I was fortunate enough to have this interview with Michelle Clunie immediately following her stirring speech to more than 250,000 supporters at the National Equality March in Washington, DC (2009). Ms. Clunie is an actress ('Queer as Folk') and activist who has become a prominent figure in the ongoing battle for equality and human rights.

The National Equality March was was held on an especially sunny October 11, 2009 in Washington, D.C.. It called for equal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states and Washington DC. The march coincided with National Coming Out Day and marked eleven years since the beating and murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, which prompted national attention and action to expand hate crime laws.

- Daniel Solon

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