Freedom to Marry held a press conference this morning to officially announce the launch of “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry,” a bipartisan group of more than 75 mayors “who pledge to support marriage for gay and lesbian couples.” Participants include Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa of Los Angeles; Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diegol Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston; Mayor Annise Parker of Houston; and Mayor Marilyn Strickland of Tacoma. Below is the full list:
Update:
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt of Chapel Hill, NC discussed his involvement in the group with Thomas Roberts on MSBC this morning:
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Update:
A clip from the press conference via Boy in Bushwick: