Celebration and Movie Night

Dedicated to Make a Change hosted another movie night last night. 

Dominick waiting for the movie to start.

About 12 people came to watch Thor and Malibu's Most Wanted. The movie night was a success, but it was clearly overshadowed by the other events in Braun Court. 

Yesterday The US Supreme Court ruled that proposition 8 and a part of DOMA(defense of marriage act) are unconstitutional. This means that same sex couples can now legally get married in California, and that all married couples will be subject to the same federal laws and benefits. This infographic explains the specifics better. As you can imagine, this is a big deal for TBLGQ people and their supporters.  Everyone in Braun Court was smiling. It was impossible not to.

Even the baby is happy.

Dancing went on for hours.

Gail Wolkoff, the owner of Dedicated to Make a Change, was quoted in this article on annarbor.com . She said, “This gives hope to people just starting relationships — they can fall in love and love one another and be valid. This can make a huge difference in people’s lives. Probably more than anything — the idea that love is valid.”

Movie Night #1 Was a Success

Last night was the first of the Dedicated to Make a Change summer movie nights.

Dev was the lead youth coordinator for the event. She worked hard organizing and selling the snacks for the night. Excellent job Dev!

18 wonderful people came to the Jim Toy Center to watch movies, eat ice cream, and have a great time. We watched Zombieland and the Incredibles.

We will be having a movie night on the second Wednesday of the month in July and August. Our next movie night is July 10th. We will be watching Footloose 1 and Despicable Me. Anyone age 12 to 18 is welcome to come.