Straight Republican Pleads for Gay Marriage (Minnesota)

[WillParkinson]

Straight Republican Pleads for Gay Marriage

A 24-year-old straight Republican woman says that fighting equal rights, specifically marriage equality, is the wrong direction for her party, her state, and her country.

Madeline Koch testified to the Minnesota senate Friday, arguing that the bill being considered that would constitutionally ban gay and lesbian couples from marrying goes too far and counters the sentiment of most young Republicans. Koch said that she had no ties to gay people before she started working on promoting equal rights three years ago.

"You'd think that as a Republican, I would be on the other side of this issue, but I'm here today because I don't believe that equal rights for same-sex couples, or anyone, is a partisan issue," she said.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/05/03/A_Straight_Republicans_Plea_for_Gay_Marriage/