Proposition 8 Contributors - Search the Database

No 'Milk' for Cinemark!

Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage in California, has become the most expensive social-issue election in the history of the country, according to Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles. By Oct. 18, the campaigns for and against the proposition had raised a combined $56 million, nearly evenly split between the two sides.

Contributions to the campaign to pass Proposition 8 helped fund anti-gay advertisements that led up to the election. Political contributions are public domain, open to the public for viewing.

You may be very surprised to see who made substantial monetary contributions to fund this hatred campaign. CEOs of major coporations, like Alan Stock of Cinemark Theaters, donated thousands of dollars to SUPPORT Proposition 8 (to ban gay marriage). The significance of Mr. Stock's contribution lies in the fact that Cinemark will be screening the upcoming film Milk, the story of Harvey Milk, one of America's most memorable gay rights advocates. Mr. Stock essentially will greatly profit from showing Milk in Cinemark Theaters.

Now, you can search the database, thanks to an analysis performed by a reporting specialist for the Associated Press.

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