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Schwarzenegger Appoints Anti-Gay To Head Transition
by Matt Johns
365Gay.com Newscenter
Los Angeles Bureau



Posted: October 8, 2003 12:31 p.m. ET


(Los Angeles, California) Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed conservative Republican Congressman David Dreier to head his transition team.

Schwarzenegger won a landslide election Tuesday night in a vote that saw the ouster of gay-positive governor Gray Davis (story)

Following the announcement of Dreier's appointment, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center invited the governor-elect to a meeting with the state's gay and lesbian leaders.

"One of the quickest ways for the governor-elect to show that he is not playing 'politics as usual' is to meet with this core component of California's constituency," said Lorri L. Jean, director of the center.

Schwarzenegger has not commented on the invitation.

Dreier, who served as co-chair of the actor's gubernatorial campaign, has record in Congress of opposing gay rights initiatives.

In 1996 he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which bans the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples. The legislation passed and was signed into law by then President Bill Clinton. In 1999 he voted to ban gay adoptions in the District of Columbia. That bill was narrowly defeated. He opposes granting gays and lesbians civil rights in the workplace, and is in favor of a constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage.

Dreier was named this year as a "True Blue" advocate by the Family Research Council - the preeminent anti-gay lobby organization. His appointment to head the transition team has raised flags among some gay activists....

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This guy (Drier) is hurting me and my partner (we are gay). I will not sit still anymore and take this bulls**t

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