Same-sex marriage
foe attempts to lobby for gay group

A former state senator who sponsored a same-sex marriage ban has approached Tennessee's largest gay rights advocacy group about lobbying on its behalf, the Associated Press reports. Jeff Miller solicited lobbying work from the Tennessee Equality Project, which in November lost its battle against a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in the state. The Equality Project would not follow up on his offer, president Chris Sanders said.

In the November election Tennessee voters overwhelmingly opted to support a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Miller sponsored the measure prior to his wife accusing him of inappropriate marital conduct. (The Advocate)