Today, Chad Griffin participated in the Equality Summit 2009, a gathering of 400 community leaders committed to winning back marriage equality in California. The events provided a place for equal rights activists to network, share information and resources, and plan next steps for winning back marriage equality in California.

Griffin’s comments were picked up in an Associated Press story about the event.

While two initiatives seeking to undo Proposition 8 — the voter-approved measure — already have been submitted to the Secretary of State, pro-gay marriage leaders say 2010 may be too soon to bring the issue back before voters.

“There is one thing worse than losing Prop. 8, and that would be losing again,” said Chad Griffin, a Los Angeles political consultant who organized Hollywood’s opposition to the ban. He was speaking to about 400 activists who gathered for a statewide planning summit here Saturday.

Read the full AP article at ABCnews.com.

You can watch the opening session of the Equality Summit here (Griffin appears at the 29 minute mark):

Tags: Associated Press, Chad Griffin, Equality Summit, Hollywood, Marriage Equality, Proposition 8