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Roseville Human Rights Commission <br />May 10, 2012 - Draft Minutes <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />137 Ed Wollerman, a Roseville resident married for 52 years, expressed his concern that gav marriage <br />138 would but or�anizations like Catholic Charities out of business. He indicated that he had attended <br />139 several legislative meetings on this issue, and at times felt threatened by the amendment opponents <br />140 who described its su�porters as bigots. Mr. Wollerman volunteered that at times at these legislative <br />141 hearings he wondered who was the minority. r„^�*� *'�° rr^„^�°a �m°ram°r* <br />142 <br />143 <br />144 <br />145 <br />146 <br />147 <br />148 <br />149 <br />150 <br />151 <br />152 <br />153 <br />154 <br />155 <br />156 <br />157 <br />158 <br />159 <br />Cathleen O'Leary - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Mary Kay Von De Linde - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Kelly Skare-Klecker - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Catherine Adeboye - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Calista Adaboye - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Barbara Taylor - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Alex Urshair, a Lauderdale resident and a student at the Roseville High School, introduced herself <br />as the student leader of the Gay/Straight Alliance at the high school. She said that if the amendment <br />was approved it would further marginalize a category of people, and expressed her concern what <br />that message would say to young people. <br />160 Luke Muelke introduced himself as a Falcon Hei�hts resident and a student at the Roseville Hi�h <br />161 School. He quoted several sections of the US Constitution in expressing his opposition to the <br />162 �� marria�e amendment <br />163 <br />164 <br />165 <br />166 <br />167 <br />168 <br />169 <br />170 <br />171 <br />Donna Cook - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Erica Brunik - opposes the proposed amendment <br />Bruce Ona - supports the proposed amendment <br />Paul Siliciano - opposes the proposed amendment <br />172 Resident Art Stoeberl advised the Commission of the personal difficulties he and his partner of <br />173 thirty,years had in verif,�g their status with various institutions, especially in matters of health <br />174 care. He also mentioned that marria�e as an institution has evolved and changed over the millennia, <br />175 and expressed his o�osition to the marria�e amendment. <br />176 <br />177 John Brandes introduced himself as a Catholic priest representin� over eight,y other �riests who <br />178 opposed the passage of this amendment. He indicated that not all Catholic <br />179 bishops were a ag inst gay marriage, citing an Austrian archbisho� and the bisho� leading the <br />180 Catholic Bisho�s Conference of England and Wales. <br />181 <br />