HP CEO Meg Whitman says she changed her
mind on the issue of gay marriage after “careful review and
reflection.”
Whitman was among the more than 80
Republican leaders who signed an amicus brief to the Supreme
Court in support of a suit challenging the constitutionality of
Proposition 8, California's 2008 voter-approved constitutional
amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples.
(Related: Meg
Whitman, Jon Huntsman join other Republicans in support of gay
marriage.)
During her 2010 California
gubernatorial campaign, Whitman expressed her support for Proposition
8.
In a
blog post Tuesday, she explained that she had reversed her stance
on the issue “after careful review and reflection.” “Like
several others who have either sought or held public office,
including President Obama, I have changed my mind on this issue,”
she said.
Remarks by British Prime Minister David
Cameron “struck an immediate chord with me,” she said, referring
to Cameron once saying, “Society is stronger when we make vows to
each other and support each other. So I don't support gay marriage
despite being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a
conservative.”
The Supreme Court will hear arguments
in the case next month and is expected to hand down a ruling in June.