Go Johnny Go!

Our friend Johnny, who helped many readers of this blog understand the feelings of gay neighbors, co-workers and loved ones during the Prop 8 debate, has been awarded a unique honor:

He will sing “It’s About Love,” the song he composed to express his feelings about discrimination, at the Eve of Justice candlelight vigil on the courthouse steps in San Francisco. The vigil will be held on Wednesday, March 4… the day before the California Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the validity of Prop 8. Johnny’s performance will follow a speech by Gloria Allred, discrimination attorney and feminist lawyer, and is likely to be televised on C-Span.

There will be similar Eve of Justice events throughout California (visit their website for locations). The purpose of these events is: “… to stand together and send a unified message to our fellow Californians, including the Supreme Court Justices, that individual liberties like the right to marry are guaranteed by the Constitution to everyone and cannot be stripped away at the ballot box by a bare majority. Just as important, we will give our love and support to all the families headed by same-sex couples who are threatened by the recent electoral outcome, as well as same-sex couples whose hopes and dreams of marriage and family have been frustrated by enactment of Prop 8.”

Congratulations, Johnny… You go!