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Paul Sadler
Grady Yarbrough
Dems in Senate runoff
back marriage equality
Former State Rep. Paul Sadler says
his position on issue has evolved;
winner of July 31 contest will face
uphill battle against GOP nominee
DAVID TAFFET I Staff Writer
taffet@dallasvoice.com
Paul Sadler says his position on marriage equal-
ity evolved over many years as a result of people
he knows, deluding friends, colleagues and
clients — some who died from AIDS.
Sadler, who served as a
state representative from
1991-2003, received 35 per-
cent of the vote in the May 29
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate. Hell face Grady
Yarbrough in a runoff July
31, with the winner taking on
either David Dewhurst or
Ted Cruz in November.
In an interview this week with Dallas Voice,
Sadler said he uses the term "marriage equality"
because it's more accurate than "same-sex mar-
riage." He said he's corrected reporters who in-
sisted on calling it "gay marriage." That term, he
said, implies that gay people and straight people
get different rights from the government after
marrying.
"I had friends involved in a long-term relation-
ship," Sadler said. "I was having to handle an es-
tate with them and began to see how federal laws
and tax laws affected them."
Yarbrough, who said in a recent debate that he
also supports marriage equality, didn't respond to
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requests for an interview.
To Sadler, the distinction between the functions
of the state and churches is important. He said the
state issues licenses to drive, to marry and other
things, while a religion may or may not bless a
marriage.
"Licensing in this country should be nondis-
criminatory," he said.
He said that the government issues marriage li-
censes in many cases where a religion would ob-
ject to a particular marriage.
"Interfaith marriages, second marriages," he
said. "Some religions don't approve of those. We
shouldn't be assigning a religious litmus test."
Sadler said he's very com-
fortable talking about his
position on equality. If
elected, he would support
the repeal of the Defense of
Marriage Act, which he
called "a political act that
was ill-conceived." On these
issues, he said, "the lack of
understanding runs so
deep."
At its June 19 meeting, Stonewall Democrats of
Dallas unanimously endorsed Sadler in the runoff.
The group had backed Sean Hubbard in the pri-
mary.
"He came and spoke to our membership on
how he evolved on LGBT issues," Stonewall Pres-
ident Omar Narvaez said. "He stands firm with
the Texas Democratic platform."
The new platform includes a strong statement
ixt support of marriage equality.
Eli Olivarez, president of the Texas Stonewall
Democratic Caucus, also said he supports Sadler.
Olivarez's local chapters, Stonewall Democrats of
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Wright, John. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 2012, newspaper, July 6, 2012; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth308874/m1/12/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.