Yes! On Equality is spearheaded by Sacromentian (Sacramento-ian?) Charles "Chazz" Lowe. Lowe, who has been involved in local LGBT issues for a long time, is confident that if the California Supreme Court does not over turn Prop 8 this Spring then voters will overturn it in a 2010 election.
Like many same-sex marriage supporters, Lowe was disappointed by the insular and ineffective No-On-8 campaign, but he refuses to get caught up in the past. "It's time to look forward" he says, " we need to reach out to more people and be inclusive." Lowe says that Yes! On Equality will focus its efforts on reaching out to people that the No-On-8 campaign could not connect with.
"I was baptized in the Mormon church" says Lowe, "there are people in the Mormon church and in every religious group who don't like Prop 8, we need to include those people...we need their help." Yes! On Equality also wants to reach out into their own backyard, specifically the Central Valley, an area that was sorely ignored by the No-On-8 campaign.