T.R. Knight has donated $50,000 to help defeat a California Proposition aimed at ending gay marriage, according to the Advocate.
Knight’s contribution finds the “Grey’s Anatomy” star joining a growing list of Celebes including Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw and Pete Wentz who have all donated funds to the No on Prop. 8 campaign.
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If passed, Proposition 8 would define marriage as “only… between a man and a woman,” in the California Constitution.
Should the proposition pass, the recent flood of marriages between gay couples including Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and George Takei and his lifelong partner-turned husband, Brad Altman, would become null and void.
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Recently, Jonathan Lewis, a gay, Ohio based entrepreneur and political activist put out a call for Hollywood to rally together and donate $500,000 for the No on Prop. 8 campaign. According to the Advocate, Lewis and his family will match the contributions made.
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“With Election Day five weeks away, we are concerned that the entertainment industry hasn’t stepped up to the plate to fight this unnecessary initiative,” Lewis said in a statement. “We are pleased to see the leadership of Brad Pitt and Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg. Now it’s time for the entertainment industry as a whole to take the lead.
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