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Calif. Teachers Drop $1M to Fight Gay Marriage Ban

Broader effort by ban opponents to step up funding

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Oct 17, 2008 8:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – The California teachers union donated $1 million to the fight to defeat a gay marriage ban on the ballot next month, reports the Los Angeles Times. Opponents of the ban have been dramatically outspent by supporters, and so have lately stepped up their fundraising. “For us it’s a civil rights issue,” said the union president. “We don’t believe people should be treated differently.”

A protester is seen near the Sacramento County Clerk's office where dozens of gay and lesbian couples were waiting to obtain marriage licenses in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Pamela Brown, left, and her wife Shauna Brown are seen with the cake-toppers from their wedding cake, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Actor George Takei and his fiance Brad Altman talk to reporters while other gay couples wed as the era of same-sex marriage begins in California, June 17, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. (Getty Images)

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