Gay Rights Group Proposes New Approach In Light Of Homosexual Marriage Bans

In light of Missouri and a dozen other states voting to ban homosexual marriage, one of the nation’s leading gay rights groups is calling for new tactics to change the laws. Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force made the pitch in St. Louis at the group’s annual conference. Foreman says gay rights groups focused too much on a national legal strategy and not enough on state and local political efforts to change hearts and minds. He admits gay marriage supporters are now on the defensive in Missouri and elsewhere in the country, but he insists the effort to gain these rights for homosexual couples is not over.