On the stand, repub San Diego mayor recounts how he came to support marriage equality

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San Diego mayor says gay marriage views changed

By LISA LEFF
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 1:29 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- The mayor of San Diego testified Tuesday that his views on same-sex marriage evolved after he learned one of his daughters was a lesbian.

Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban.

"I had been prejudiced," he said. "I was saying one group of people did not deserve the same respect, did not deserve the same symbolism of marriage, and I was saying their marriages were less important than those of heterosexuals."

The trial, in its sixth day, is the first in a federal court to examine whether denying gays and lesbians the right to wed violates their constitutional rights.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011902256.html

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1. The olde "It effected ME so I changed" rationale.

Perfectly typical.

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2. Recommend

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3. This is good.

To come out publicly and admit you were wrong and you've changed, for any reason, takes guts. I love guts.

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4. Good for him, but he's still a good-ol'-boy power structure Republican goon.