December 13, 2010 Marriage Equality Meetup

Heavy snowfall did not deter the diehard members of EROC from meeting to plan 2011 activities. =Grounds Coffee Shop is ground zero for LGBT activism in Rochester, NY.

November 20, 2010 Marriage Equality New York (MENY) Retreat

Anne Tischer from EROC, Kitty Lambert of OUTspoken for Equality in Buffalo, Rosemary Rivera of Citizen Action and her spouse Sandra Lowry traveled to New York City to sit in on MENY evaluations of the election results and strategy planning to achieve Marriage Equality in NY. There was plenty of time for socializing and of course a trip to Macy's to view the Christmas window displays.

October 14, 2010 Rally For Civility

After gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino made a series of homophobic, racist, and misogynistic verbal slurs, EROC picketed outside his campaign headquarters. At a time when 15 LGBT teen suicides occurred within weeks, the message to Mr. Paladino was clear. "Words Matter . . ."

October 2, 2010 One Nation Rally, Washington DC

Equality Rochester joined the LGBT contingent that marched onto the National Mall with thousands of progressive groups to call for "the change we voted for". In the photo above, Anne Tischer and Tom Privitere greeted Get Equal activists Jake Goodman, Sergio Llanos, Lt. Dan Choi and Natasha Dillon.

Wedding March held September 26, 2010

For the first time Rochester joined the annual statewide marches coordinated by Marriage Equality New York (MENY) to highlight the need for equal access to civil marriage for same-sex couples. Over 300 participants carried a rainbow of umbrellas as they crossed the International Bridge over the Genessee River. The march was followed with a community festival of games, desserts and live music at Crossroads Park.

July 2010 Pride Events

Equality Rochester (EROC) built and sponsored the Marriage Equality New York (MENY) float for the 2010 Rochester Pride Parade. The high spirits continued the next day at the picnic, where Todd Plank manned the MENY information table while EROC members picniced. Visitors Cathy Marino-Thomas (MENY Board President) and Ron Zacci (MENY Executive Director) joined us from New York City.