Gay Rights Group Increases Visibility As Anti-Gay Amendment Looms

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Gay Rights Group Increases Visibility As Anti-Gay Amendment Looms

(Montgomery, Alabama) With Alabamians scheduled to vote next year on banning same-sex marriages, a gay rights group is stepping up its visibility by opening offices in Birmingham and Montgomery.

"In order to change the hearts and minds of people, we have to be visible," said Howard Bayless of Birmingham, chair of Equality Alabama.

Equality Alabama opened an office in Birmingham in April and one in Montgomery in July. The Montgomery office is in a refurbished house on historic Perry Street, just down the street from the homes of Gov. Bob Riley and John Giles, state president of the Christian Coalition.

Both pushed for a constitutional amendment which, if approved by Alabama voters next year, will fortify Alabama's statutory ban on same-sex marriages by making it part of the state constitution.

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Gay Rights Group Increases Visibility As Anti-Gay Amendment Looms

[madeline_con]

1. What are people afraid of?

This is so ignorant.

Gay agenda. Please. Some people must have no life, if they feel like they absolutely MUST meddle in others'.

[bliss_eternal]

2. Agreed, madeline..

(sigh)

Can't we ALL just get along?

Rodney King--post LA riots

[madeline_con]

3. I'm afraid if two guys down the street get married...

my husband and I will get divorced. what a lame argument.

"They" want to end the "sanctity" of marriage. What the hell is that supposed to mean, anyway?

[bliss_eternal]

4. I know. I have yet to meet someone that can tell me how

gay marriage would 'hurt' straight marriage.

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