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At Whit's End: Hollywood celebs
line up to oppose gay marriage ban
By Whitney Schulte
October 16, 2008 | Do you believe that marriage between
a man and a woman should be the only legal form of marriage
recognized in California? Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt
and the members of the band Fall Out Boy do not. They
are among many celebrities who oppose California's Proposition
8.
Proposition 8 wants to ban same sex marriages by making
them constitutionally illegal in California.
The "No on h8te" campaign has received an outpouring
of $3.6 million in the last week alone. It has also
received an additional $4 million in pledge commitments
that have not yet been received.
Fall Out Boy members, who have donated $50,000, have
released
a statement saying, "We believe government shouldn't
legislate love. Vote no on proposition 8." In his own
words, band member Pete Wentz said, "There are a lot
of causes out there — a lot of 'good' fights to be fought.
I think proposition 8 is pretty lame -- as many others
do too. It's f------ lame."
Film director Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate
Capshaw, have donated $100,000 to the cause. Spielberg
says, "By writing discrimination into our state
constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right
of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless
of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place
in California's constitution, or any other."
Another $100,000 donor is Brad Pitt. He released
a statement saying, "Because no one has the right
to deny another their life, even though they disagree
with it, because everyone has the right to live the
life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because
discrimination has no place in America, my vote will
be for equality and against Proposition 8."
Many in California support No on 8. Even the non-celebrities,
such as film producer Steve Bing, have been making their
stance known. His $500,000 gift is the largest non-LGBT
gift the campaign has received.
There will be a fundraiser at Ron Burkles' home next
week with performances from Melissa Etheridge and Mary
J. Blige to raise more money for the campaign.
If you would like to see where the LDS church stands
on Proposition 8, please click
here.
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