Thanks to all of the close to 100 folks who showed up to our rally, began our march or joined our march as we walked through Uptown on Friday evening.

Our message was simple: We want equality, and we want it now!

We collected 185 signatures — yes, you heard right, 185 signatures in only a couple hours — for our simple petition to the Charlotte City Council: Please support the equal marriage resolution. The resolution will be presented at the City Council’s Citizens’ Forum meeting on Monday, June 1. Read the whole resolution here. Click here to download a petition and help us gather signatures. Bring the petition with you on Monday, meet us in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center lobby at 7 p.m., and wear something red to show your support as we attend the meeting as citizens and constituents.

Thanks to Creative Loafing‘s Cheris Hodges for the shout out on the CL blog, the CLog, on Friday morning, and to Fox Charlotte’s for showing up to cover the event on Friday evening.

Note: A correction to our past notices and press releases… the resolution has not yet been passed by the City Council of Durham. They are still considering it. Chapel Hill and Carrboro have passed the resolution, though, and Charlotte could be next!