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Jenny Pizer: It's not okay for the majority to vote on whether the minority should have rights
In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage on election day by voting in support of proposition 8. Proposition 8 calls for the amendment of the California state constitution. Its aim: overturning a California supreme court decision and eliminating same sex marriage. Senior legal counsel for LAMBDA Jenny Pizer believes, "it's not okay for the majority to vote on whether the minority should have rights." Jennifer C. Pizer is Senior Counsel for Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV. Based in Lambda's Western Regional Office in Los Angeles, Pizer has handled cases to advance domestic partner protections and the rights of lesbian and gay parents, and to end sexual orientation discrimination in employment, education, health care and housing. Pizer also is a leading voice for ending marriage discrimination against lesbian and gay couples and currently serves as co-counsel for 15 same-sex couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition in the California Marriage cases. Pizer is an adjunct professor at USC Law School and Loyola Law School. Prior to joining Lambda Legal, she was associated with Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP in San Francisco for five years. Before entering private practice, Pizer was legal director of the National Abortion Rights Action League and served as a federal judicial clerk. She is a 1987 graduate of New York University School of Law, and a 1982 graduate of Harvard College.
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