One family leader says citizens who value family should bear in mind that many mayors throughout the nation are pushing homosexual “marriage” in their cities.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has joined a group of 80 mayors in announcing support for “gay marriage” and for the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” initiative. He will co-chair the coalition that will spearhead an effort to broaden rights for homosexuals. The mayors have pledged to pressure their cities to pass laws that would permit same-sex marriage, and they are pressing for the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Villaraigosa claims that “denying gays and lesbians the freedom to marry weakens society” and hurts communities, neighbors, and families. But Ron Prentice of the California Family Council (CFC) disagrees.
“These mayors and many others are intentionally disregarding the reams of social research that speak strongly to the best environment to raise children by their committed biological moms and dads,” he notes.
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