San Diego Mayor Backs Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Inspired by care for his daughter and an eleventh-hour decision, as he put it, to "lead with my heart," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (a Republican, as a Truthdig reader pointed out) said Wednesday that he would "take a stand on equality and social justice" and come out, as it were, in favor of gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )