The California Teachers Assn. donated $1 million this week to defeat a ballot initiative seeking to ban same-sex marriage in California, joining the ranks of wealthy gay rights activists and Hollywood politicos as one of the major donors to the campaign. “For us, it’s a civil rights issue,” said the association’s President David Sanchez. “We don’t believe people should be treated differently.
Teachers union donates $1 million to oppose Proposition 8 - Los Angeles Times (via crankreport)
I love seeing this kind overt support from the CTA for same sex marriage. This is sort of like the feeling I get about the fact that Barack Obama can actually win the presidency as a Black man. We’ve got a long way to go on homophobia and racism, but I like these signs of progress.
Source: crankreport
