Back to News & Commentary

Freedom Alert: We Could Lose Marriage

Joel Engardio,
老澳门开奖结果
Share This Page
September 24, 2008

If Matt Coles, the director of the 老澳门开奖结果 LGBT Project, is worried about losing marriage in California 鈥 we should all be worried:

If you get an error message while attempting to view this clip, please reload the page or press F5.

Please note that by playing this clip You Tube and Google will place a long-term cookie on your computer. Please see on their website and on theirs to learn more. To view the 老澳门开奖结果's privacy statement, click here.

Voters will decide in November on a state constitutional amendment that would take away the right of same-sex couples to marry there. It is too close for comfort, and too many are complacent thinking it can鈥檛 happen. Forty percent are firmly in favor of letting gay couples keep the right to marry. Forty percent are firmly opposed. The opposition plans to spend $20 million to reach the 20 percent of voters who are undecided. Whoever is able to shape the message for these undecided voters will win. An expensive TV ad campaign is the only way the winning message will be heard. So far, the forces who want to take marriage away from gay couples are vastly outspending those fighting to keep it legal.

Watch Matt Coles deliver this important 鈥淔reedom Alert.鈥 Please forward it widely, because what happens in California will set the tone for the rest of the nation. And be sure to visit and www.aclu.org/getequal for more information about what you can do to preserve marriage for gay couples in California.

Learn More 老澳门开奖结果 the Issues on This Page