Tonight, a concert at RFK Stadium featuring Melissa Etheridge, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, Michael Feinstein, k.d. lang and the Pet Shop Boys will raise money for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay lobbying group. The main event tomorrow features six hours of speeches from community leaders and politicians, though the most recognized names are entertainers, including Ellen Degeneres, Anne Heche and Margaret Cho. President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore each declined invitations to speak but will be represented in video presentations. The commercial potential of hundreds of thousands of visitors has not been lost on Washington's businesses. Nightclubs passed out leaflets for parties to visitors arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport, while other establishments offered discounts to march-goers.
Some dissenters acknowledge that their frustrations are the result of the movement's success.
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