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Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 12:23 p.m.

Komo: Proposition 8 giant step backward

Allied in Pride President Michael R. Komo takes on Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that passed on Nov. 4. Drawing parallels to the Civil Rights struggle, Komo argues that:

“Proposition 8 not only banned same-sex marriage, it actually eliminated a human right that citizens had previously been granted in California.

“Same-sex marriage is a fundamental human right. Not only are loving, committed same-sex couples denied the right to marry, they are also denied over 1,138 federal rights that come along with marriage. Same-sex couples will never achieve true equality until same-sex marriage is legalized nationwide.”

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