Will California Latinos oppose gay marriage?

Topix Gay News  Sep 01 08

As he strolled with his girlfriend in downtown San Jose, David Palacios looked like the type of voter who will oppose the November ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage in California -- young urbanite, well-educated, a resident of a Bay Area metropolis. Except that Palacios is Latino. "I'm for civil unions -- not gay marriage," said Palacios, 20, who grew up on the East Side of San Jose and says he is likely to vote in favor of Proposition 8.

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