Back in 2007 Jerry Sanders, GOP Mayor of San Diego, scheduled a press conference in which he was to veto a declaration by the city council in favor of gay marriage that was before the state Supremes. But Sanders surprised everyone by coming out forcefully for gay marriage, significantly changing the debate.
At the time everyone assumed his lesbian daughter Lisa had a long discussion with him the night before. Not quite.
According to Nicole Murray Ramirez, writer for the San Diego *LGBT Weekly*, he had been asked by Sanders to set up a meeting with leading gay people the night before the veto so Sanders could explain his position personally. That was important because so many had helped him get elected. During that meeting Sanders heard every one talk about their loves and their families. It was those stories that changed his mind.
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