OPINION: LGBT Ballot Losses Do Not Predict the Future
http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-lgbt-ballot-losses-do-not-predict-the-future (http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-lgbt-ballot-losses-do-not-predict-the-future)
12/3/2008
We are disappointed by the losses, but we are not discouraged. We don't think they predict the future — in fact, they are the last gasps of the past'
Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart issued the following statement following the November election:
"This morning we woke up to a new America with powerful mixed feelings: We witnessed the historic election of Barack Obama whose victory proved that discrimination can be overcome and whose presidency presents new opportunities to advance equality for so many. But we also saw the possible passage of Proposition 8, a measure that, if it passes, would seek to change the California Constitution to eliminate the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Antigay ballot measures also passed in Florida, Arizona and Arkansas.