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Leader of Sacramento gay Democrats builds a political force [Proposition 8]
The Sacramento Bee ^ | August 25, 2008 | M.S. Enkoji

Posted on 08/25/2008 1:25:38 PM PDT by 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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(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; prop8; samesexmarriage; stonewalldemocrats
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1 posted on 08/25/2008 1:25:38 PM PDT by TheDon
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To: TheDon

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


2 posted on 08/25/2008 1:34:44 PM PDT by Righter-than-Rush
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To: TheDon
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

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 08/25/2008 1:38:30 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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