Carrie Prejean placed first runner-up in the Miss USA 2009 Pageant on April 19th 2009. This achievement alone is worth the notoriety she has received but the news is focused on her last answer to a question asked by openly gay blogger Perez Hilton.
California, and the US, has had a long history of proposistions aimed at tackling the same sex marriage topic. Propostition 22 and the famous Prop 8 both set legislation in California banning same sex marriage. Prop 22 was reversed and Prop 8 is constantly challenged.
N.O.M. - National Organization for Marriage - The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it.
F.O.F. - Focus On Family - Focus on the Family provides relevant, Christian advice on marriage, parenting and other topics.
N.C.S.L. - National Conference of State Legislatures - Cited For Info Only, No News Or Comments From The NCSL Yet.
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