June 16, 2008
California weddings one more step on long road
by Jim Doyle
San Francisco Chronicle
When Senior Assistant Attorney General Christopher Krueger was leaving home to represent the state in opposing same-sex marriage during a historic hearing before the California Supreme Court in March, his wife kissed him on the lips and said, "Good luck, but I hope you lose."
He did. The justices voted 4-3 in May to strike down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Since then, some of Krueger's colleagues have teased him with remarks like, "Congratulations. We know you lost, but we liked the result."
These ideological fissures in Krueger's household, among his co-workers in the attorney general's office and even within the gay community itself echo society's deep split over same-sex marriage.
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