by Lynn Vincent
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February 8, 2003 Issue Date:
February 8, 2003

Left-coast libertines

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The nation's first officially recognized homosexual state legislative caucus last week came out in California. At its first press conference, the new five-member "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus" stumped for three pro-gay bills. One would give same-sex domestic partners rights virtually equal to those of married couples. This despite California voters' overwhelming approval in 2000 of Proposition 22, a ballot measure prohibiting state recognition of same-sex marriages.

The Golden State legislature's recognition of the new caucus-which joins existing black, Latino, and women's caucuses-underscores the success of gay activists' long campaign to portray homosexuality as normal. The irony: The caucus's official status entitles it to a part-time legislative staffer. That means the same citizens who voted to ban same-sex marriage are now paying to support a group bent on subverting their will.

Lynn Vincent

Lynn is executive editor of WORLD Magazine and producer/host of the true crime podcast Lawless. She is the New York Times best-selling author or co-author of a dozen nonfiction books, including Same Kind of Different As Me and Indianapolis. Lynn lives in the mountains east of San Diego, Calif.

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