Full text of Romney's 1994 gay rights letter surfaces

[meegbear]

Beyond his endorsement of gay rights back in 1994, Governor Mitt Romney's recently unearthed letter and interviews from that era show that he was making a political case for Republicans to back gay and lebisan causes.

In his 1994 letter to Log Cabin Republicans, posted here, Romney wrote of making "equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern.'' The letter, the subject of stories in the Globe and the New York Times and much blog chatter, was posted on the Bay Windows website over the weekend.

"As a result of our discussions and other interactions with gay and lesbian voters across the state, I am more convinced than ever that as we seek to establish full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent,'' Romney wrote, referring to US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

"If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will,'' Romney wrote.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/blog/2006/12/romney_spoke_of.html

[Doosy]

1. Thanks for including this!

[LeftCoast]

2. It takes real character to stick your finger in the wind and change positions like that...

:eyes:

It'll be interesting to see if the fundies buy this change of heart, particularly when Romney's acting like he's always been a bigot.

[sui generis]

3. letter "surfaces"????

yuppa, you got that finger in the wind thing right.

Too bad there's a lot of crap that never submerged that overrules this completely out of character "change of heart".

Well at least some of us chickens still don't trust the fox just because he shows up with an egg he claims he laid.

[LeftCoast]

4. Just heard that Dobson is actively ignoring this tidbit

Just goes to prove my point that Dobson and his ilk are nothing but propagandist cogs in the RW outrage apparatus.

They're really becoming quite transparent.

[ritziecracker]

5. Romney for equality before he was against it!!!

1994 letter to Log Cabin Republicans shows he is a FLIP/FLOPPER! Now this goof is a plaintiff in a lawsuit to force the state legislature to vote on whether to allow voters to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment. He will do anything to be President!!!