Mastermind behind Calif. and Maine marriage defeats has lesbian sister
- by Rex Wockner
Bay Windows Contributor
Tuesday Jan 5, 2010
Frank Schubert, the brains behind the campaigns that took marriage away from gay people in California and Maine, has a gay sister.
And he loves her and her domestic partner and their kids, Schubert told the Bay Area Reporter Dec. 31.
Schubert’s sister, Anne Marie Schubert, is running for Sacramento County Superior Court judge. She lives with Julie Greenberg and the couple is raising two children.
“She and Julie are in a domestic partnership, and they have two wonderful children,” Mr. Schubert told the BAR. “Of course I consider them and their children to be part of my family, and I love them very much.”
Frank Schubert told the BAR that, “Anne Marie and I disagree on the marriage issue.”
“I am certain that she opposed Prop. 8,” he said. “Neither of us has allowed that single issue to define our relationship as brother and sister.”
Anne Marie Schubert told the BAR that the California Code of Judicial Ethics prevents her from publicly discussing Prop. 8 or gay marriage.
Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors told the BAR the group wants to “interview” Ms. Schubert.
“We…hope that she, unlike her brother, believes that it is a violation of the constitution to deny any minority the same rights the majority has,” Kors said. “It would be terrific to have a member of the Schubert family on the bench who understands the public danger and harm that Frank Schubert has helped inflict on so many.”
