Mary Cheney, the openly gay daughter of
former vice president Dick Cheney, has joined the fight against a
proposed constitutional amendment in Indiana which seeks to prohibit
the state from recognizing any union other than a heterosexual
marriage.
Cheney will appear at a
December 11 event in Indianapolis to help raise money for Freedom
Indiana, the group working to derail the amendment.
“There's nothing I wouldn't do to
protect my wife Heather [Poe] and our two children,” Cheney said in
an email to supporters. “And then I think about the thousands of
same-sex couples and their families in Indiana who would be directly
impacted by HJR-6, I'm committed to standing together and working
across party lines to keep this amendment out of Indiana's
constitution.”
House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR-6) sailed
through the Republican-controlled General Assembly in 2011. A second
voted needed before it can go to voters is expected to take place
early next year.
“Freedom Indiana's campaign is
strong,” Cheney wrote. “And as the start of the legislative
session quickly approaches, we can make it even stronger by pitching
in to support the grassroots work across the state.”
Cheney's participation comes after a
public feud on the subject with her sister Liz Cheney, an opponent of
marriage equality and a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
(Related: Mary
Cheney “not supporting Liz Cheney's candidacy.”)