Millions of dollars of hate won this round.
get active isnt empowering; its cringeworthy.
Actually, watching D.L.B.
Credit: ABC/Eike Schroter
But remember, D.L.B.
is a character created specifically forWhen We Rise, so this is all a conscious choice.
And not a particularly good one.
Because, simply put, Cleve Jones would give their action legitimacy.
Remember how much Cleve piled on when it came to the suits in Washington?
After all, how is this marriage fight going to help people who losing their jobs for being LGBT?
At least someone has the fire inside them without having to take Cleves insults personally.
You cant really take a stab at stop that, can you?
And with that, Cleve speaks at the rally, demandingfullequality, for everyone, in all 50 states.
Every compromise, every delay, undermines our humanity.
But a few moments later, people show up (including Lady Gaga), and things are moving.
Because theyre making movement.
Re-enter Chad Griffin (T.R.
Knight), a twitchy little thing but an important man.
And then they rule: DOMA is unconstitutional, and Prop 8 will be struck down.
The rest ofWhen We Riseis pure, unadulterated joy, because really, these people need it.
Same-sex couples getting married, happy tears.
Hes inspiring another generation.
Basically, Ken finally made the choice between being black and being gay, even if theres notreallya choice.
We are blessed to have a forgiving God, she tells him.
Then why does Ken still so obviously feel broken?
The answer, as it does for many of lifes questions, comes in the form of Phylicia Rashad.
Its a church Ken could have used a long time ago, to be honest.
Wouldnt want to catch the gay, right?
Its fine, Ken.
This is his calling.
At least not yet.)
And its not like the church has the funds anyway.
Theres been so much bad done in the name of God, Ken tells Roma.
I can assure you, this is not that God.
And he now believes there truly is a God for us.
Then, becauseWhen We Riseis ABC television programming, poor Bobbi immediately gets into a car accident and dies.
Bobbis family comes into town for the funeral, and theres pushback from them about her gender.
He wants their churches to work together, and thats what happens.
And now its time for the church to go to Washington to be there for the Supreme Court decision.
We made it, Cleve says, which honestly has more meaning than just the one.
Theyre just both so happy.
But Ken has one more person he needs to reconnect with: Michael.
Jonathan Majors, Michael Kenneth Williams both you men sure know how to break our hearts.
So yeah, its time to cry again.
Oh happy day, indeed.
(The answer might surprise you.)
And theyre not even from a place of absolute hate like Elouis.)
but dont and cant do anything about their overall health, so theyre right back again every month.
Oh yes, some snarky Roma Guy is here.
Then Katz tries to move things along, but since hes just poked the bear, that doesnt work.
Romas doing this, even if she has to go over his head.
Anything for family, right?
It pays to make important friends, kids.
I thought Id lost all the boys I loved in this city, Roma tells Cleve.
Adorable babies and great actors?
And now for one more baby, as Annies pregnant again… and she and Jandro are getting married.
But now youre grandma and everyone gets it.
Yeah, so that does the trick, and the Mayor signs the healthcare ordinance.
So although Roma wins, its another instance of her not taking a win like a win.
As she tells Katz, This is just how I am when we win.
You shouldve seen me when we won Prop 6.
Thankfully, Annie gets it: I think you better propose to her, mom.
So Diane does, sort of, because it would be the politically correct thing to do.
Diane: Okay.Roma: …Okay.Diane: Im not wearing white.
Yep, thats it.
Roma even tells Ken and Cecilia the wedding is just a political thing, but come on.
Thank you, Roma replies.
Because Roma is the best.
While Ken is marrying other gay couples, Tom marries Roma and Diane, and everyone is just.
Now for one last group hug from the us-es.
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court declared bans on same sex marriage unconstitutional in all 50 states.
