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Showing Original Post only (View all)(Video) Hillary in 2004 on "Sanctity" of Hetero marriage. [View all]
I just saw this in DU's video forum.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017271869
I had not known about this, believing as many have said that Hillary was a long-time supported of LGBT rights. But this is only 10 years ago. Not a long time for people of her age at all. It makes me doubtful of the truth of either her evolution now or her views then. IOW was she lying then or lying now?
Bernie, on the other hand, has a long record of support for the right of gays to marry. In the House, he voted in 1996 against the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition of gay marriages.
More context:
On Friday, September 20, prior to signing the Defense of Marriage Act, President Clinton released the following statement:
Throughout my life I have strenuously opposed discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against gay and lesbian Americans. I am signing into law H.R. 3396, a bill relating to same-gender marriage, but it is important to note what this legislation does and does not do.
I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages and this legislation is consistent with that position. The Act confirms the right of each state to determine its own policy with respect to same gender marriage and clarifies for purposes of federal law the operative meaning of the terms "marriage" and "spouse".
This legislation does not reach beyond those two provisions. It has no effect on any current federal, state or local anti-discrimination law and does not constrain the right of Congress or any state or locality to enact anti-discrimination laws. I therefore would take this opportunity to urge Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, an act which would extend employment discrimination protections to gays and lesbians in the workplace. This year the Senate considered this legislation contemporaneously with the Act I sign today and failed to pass it by a single vote. I hope that in its next Session Congress will pass it expeditiously.
I also want to make clear to all that the enactment of this legislation should not, despite the fierce and at times divisive rhetoric surrounding it, be understood to provide an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against any person on the basis of sexual orientation. Discrimination, violence and intimidation for that reason, as well as others, violate the principle of equal protection under the law and have no place in American society.
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Haven't you heard? Hillary has evolved, as many of us have...Move on, people. Move on.
TheDebbieDee
Jun 2015
#1
I wish you luck convincing glbtq folks and people of color HRC is a homophobe and a bigot...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#6
Let everyone make their own judgments AFTER the facts and history are on the table. nt
Bonobo
Jun 2015
#12
one criticism many have of the Clintons is they look at political expediency too much, remember that
JI7
Jun 2015
#43
I believe you, but I would appreciate a link to a particularly clear statement on the issue
Orrex
Jun 2015
#59
Surprised this is being so easily overlooked. Just watch it and ask yourself WTF? nt
Bonobo
Jun 2015
#24
Plus you have to add in the nauseating political expediency angle. Don't forget that.
Bonobo
Jun 2015
#28
Let me know when you pass this along to the 18 million people who voted for her in 2008...
brooklynite
Jun 2015
#32
it's not surprising to anyone who actually listens and pays attention to what people are saying
JI7
Jun 2015
#39
The data suggests she is hugely popular among people of color and the lgbtq communities
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#55
She has come around to supporting equality- one suspects, privately, she always did- now that
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#52
Obama's position prior to 2012 was "marriage is between a man and a woman...God is in the mix".
Nye Bevan
Jun 2015
#60
Probably. I also like to think that Obama privately opposes the death penalty,
Nye Bevan
Jun 2015
#62