New Jersey LGBT rights activists are not happy that Governor Chris Christie has gone to fundraise for Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, the Star-Ledger reports:
Garden State Equality tonight slammed Christie for supporting Fallin's re-election bid, despite her efforts to block spousal benefits at state-owned facilities of the Oklahoma National Guard. Christie opposes same-sex marriage, but is more moderate on the issue. His administration dropped its appeal to a state court ruling effectively legalizing gay marriage in New Jersey.
“As a native Oklahoman, I find Governor Fallin's anti-LGBT stand reprehensible. Ending service to all rather than offering service to a minority is not equality, it is discrimination of the highest order," said Troy Stevenson, executive director of Garden State Equality. "While Governor Christie has never been a proponent of the freedom to marry, he has always claimed to support equal protections for all. In a time when LGBT rights are quickly becoming a non-partisan issue, it is tragic that Governor Fallin has chosen time and time again to marginalize LGBT Oklahomans."
You may recall that Fallin last month decided to deny spousal benefits to all miliitary couples rather than serve gays.