Brian S. Brown
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 Brown speaking at a rally in Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Born | Whittier, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Whittier College Oxford University UCLA |
| Occupation | President of the National Organization for Marriage |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Susan Brown |
| Children | Seven |
Brian S. Brown is an American activist and the president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a non-profit advocacy organization that works to prevent or overturn the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States.
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[edit] Activism
In 2001, Brown became the executive director of the Family Institute of Connecticut, a socially conservative organization.[1] He was NOM's executive director from its founding in 2007 and was additionally named president in 2010, succeeding Maggie Gallagher.[2] He argues that legalized same-sex marriage may lead to pedophilia.[2][3]
[edit] Personal life and beliefs
Brown was raised in Whittier, California.[2] As a teenager he became interested in conservative writings, natural law, and issues of religious liberty. At age 25 he converted from Quakerism to Roman Catholicism.[1] He has a bachelor's degree from Whittier College, a master's degree in modern history from Oxford University, and is a C.Phil. at UCLA.[4]
According to Brown's wife, when they were living in Connecticut, there were two lesbian couples on their street. A neighbor held a neighborhood party, but Brown was not invited; his wife was invited to attend if she did not share her husband's views on same-sex marriage.[5] Brown says he has friends and family who are gay, but says "we can disagree on all sorts of things and still care about each other."[5]
He married his wife Susan in 1999. They have eight children whom they homeschool.[1][2] In 2008, the family moved to California so he could work for the passage of Proposition 8, a voter referendum prohibiting same-sex marriage there.[5] The family now resides in Great Falls, Virginia.
[edit] Opposition
The Human Rights Campaign website maintains a section titled NOM Exposed, critical of Brown and his organization.[2]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'I Do'? I Don't! Gay Marriage's Worst Opponent". Newsweek. November 15, 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (23 March 2013). "Brian Brown Leads Fight Against Gay Marriage". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Brown, Brian S. (August 18, 2011). "NOM's Marriage Pledge & Bus Tour Make Waves". National Organization for Marriage. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Brian Brown, President". National Organization for Marriage. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Monica Hess, "Opposing Gay Unions With Sanity & a Smile, Washington Post, accessed March 21, 2011
