Tuesday, January 24, 2006

The Money Behind the Marriage Amendments

The Money Behind the Marriage Amendments

The spate of 2004 ballot measures that banned same-sex marriages in fully one-fourth of the states generated more than $13 million in campaign contributions. Slightly more than half of the money came from just three groups of contributors: organizations and individuals supporting gay and lesbian rights; conservative Christian organizations, such as Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council; and organized religion. To Read the full report in pdf click here

1 comment:

Bruce the Anarcho-Capitalist said...

I am for equality, but your "3 sets of individuals" are so broad that you could have as well said it was supported by "just" 3 types of people "infants, children, and adults" or "blacks, whites and Hispanics"


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