American Foundation for Equal Rights

LA Times: First witness called by Prop. 8 defenders says gays have broad support in California

Miller, whose testimony will continue this afternoon, took the stand after challengers of Proposition 8 rested their case. They introduced videos produced by supporters of Proposition 8 warning that same-sex marriage could lead to incest and other social ills.

“Then pedophiles would have to be allowed to marry 6-, 7-, 8-year-olds,” said a person in one of the videos. “The man from Massachusetts who petitioned to marry his horse. … He’d have to be allowed to do so. Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, any, any combination would have to be allowed.”

Read the rest of Maura Dolan’s LA Times article here.