Sonja E. Brown, acting Deputy Communications Director for Proposition 8 Protect Marriage in California, had a rough day yesterday as she tried in vain to obtain a venue in Los Angele County for the Protect Marriage press conference reactions to the CA Supreme Court decision to uphold last November’s amendment to the state constitution.

In the past week, I was tasked to find a location in Los Angeles where Protect Marriage might be able to offer comment when the California Supreme Court handed down its decision on Proposition 8. This may surprise you, but the Protect Marriage campaign was not welcome anywhere in Los Angeles following last November 4th’s election. Perhaps this does not surprise you. Either out of fear, or fear of appearing supportive of our odd tradition of marriage, facilities like the Museum of Tolerance, The Bonaventure Hotel, City Hall, Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, or any hotel would not welcome Protect Marriage for fear of retaliation or protests. We feared these locations as well because of the great potential for sabatoge. Calling City Hall for instance, was a dead end for a democratic cause like Protect Marriage. Not only did Los Anglees Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa support legalization of gay marriage, but also the entire Board of County of Supervisors and virtually everyone in City and County government. How helpful do you believe City Hall would be in facilitating a Protect Marriage press conference? When the Office of City Permits was contacted to schedule an event, our calls were not returned, our requests ignored.

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During the 10 weeks of the campaign when I was on the airwaves, my computer was hacked, my home was stalked, my safety was threatened, my family was on alert, and my husband uncomfortable with some colleagues. Remarkably, it seemed dangerous at times to be the voice of defense for marriage. In another decade, another century, another millenium, I wouldn’t have been given the time of day. In Los Angeles in 2008, I was viewed as an anti-christ by some for suggeting that children do better when they have the benefit of a mother and a father.

It’s a war out there folks, a real-live culture war. Sonja is one of the valiant warriors fighting for the good!

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