In Shift, an Activist Enlists Same-Sex Couples in a Pro-Marriage Coalition

At The New York Times Mark Oppenheimer profiles David Blankenhorn, “a traditional-marriage advocate and star witness in the Proposition 8 trial in California in 2010.” Now Blankenhorn hopes to turn national attention to improving marriage, rather than a fight against gay-rights. In an Op-Ed piece last June, he wrote, “Instead of fighting gay marriage, I’d like to help build new coalitions bringing together gays who want to strengthen marriage with straight people who want to do the same.”

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