In an interview with CBS 5 on Friday, the mayor broke his silence.

"I don't support changing the definition of marriage," Reed said, "but whether this is the appropriate ballot measure, we'll have to wait until it goes on."

Reed emphasized that even though he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, he supports domestic partnerships for gay couples.

"I support the extension of benefits, and I supported the extension of protections from discrimination for same-sex couples and I'll continue to do that — but I don't support changing the definition of of marriage."

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He's actually rather considerate of the needs of same-sex couples, yet the GLBT is openly dissapointed. But we have a mask slipping moment again, and we may see this throughout the campaign in California. Since California supports same-sex unions with DP's, the argument becomes one purely about what marriage is and not what homosexuality is. Note the language of the spokesperson, it may be more noteworthy than the fact that yet another person supports marriage equality in its gender integration and does not oppose homosexuality,

"We're deeply disappointed by the mayor's decision," said Aejaie Sellers of the Billy Frank LGBT Center. "We know that the state Supreme Court came out and said that marriage is an open institution, according to the constitution. It's unfortunate that the mayor feels that he knows better."

So should we simply call it open marriage? Is that what they've really been fighting for all this time?

Either way his opposition sounds very noble,

"I'm often out of sync with other political leaders in the Bay Area," Reed said. "I have to do what I think is right, what is right for my community. That's what I do."



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