Plaintiffs’ counsel this morning got the video by the National Organization for Marriage "The Gathering Storm" admitted during the re-direct of Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness Gary Segura. I wanted to refresh everyone’s memory about "The Gathering Storm" which came after the Prop 8 campaign, because Prof Segura talked about how it portrays gays and lesbians as deeply threatening to those who oppose same sex marriage.

From David Dayen’s liveblog at the FDL News Desk:

B: Professor, had you seen that before?

S: Yes.

B: Does that ad, did it get wide distribution?

S: I read a lot about it. I assume a lot of people had seen it. It’s become semi-famous.

B: The messages in that video, do they relate to the balance of power, with gay and lesbians on the one hand, and groups opposing marriage on the other?

S: Video connotes that gays and lesbians are deeply threatening to the public. References to children, taking religious liberty away, churches discriminated against. Shows gays as a threat.

B: This public message, does it undermine the political power of gays and lesbians?

S: It re-substantiates long-held prejudices, and says LGBT rights come at the expense of other groups. Makes it tougher to gain legal protections.