Adam Serwer writes at Tapped, the group blog of the American Prospect:
Proponents of the referendum included Bishop Harry Jackson, often the religious right’s point man on such issues in communities of color, as well as Brian Raum, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal group founded by James Dobson, among others. Local leaders for the anti-gay marriage side like Rev. Patrick Walker were also present. Gay marriage opponents made a number of arguments: they raised the specter of children being exposed to homosexuality, argued that District voters were disenfranchised by the City Council, and made the usual religious arguments against gay marriage.
