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Once a Mayor, Always a Father

Sep 21, 2007
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Sean and Stefan say...

This video of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (a Republican) found on Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish shows how personal contact really has an impact on how people view gays and lesbians in our community.

On Tuesday Sept 19, 2007, he agreed to sign a resolution passed by the San Diego City Council that directed the City Attorney's Office to file a brief in support of gay marriage. The council voted 5-3 to send the brief to the California State Supreme Court backing an end to the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Similar briefs have been sent by other cities, which like San Diego, are not directly involved in the case.

We saw this and thought this was a great example of a father's love (the mayor's daughter is a lesbian) taking precedence over politics. If only Vice President Dick Cheney expressed his this way.