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| Wisconsin Green Party Urges State Senators to Vote Against Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage. |
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Wisconsin Green Party Contacts: Green Party Aims to Recruit Candidates With an Eye to Wednesday's Senate Votes The Wisconsin Green Party today announced that it would pay particular attention to the votes of Democratic Wisconsin state senators on the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage when recruiting candidates to run in November's election. Dennis Bergren of Cottage Grove, convener of the Wisconsin Green Party's Lavender Greens Caucus for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals, noted "In last week's vote in the state Assembly, 12 Democrats voted for this mean spirited attack on the rights of all Wisconsin consenting adults to marry the person of their choice. We hope that Democrats in the State Senate are more sensible." The Wisconsin Green Party believes in equal rights for all Wisconsin residents. Support for same sex civil marriage is a part of the Green Party platform: "Wisconsin Greens support the right of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people to be treated equally with all other people, in all areas of life, including in housing, employment, civil marriage and benefits, and child custody." "Wisconsin Greens are not alone in the fight for equal rights -- Greens across the country are taking a stand against this kind of discrimination," said Jill Bussiere, WGP Co-Spokesperson. "We support New Paltz Green Mayor Jason West's action in performing marriages for same-sex couples, and other actions throughout the nation challenging efforts to limit such basic rights. When the rights of any people or group are limited, we are all diminished. We are against any changes to the Wisconsin Constitution that would limit rights, and a ban on gay marriage would indeed be such a change." "Wisconsin's motto is 'Forward!', not 'Backward.' This ban is not just out-of-step with the Wisconsin tradition, it is an insult to that tradition. Wisconsinites have always honored civil rights and fought hatred, and we must continue to do so." said Ben Manski, a Wisconsin Green and co-chair of the Green Party of the United States. "In 1982, Wisconsin became the first state to pass legislation including "sexual orientation" as a protected category under state laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations." The Wisconsin Green Party stands on the four pillars of Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence. For more information:
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