Hollywood urged to give more to save gay marriage

Hollywood, long considered a bastion of liberal thinking, is being chided for not opening its wallet to save the right to same-sex marriage in California even as several A-list gays and lesbians rush to the altar.

With a month to go before a November 4 referendum seeking to abolish the newly won right of same-sex couples to marry in California, some in the entertainment community are anxious that more of their own are not supporting gay rights by donating money to defeat the proposed ban.

So far, the largest celebrity donations have come from actor Brad Pitt and director Steven Spielberg who each contributed $100,000 each last month to help defeat the ballot proposal, known as Proposition 8.

“We are concerned that the entertainment industry hasn’t stepped up to the plate to fight this unnecessary initiative … Now it’s time for the entertainment industry as a whole to take the lead,” activist Jonathan Lewis said on Wednesday.

Hollywood urged to give more to save gay marriage
Reuters