Executive Director, Family Equality Council
Executive Director of the Family Equality Council, which advocates for same-sex families, she is in a same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and has twin sons
PROFILE
Jennifer Chrisler
Guest
FROM Jennifer Chrisler
Which Way, L.A.?
Tradition of Marriage on Trial in a Federal Courtroom In a San Francisco federal court this week, a witness testified on tape that, if California’s ban on same-sex marriage is repealed, “children would suddenly find homosexuality irresistible.” The lawyers who want the ban overturned really wanted the judge to hear that.
To the Point
On Trial in a Federal Courtroom: The Tradition of Marriage The US Supreme Court says the trial on Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban cannot be televised . Is that a clue as to how the case might finally be decided? Is same-sex marriage banned because of ancient tradition or because of discrimination against gays and lesbians?
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