Editor’s note: From time to time we invite guests to the blog to talk about a topic of interest. We’re thrilled to have Rob Reiner, actor and director, join us today. 8 , about marriage equality and the Proposition 8 trial. The play , written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk ), is an account of the case filed by the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) in the U.S. District Court in 2010 to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that eliminated the rights of same-sex couples to marry in the state of California. Framed around the trial's historic closing arguments in June 2010, 8 provides an intimate look at what unfolded when the issue of same-sex marriage was put on trial in the U.S. 8 on AFER’s YouTube channel . youtube.com/americanequalrights to watch the event live streamed from the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. Rob Reiner, director of 8 and founding board member of AFER, recently watched “Prop 8 Unconstitutional: The Highlight Reel ”.
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I just finished watching the live webcast. Wow. Thank you, YouTube, for bringing this to us. It was an exceptionally powerful piece, with outstanding acting. I hope you do this again.
ReplyDeleteTo AFER, Mr. Reiner, and all of the cast -Thank you!