Turns his back on campaign promises to oppose gay marriage in an emotional press conference:
It really is poignant; he gets choked up partway through, and you really can see he has wrestled with this personally:
cakmpls pointed out the site for the office of the mayor, where you can send an email:
http://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/contact/index.shtml
It really is poignant; he gets choked up partway through, and you really can see he has wrestled with this personally:
"I have close family members and friends who are a member of the gay and lesbian community. Those folks include my daughter Lisa, as well as members of my personal staff.Edited to add:
"I want for them the same thing that we all want for our loved ones—for each of them to find a mate whom they love deeply and who loves them back; someone with whom they can grow old together and share life’s experiences.
"And I want their relationships to be protected equally under the law. In the end, I couldn’t look any of them in the face and tell them that their relationship—their very lives—were any less meaningful than the marriage I share with my wife Rana.
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http://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/contact/index.shtml