GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE April 23, 2010

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saw their neighbors passing petitions around," Rosser said, "but it is more of a cluster of individuals, not an energized group."

Repeal backers have rightist ties

However, the repeal groups are possibly more organized than Rosser acknowledges. Church involvement is indicated by religious language used in their messages.

Three individuals comprise the petition committee: Gary Thompson, Mary Vollmar and Douglas Freeman, all of Bowling Green.

Vollmar, a financial supporter of the Bowling Green Christian Academy, protested the ordinances during city council meetings.

Freeman is a blogger and web organizer. He writes the blog We By For, which advocates an Ohio constitutional amendment to keep the new health care reforms out of the state, opposes abortion and reproductive rights, and champions unregulated free markets.

It also promotes "traditional values" and espouses the belief that the U.S. is a Christian nation. It is openly antigay.

Freeman denied being involved with the Bowling Green Ohio Tea Party Patriots, though his blog promotes the group and links to its website.

Freeman's blog also promotes and links to two sites of the Children of Liberty, which states as its purpose, "To reclaim God in our lives, and in so doing, secure His place at the center of our country's social and political conscience."

That group's website features a photo of its organizer in military fatigues, holding an assault rifle.

Thompson owns the apartment property firm Thompson and Thompson Rentals.

Thompson contributed Florida4Marriage.org, the group that

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home in Sonoma while his partner died in another facility, the name of which was withheld from Greene. He was only released from Agua Caliente after suing to get out of there.

Greene's suit names the county, the nursing home and the auction company as defendants.

The complaint notes that county employees, walking through the house, noted the "desirability" and "quality" of the men's belongings, according to the New York Times. The workers also told Greene to "Shut up and go to your room," calling him a "lost cause" with "dementia."

Greene also said that county employees expressed "displeasure at dealing with expressions of grief by a gay man who had lost his longtime partner," with one telling another, "You know how those gay boys are."

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collected signatures and passed Florida's constitutional marriage ban in 2008.

When contacted, Thompson said he was the petition group's spokesperson, but would not say whether his group has a name or how many were involved.

Asked if, as a landlord, he rents to lesbian and gay people, Thompson became silent for nearly 15 seconds, then said, "I'm not going to talk any more to you.”

Freeman said the group is "a bunch of concerned citizens," and "business people and individuals."

He refused to name anyone or tell how many are involved, other than to say, "It's a lot of people."

'Not just about LGBT people'

Rosser wants the campaign to save the ordinances to involve more than LGBT concerns.

"This campaign is not just about LGBT people," Rosser said. "What they want to repeal also includes pregnant people and veterans."

"So far the focus has been on organizing the others on our side, establishing an issues committee and building a website," Rosser said.

Rosser said that based on typical election turnout, they need to get about 6,000 votes against the repeals.

In order to do that, the group will start targeting voters who turn out in next month's primary, where a school levy will also be on the ballot.

Ordinance opponents, however, are already starting with a base of the more than 2,000 petition signatures they collected.

Rosser is not sure how much money will be needed to protect the ordinances, but notes that the Wood County area around the college community is very conservative and very church oriented. She does not expect outsiders to stay out of the opposition campaign.

Scull's injury came a month before the California Supreme Court's ruling allowing same-sex marriage, and the brief sixmonth period in which same-sex marriage was legal in the state. However, the men had not registered as domestic partners, which was a viable option even before the decision.

Despite that, they had all the paperwork lawyers suggest to cement legal rights in relationships not afforded the full protections of marriage, including wills and powers of attorney for health care. But Greene says these were ignored by county employ-

ees.

The case is going to trial on July 16, according to the National Center for Lesbian Rights' Elder Law Project, which is representing Greene.