Wisconsin gay marriage activists warn Bay State lawmakers on vote

April 27, 2007 on 4:12 pm | In Gay News |

BOSTON (AP) - Lawmakers and gay rights activists from Wisconsin - where voters approved a ban same-sex marriage last year - are urging their Massachusetts counterparts to avoid a statewide vote, with one saying it lets “mob rule” dictate on a question of discrimination.

The admonition comes on a video being unveiled this weekend at house parties across the state, and being sent to Massachusetts lawmakers considering a proposed constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage.

Created by MassEquality, the DVD is the latest lobbying effort by gay rights groups who are trying to preserve their right to marriage, made possible by the historic 2003 court ruling allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.

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