LGBT Community Divided Over Prop. 8 in 2012

8/12/09 – Equality California announced today that it has decided to wait until 2012 to push for a ballot initiative to repeal Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, only an hour after the Courage Campaign announced that it had raised enough money to take a first step towards a 2010 campaign.

Marc Solomon, Equality California’s Marriage Director, sat down in exclusive interview with Phillip Minton of UniteTheFight.org and discussed today’s announcement and the release of  “Winning Marriage Equality Back in California: Analysis and Plan“,  EQCA’s ‘pro-2012 road map’.

“I don’t view this as the end of discussion and conversation,” Marc said about the announcement right off the bat. “We promised the LGBT community that we would let them know what we think the wisest course of action is. It’s our responsibility. That’s why we put something out today. But we’re not saying that it’s our way or the highway. We certainly can’t force anyone to adopt our position.”

“We hope people read [the analysis] and use interactive sites like Unite the Fight and others to discuss it,” he said. “I encourage everyone to read it and think about it.”

We encourage everyone interested in the Prop. 8 in 2010 vs. Prop. 8 in 2012 debate to read the the entire interview, where Minton and Solomon get into a deep discussion about what it means:

EQCA’s Marc Solomon Talks About Juggling Plans for 2012 While Working With 2010 Supporters

Solomon finished the interview by saying;

“One thing I would ask people to do is give a good, close read to what we’ve put out there,” he said, referring to their “Analysis and Plan” for 2012. “And if they have questions, send them to me and let’s discuss them.”

Equality California will continue soliciting feedback from community members and will hold a virtual town hall via livestream moderated by Bay Area Reporter Editor Cynthia Laird on Thursday, August 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. PDT. To join the town hall, visit www.livestream.com/equalitycalifornia at that time.