm….. why arent you apologizing?

      No one take him seriously about this gay rights bullshit until he owns up to what he did .



    89. 89

      I'll have to make sure I schedule a pedi that day. Fuck marching for a cause that doesn't matter.



    90. 90

      HYPOCRITE!!!!!



    91. 91

      After listening to the video of you basically acting like a spoiled 3 yr. old, how is anyone suppose to take you seriously? Never again honey, your screwed, sorry to say…..

    92. Damn says – reply to this


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      Re: imsoregistered
      This Perez Hilton is one sorry sack of shit.

      The gay community need to excommunicate his pathetic ass once and for all and save themselves from having to deal with him and the shit that comes out of his fat pie hole period.

      He should have got punched in his mouth just for thinking the word let alone saying it then trying to justify it.



    93. 93

      From the article Perez says "defends" him - while now calling him a tool - I wanted to reproduce a comment I haven't seen touched on and I think it's excellent - from onesmarmymama: I'm sick of people defending Perez Hilton, a VIOLENT person, because his form of violence didn't leave an obvious mark on another persons body.

      You need to take a long hard look at defending one type of violence over another, because you are essentially saying to all the children who'd parents emotionally abuse them that they just need to suck it up and deal and that their parents have a right to do it since it doesn't make a mark.



    94. 94

      Re: Solaera – I don't think any of the comments I said this morning made it on lol



    95. 95

      I'LL BE THERE. I'M GONNA PROTEST AGAINST ALL OF OBAMA'S BROKEN PROMISES.



    96. 96

      im not a homophobe, i have several gay friends who i love dearly
      but i have to side with will i am or william or what ever that guys name is
      your a bitch
      you cant take a punch
      you suck at life
      an hero please



    97. 97

      Perez—the man who berates those who won't come out–who attacks anyone who even looks crosseyed at a gay man or woman–you need to apologize for the use of the terms. You have shamed yourself and even more now that you are defending it rather than apologizing itl.
      I ran into you one time in an airport and was friendly. If I see you in an airport at any time, I will loudly proclaim your true colors — a homophobic (internal) bigot.



    98. 98

      POSER



    99. 99

      you suck big floppy donkey dick!!



    100. 100

      KARMA
      KARMA
      KARMA
      KARMA
      YOU CAN SPEW HATE AGAINST OTHERS AND SIMUTANEOULSY PRETEND TO BE FOR PEACE AND EQUALITY. AT SOME POINT THE CHARADE WILL COME TO AN END.
      IF YOUR OPINION GETS IN THE WAY OF OTHERS RIGHTS….NOW WHAT WAS THAT YOU KEPT SAYING?

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