A Flavor of Proposition 8 Opponents

I recently received the following solicitation. It gives a flavor of how opponents of Proposition 8 view proponents. It also gives a sense of how the opposition is organizing their efforts. The opposition is organized, we better be too.

Young Professionals Fundraiser to Defeat Proposition 8!

Host Committee

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Join our Host Committee, along with the Bar Association of San Francisco Marriage Fairness Task Force, the Barristers Club, and the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom [ and others TBA], for a fundraising party to support the fight for equality and against the anti-gay marriage initiative (Proposition 8).

Prop 8 will amend the California Constitution to eliminate the rights of gay men and lesbians to marry. The expected fiscal impact will be tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue to state and local governments. The emotional impact to people stripped of the opportunity and privilege to marry will be incalculable. To invoke the constitutional-amendment process to strip people of rights is a drastic and rare step. Yet in California, it can be done with a simple majority vote.

The stakes in the Prop 8 battle are enormous, and the other side is well financed. At present, the proponents of Proposition 8 have raised exponentially more than the amount raised in defense of these fundamental civil rights. They have attacked the California Supreme Court as extremist and targeted one community for hate. There is no turning back now. We can either be on the right side of history or not. As young leaders in our profession, we are called to take action to ensure this does not happen on our watch.

Please join us on September 24 as we stand in solidarity against the proponents of hate and in favor of fundamental fairness and equality.

When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008. 6-9 pm

Where: The Ambassador, 673 Geary St, San Francisco 94102

What: A party! Drink specials and light refreshments. Prominent leaders in the fight to defeat Proposition 8 will speak and a popular DJ will spin tunes!

Tickets: $250 requested donation.