JENA, LA- Thousands of cheering supporters today attended a public ceremony presided over by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who this morning performed Louisiana's first mixed-race, homosexual marriage on the steps of the Jena, La. (pop. 225) Courthouse.
The grooms, Louisiana State Police officers Rufus Downs, 35 and Rupert Low, 32, then joined the crowd of well-wishers in a parade along the tiny township's Main Street. The throng, an evenly-mixed group of blacks and whites estimated by police to number over five thousand, sang a rousing medley of 'We Shall Overcome/Give Peace a Chance' while showering the departing newlyweds with handfuls of white rice and black beans.
Messrs. Downs-Low declined to announce their honeymoon plans, simply stating," We never thought we'd see this day. God Bless America!"
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Of course that didn't happen.
This is what really happened.
We have a long way to go.
