Karen Ocamb: 'Hollywood gays: Maine's marriage battle has national consequences'

Pams House blend  Oct 21 09

Cross-posted from LGBTPOV.COM.

Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen and political consultant Chad Griffin, self-described "partners in something," hosted a fundraiser for the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality campaign Tuesday night at the Hollywood Hills home shared by Cohen and his husband Gabe Catone.

Cohen pointed out that exactly one year ago, he, Griffin and a number of others were "knee-deep" in putting on a huge fundraiser at the home of Ron Burkle to fight Prop 8.  Tuesday night's event for Maine raised $50,000, which Cohen described as a "huge amount" considering Maine's original total campaign budget of $1. Full story...

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