Ken Mehlman, the former chief of the Republican National Committee, has said that Republicans ought to embrace gay marriage.
Mehlman’s August announcement that he’s gay drew both cheers and jeers.
In an interview with conservative glossy The Atlantic, Mehlman announced he would be fundraising for the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the group formed specifically to support the challenge to California’s gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. A ruling that found the law unconstitutional is currently on appeal.
Mehlman’s New York City fundraiser raised more than $1.2 million for the group.
Gay marriage, Mehlman argues, is a conservative value that Republicans ought to embrace.
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