John Nichols: Barney Frank: Clinton "Best Equipped" to Advance Gay Rights

[rodeodance]

| Posted 11/14/2007 @ 12:49am
Barney Frank: Clinton "Best Equipped" to Advance Gay Rights
John Nichols

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?bid=15


Both openly-gay members of Congress have now endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The New York senator secured the support of Tammy Baldwin, the Wisconsin congresswoman who is the only out lesbian in the House, months ago. And this week Clinton gained the enthusiastic endorsement of House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the only out gay man currently serving in the chamber.

Frank specifically hailed Clinton's support for gay and lesbian rights in announcing his decision to back the woman who current leads in national polling on the Democratic race and who is the front-runner in most early caucus and primary states.

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[caseycoon]

1. So Baldwin & Frank

are willing to settle for the second best scenario, civil union as opposed to true equal rights & marriage?
I gotta disagree there.