Which Minnesotans supported California's hateful Prop H8? Here's the list

by Andy Birkey • 11/13/08 • California passed Proposition 8 or Prop H8 (H8 = "hate," get it?) to rescind marriage rights for same-sex couples. It's one of the first times in American history that voters chose to take away a civil right at the ballot box.

Andy Birkey lives in Minneapolis. He is an LGBT community advocate and blogs on political, social, and community issues. Read his blog at Eleventh Avenue South

Here's a list of Minnesotans who cared so much about denying rights to gays and lesbians that they contributed financially to end same-sex marriage for California.

PROPOSITION 8 SUPPORTERS IN MINNESOTA Mark Madsen Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Player President & Chairman: Woodside Technology Group Minneapolis & Eden Prairie, MN $2,500.00 - 10/29/08

Eric Oldroyd Manager of International Trade Finance: Target Corporation Also mentioned as an applicant to the Hennepin County Library Board $250.00 - 9/14/08

Matthew O’Keefe Research Associate Professor, U of Minnesota-Twin Cities Founder, Software Engineer, ALVARRI Inc. $100.00 - 5/16/08 $100.00 - 6/18/08

On Saturday, November 15, Minnesotans will demonstrate against Prop H8 in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth.

Thomas McCabe Catholic Clergy - Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis $500.00 - 6/18/08 $200.00 - 7/22/08

Dr. Frederick Townsend Broadway Medical Center Alexandria, MN $50.00 - 7/27/08 $50.00 - 8/18/08

Dr. Michael Johnson Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN $200.00 - 7/23/08 Dr. Thomas Howard SMDC Cohasset, MN $100.00 - 9/13/08 Arlene Resch Owner: Resch Enterprises (Construction supplies, “Gorilla Wall Braces”) St. Cloud, MN $1,000.00 - 10/30/08 Jane Greenwood Self-Employed Systems Analyst Apple Valley, MN $100.00 - 8/20/08 John Osen Software Engineer: Cyber Development St. Paul, MN $100.00 - 9/1/08 Courtney Smith Consultant: NMA Buffalo, MN $100.00 - 10/17/08 $500.00 - 9/14/08 Lisa Stinchfield momsintouch.org Plymouth, MN $100.00 - 8/12/08 Pastor Donald Richman East European Missions Network Bloomington, MN $500.00 - 8/7/08 Brian Peay Broadband Precision Services New Hope, MN $100.00 - 8/6/08 Diana Wyman Bloomington, MN $100.00 - 7/16/08 David Nelson Minneapolis, MN $200.00 - 10/17/08 Gregory Norman St. Cloud, MN $150.00 - 10/7/08 A new blogger on the scene complied this data. "I decided that as many people as possible deserve to see these names and their affiliations. Do what you will with the information, but I plan boycotts where appropriate and protests where possible. I encourage you to do the same. In the coming days I will publish the names of Minnesotans who took the time and expense to make a monetary donation on the issue of California Proposition 8. I will continue to flesh out the information as more becomes available. This post will cover those who supported passage of the amendment. Worry not, I’ll soon post those who donated to the fight against it as well."