The NOH8 gay rights campaign has picked up another high profile Republican supporter. Cindy McCain has agreed to lend her face to the silent protest photo project against California Proposition 8.
The group has worked with Meghan McCain in the past. To say that they were pleasantly shocked when her mother offered to be photographed for the campaign is an understatement. NOH8 founder Adam Bouska said, “In the year since we’ve started the NOH8 campaign, we’ve often been surprised at some of the different individuals who have approached us showing their support. Few, though, have surprised us more than Cindy McCain.”
The wife of John McCain wanted to send the message that marriage equality isn’t a Republican issue any more than it is a Democratic issue. It’s about human rights and everybody being treated equally.
Arizona Senator John McCain has not, however, changed his position on the subject. His spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan reports that his “opposition to gay marriage remains the same.” She added, “Senator McCain believes that the sanctity of marriage is defined as between one man and one woman.”
See Meghan McCain’s NOH8 ad below. More McCain family photos here.