Which Way, L.A.?
Non Traditional Families
As Hawaii adopts the nation's most sweeping package of rights for unmarried partners, what's the state of the non-traditional family in California? We'll hear debate about health and financial benefits, parenting and same-sex marriages.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readSusan Essoyan: Freelance writer for various publications including the Los Angeles Times; based in Hawaii. Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl: Democratic assembly member from District 41, Santa Monica; speaker pro-tem of the Assembly. State Senator Ray Haynes: Republican State Senator from District 36, parts of Riverside and San Diego counties. Howard Owens: Legislative Director, Congress of California Seniors. Senator John Vasconcellos: Democratic Senator from the Central Valley's District 13. Terry Cantrell: Volunteer attorney for the Traditional Values Coalition. Sally Elkington: President of the Board, National Center for Lesbian Rights. David Dotson: Former Assistant chief for the LAPD. Currently retired. David Brooks: Senior Editor, The Weekly Standard. Ruth Conniff: Washington Editor, The Progressive magazine.
