Ultimately, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a way for two different groups to raise as much money as possible and then join forces. We are suspicious of their motivation because we know they are motivated by wanting to take away the rights of our families.
The rights LGBT Californians will enjoy in 2006 are stronger than they have ever been. As a result of these new laws, millions of LGBT people in California will now have legal protections that they lacked in the past, making California stronger as a result.
He heard from his base that this is a civil rights issue.
He needs to make an unequivocal statement that he opposes any ballot initiative that takes away the rights of gay and lesbian couples. That is unclear in his statement.
Tens of thousands of California families feel safer today now that the attack on their rights by the Campaign for California Families has failed. These families will never be truly safe, however, until full marriage equality is achieved.