Oct 20, 2007Quickie Link: Gay Rights Measure Targeted in California
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - Opponents launched a referendum campaign this week to overturn Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature on legislation touted as an anti-discrimination measure for Gay and Lesbian students. "Citizens are outraged," said Karen England, who launched the drive and directs a conservative public policy group that focuses on "family issues." Geoff Kors, director of a Gay rights group that sponsored the measure, Senate Bill 777, blasted the drive as nonsense. "They claim to want to foster family values and education and what's best for children," he said. "Yet they oppose legislation to make schools safer for children."
