Leader of Sacramento gay Democrats builds a political force [Proposition 8]

The Sacramento Bee ^ | August 25, 2008 | M.S. Enkoji

[TheDon]

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Bennett, 49, is president of the Sacramento Stonewall Democrats, at the helm during a pivotal year for gays and lesbians.

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When the state Supreme Court decision legalized same-sex marriage in June, Bennett married his partner, Todd Vlaanderen, and quickly became a spokesman on the matter.

He then launched a plan to elevate Sacramento's profile in a campaign to defeat Proposition 8. The November ballot initiative proposes an amendment to the state constitution limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples.

"I wanted to make sure we had a voice in the state campaign," Bennett said.

Rather than funnel money to San Francisco or Los Angeles chapters, the campaign will have a Sacramento office in September, with workers running phone banks, he said.

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[TheDon]

http://www.protectmarriage.com

[Righter-than-Rush]

Someone order a big tub of KY jelly and reserve 12 ‘brothers majestic party tubs’, stat!

[goldstategop]

It was a fraud from the get go! No one has ever prevented a gay man and a lesbian from marrying each other. The rule banning people of the same sex from marrying each other applied equally to both gays and straights. Where's the discrimination? DUH

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