Children key in Prop 8 trial

Bay Area Reporter: “During cross-examination Brian Raum, a lawyer for the Yes on 8 campaign, questioned how Katami could conclude that the anti-gay group’s ads were hostile to gay people. ‘There was nothing in the ad that says Proposition 8 will protect children from you because you are bad. Would you agree?’ asked Raum. ‘It didn’t say same-sex couples are bad?’ Katami responded that the ads didn’t have to be explicit because the message was clearly implied. ‘It insinuates there is some disapproval of gay people and they should be feared,’ he said. Raum pressed Katami on the issue, stating that ‘the fact is you don’t think kids need to be protected from being exposed to same-sex relationships.’ To which Katami replied, ‘Yes. There is nothing wrong with it.’”