San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, a social conservative in the liberal Bay Area, is trying to walk a careful line on gay marriage: opposed to same-sex marriage but not ready to declare his position on a constitutional amendment that would ban it.

But on Monday the first-term mayor found himself being blasted by gay rights leaders as "out of step" - a turn of events that illustrates just how difficult the issue is proving to be as Californians choose sides in advance of a November ballot measure.

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