On October 10, 2008 the CT Supreme Court announced its ruling in favor of full marriage equality. CCAG Executive Director Tom Swan spoke at the rally later the same day. Video and transcript below.
Good Evening, my name's Tom Swan and I'm the executive director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group. CCAG has been proud members of Love Makes a Family since its inception. This is a beautiful day, don't you think?
Martin Luther King once said that the arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice. Today with the [Connecticut] Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality, Connecticut helped to make the bend of that arc a little more just.
This decision is a great victory for those of us that care about equality and justice, but it does not end the struggle to form a more perfect union. We must take the happiness and the hopefulness of today to work to defend this victory--including vote no on 1--and to end all inequalities.
In closing I'd like to take a moment to thank Charlotte for sharing Anne [Stanback] with us. Because as Mike [Lawlor] pointed out earlier, throughout this struggle we haven't just won but we have changed minds and hearts, and we have proven that by putting forward a vision of hope and justice that we can move mountains.
