Miss California to Launch Campaign Against Gay Marriage

Us Magazine - April 30, 2009 5:34 AM PDT
Story photo: Miss California to Launch Campaign Against Gay MarriageCarrie Prejean poses in the press room at the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards on April 23, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.Us Magazine
Get ready for Miss California's battle with the gay community to heat up.

On NBC's Today show Thursday (WATCH VIDEO HERE), Miss California Carrie Prejean announced that she'll be working with the National Organization for Marriage on a campaign opposing gay marriage.

"I am just here to protect marriage," said Prejean, 21. "The National Organization for Marriage basically just respects marriages and people who support it. I am here to protect traditional marriage."

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Of the outrage following her conservative stance, she said, "I never thought in a million years that this would be happening right now. I was attacked for giving my own opinion on stage. I am going to do whatever it takes to protect marriage."

Marriage, she added, "is something that is very dear to my heart, and I am just here to protect it. That's all I am here to do."

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Although it is an issue "people are passionate about," Prejean said: "Regardless of our opinions, we need to respect each other, even when we disagree. It's all about respect."

She said she has gotten no physical threats because of her views. Instead, "I've actually had so may supporters and so many people say, 'Thank you so much. It had to take a beauty pageant contestant to actually stand up for what she believes in.'"

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Asked about some claims that she resembles Alaksa Gov. Sarah Palin, Prejean laughed. "I think that's funny," she said. "The only comparison is that we have both been in a beauty pageant."

So no plan to run for political office?

"Definitely not anytime soon," Prejean said. "That's for sure."

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  • Spinner
    sorry, i didn't mean to post that comment so many times. it was only supposed to be one post.
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:25 AM PDT
  • Spinner
    GO CARRIE PREJEAN!!!! NOT FIRED!!! you heard that? Donald Trump says she NOT fired!!! i'm a guy and i could give a less of a care about pageants and so on but when i heard about people getting on her back about her answer on gay marriage, i gave her my FULL support! her pictures are not bad at all. she's not naked. they're modeling pictures and not pornographic pictures. th
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:24 AM PDT
  • Spinner
    GO CARRIE PREJEAN!!!! NOT FIRED!!! you heard that? Donald Trump says she NOT fired!!! i'm a guy and i could give a less of a care about pageants and so on but when i heard about people getting on her back about her answer on gay marriage, i gave her my FULL support! her pictures are not bad at all. she's not naked. they're modeling pictures and not pornographic pictures. th
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:24 AM PDT
  • Spinner
    GO CARRIE PREJEAN!!!! NOT FIRED!!! you heard that? Donald Trump says she NOT fired!!! i'm a guy and i could give a less of a care about pageants and so on but when i heard about people getting on her back about her answer on gay marriage, i gave her my FULL support! her pictures are not bad at all. she's not naked. they're modeling pictures and not pornographic pictures. th
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:24 AM PDT
  • Spinner
    GO CARRIE PREJEAN!!!! NOT FIRED!!! you heard that? Donald Trump says she NOT fired!!! i'm a guy and i could give a less of a care about pageants and so on but when i heard about people getting on her back about her answer on gay marriage, i gave her my FULL support! her pictures are not bad at all. she's not naked. they're modeling pictures and not pornographic pictures. th
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:23 AM PDT
  • Spinner
    GO CARRIE PREJEAN!!!! NOT FIRED!!! you heard that? Donald Trump says she NOT fired!!! i'm a guy and i could give a less of a care about pageants and so on but when i heard about people getting on her back about her answer on gay marriage, i gave her my FULL support! her pictures are not bad at all. she's not naked. they're modeling pictures and not pornographic pictures. th
    report abuseposted May 12, 2009 8:23 AM PDT
  • K
    You go girl. I'm glad someone finally said it. We Christians are going to soon be extinct I'm afraid, unless something changes. What happened to the good ol days when "gay" was a "sin". O wait ....yep still says so in THE BIBLE... hmmm I wonder sometimes and in some cases if it just a fad that the present generation is going thru. I hope. God B
    report abuseposted May 8, 2009 10:36 AM PDT
  • Star
    what does SHE know about marriage being "close to her heart"? SHE'S 21!
    report abuseposted May 8, 2009 5:55 AM PDT
  • JJ
    The human nature of worrying about what other people do, never ceases to amaze me! If 2 gay guys have gathered their friends & family somewhere to have a wedding & celebrate their commitment to spend the rest of their lives together, it has ZERO IMPACT on me! How is that shoving or cramming anything at anyone??? Do they try to barge into your house & have the wedding th
    report abuseposted May 6, 2009 6:43 AM PDT
  • KK
    To Jess S: haha you called me out on a grammatical error. This hurts me very deeply. i think my only option now is to like men. It is your fault that i am now gay. i hate women, they are so abusive!
    report abuseposted May 6, 2009 12:29 AM PDT
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