Consultants to Gay Community: Wait Until 2012 for Gay Marriage Effort in California

The advice is piling up on one side for folks who want to see same sex marriage legalized in California: Wait until 2012 to ask voters to overturn Proposition 8. We've told you about the three LGBT coalitions of color who suggested waiting, and the nation's oldest LGBT Democratic club saying the same. Now some of California's top political consultants are joining the chorus. Now, now. We know that some gay marriage fans blame consultants for the ruinous anti-Prop 8 campaign. But Equality California marriage director Marc Solomon -- who helped lead the successful drive for marriage in Massachusetts -- asked seven to share their thoughts on the 2010 v. 2012 question. Plus, they asked what the LGBT community and their allies should do to prepare to go back to the ballot. Three were openly LGBT (including two who are married) and one is a Republican. Full Story from SFGate

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