American Foundation for Equal Rights

WSJ: Prop. 8 Trial Wraps, Motions and Waiting to Follow

Sponsors of Prop. 8 called David Blankenhorn, founder of the Institute for American Values, to make the case that allowing gay and lesbian weddings would weaken marriage. In two days of testimony, Blankenhorn predicted fewer heterosexual marriages and more divorces and one-parent households if marital rights are extended to homosexuals.

David Boies, a lawyer for gay and lesbian couples challenging Prop. 8 confronted Blankenhorn with his declaration in a 2007 book, “The Future of Marriage,” that “we would be more American” if same-sex marriage were legalized. Blankenhorn sought to reconcile his statements Wednesday, saying gay and lesbian couples and their children would benefit but marriage as a whole would suffer.

Read the rest of Ashby Jones’s Wall Street Journal article here.