Teachers Union Supporting Gay Rights?

Teachers unions have been strong fighters for goals they represent. They have millions of members, millions of dollars, and millions of believers. Recently, the California Teachers Association donated $1 million last week to help defeat a ballot initiative which would ban same-sex marriage. They claim it is a civil rights issue and feel others should not be treated differently. To be clear, I am not taking a stance on this issue…I don’t even live in California.
According to the LA Times:
"I think the California Teachers Assn. is well-known to be a political group, and it's not the first time it has not represented the true voice of its members," said Sonja Eddings Brown, spokeswoman for Protect Marriage California, the measure's backer. She said she agreed that the issue is civil rights -- not those of gay couples, but rather those of children to be raised by a mother and a father.
Parents in states where gay marriage is legal were angered when gay marriage was taught in school, and they could not pull their children out of those lessons.
My question…. teachers unions claim to be protecting themselves as teachers, right? Some even claim they are working together for the students. How does working for gay marriage do either one of these? Now this brings me to my point, the unions are obviously not working for the children and I think that is an important message to parents, students, politicians, and citizens. Many people will buy into whatever propaganda the teachers unions are putting out there. It is no wonder the unions are always the main frontrunners of those fighting against school choice or other education reforms. Are they really doing this for the kids? Doubtful! It is clearly a self-serving act...or possibly a position all teachers represented do not agree with.