Straight talk on gay unions.What will it take to keep up the pro-gay marriage momentum created by people like San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden mayor Gavin Newsom  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. and New Paltz, N.Y.'s Jason West Jason West is the former mayor of the village of New Paltz, New York, who performed the first same-sex marriages in New York He lost his re-election bid on May 1, 2007, to Village Trustee Terry Dungan, and his term expired on May 31, 2007. ? More straight allies, say the founders of the Straight Alliance for Marriage Equality. The first organization started by nongay people to mobilize support for same-sex marriage, SAME's mission is twofold: to get straight people across the country, active on the marriage front and to inspire gays and lesbians to reach out for broader support. "Plenty of straight people support gay marriage, but too many of us have been too quiet about it," said cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found Michael Gelfand. "Now gay people can say to their friends and family members, 'Look, there's a group just for you. Go to their Web site, sign up as a member, get educated, and then get out there and fight for my Eights.'" SAME can be found at www.sameproject.org. |
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