Gay marriage petition could divide communities
By Matthew Belson
Thursday, June 1, 2006

More than 150,000 people have signed a citizen's petition circulating throughout the Commonwealth since November, seeking to end same-sex marriage through a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

The petition already has caused some controversy on the Cape, after the list of signatories was published on line at knowthyneighbor.org.

In Truro, former Selectman Paul Asher-Best called into question chief of rescue operations Leo Childs's ability to provide equal care to gay and lesbian members of the community after discovering Childs had signed the anti-gay marriage petition. Childs was seeking reappointment to the town's fire board. the rest