Gov. Don Carcieri is a staunch social conservative who headlined a fundraiser for an anti-gay marriage group and says same-sex couples have no civil right to marriage.
So it surprised even some of Carcieri’s toughest critics when the Republican sat down this month for a tense but polite meeting with six members of Queer Action of Rhode Island, the state’s newest gay rights group. When he emerged, Carcieri announced he would consider supporting a domestic partnership system similar to one recently expanded by voters in Washington state.
His suggestion was an early victory for Queer Action, which wants to lobby for gay marriage and stronger hate crime laws while taking its message to opponents like Carcieri who are accustomed to a normally sedate Statehouse. Its tactics have included Internet campaigns, protests and the sitdown with the governor.
Full Story from the Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20091126new_gay_rights_group_brings_message_to_ri_leaders/srvc=home&position=recent
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