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I’m From Mission Viejo, CA – Video Story.

by dave valk

Friday November 4, 2011

I’m From Mission Viejo, CA – Video Story.

Today is the 3-year anniversary of the passage of Prop 8. Dave Valk, who we met in Miami on the 50-state Story Tour, shares with us what it was like the day after the 2008 election. He also explains how Prop 8 is what made him, and countless others, into the activist he is today. He currently works for Save Dade, whose mission is to promote, protect and defend equality in Miami-Dade county.

Tags: California, Dave Valk, gay men, Mission Viejo, prop 8, Proposition 8, Save Dade, Video Stories
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