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Title: Obama, McCain Differ Greatly on Gay Rights, An Interview With Congresswoman Bald
Post by: Shana A on October 24, 2008, 02:23:16 PM
Post by: Shana A on October 24, 2008, 02:23:16 PM
Obama, McCain Differ Greatly on Gay Rights, An Interview With Congresswoman Baldwin
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-robinson/obama-mccain-differ-great_b_135451.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-robinson/obama-mccain-differ-great_b_135451.html)
In this exclusive interview Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) discusses gay marriage and Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on the issue. She also addresses the future of LGBT rights in America, and what it's like to be an openly gay Member of Congress.
Both the Presidential & Vice Presidential candidates have come out against gay marriage. Do you think this is political or ignorance?
I'll take the candidates at their word of why they have concluded that they can't personally support same-sex marriage at this point in time, but, I would also look beyond that first question about what all of the four candidates that we're talking about, both Presidential nominees and both of their running mates would do beyond that to protect LGBT families. In the case of Senator Obama, he supports full equal rights with regard to the same set of protections that are associated with marriage to be extended for same sex couples under the name of civil unions or domestic partnerships. That is not the case with Senator McCain and his running mate. So I think we have a very stark contrast with the two. In other words, the similarity of opposing same-sex marriage ends there. There's no other similarity beyond that and we have a stark contrast between the two candidates for President.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-robinson/obama-mccain-differ-great_b_135451.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-robinson/obama-mccain-differ-great_b_135451.html)
In this exclusive interview Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) discusses gay marriage and Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on the issue. She also addresses the future of LGBT rights in America, and what it's like to be an openly gay Member of Congress.
Both the Presidential & Vice Presidential candidates have come out against gay marriage. Do you think this is political or ignorance?
I'll take the candidates at their word of why they have concluded that they can't personally support same-sex marriage at this point in time, but, I would also look beyond that first question about what all of the four candidates that we're talking about, both Presidential nominees and both of their running mates would do beyond that to protect LGBT families. In the case of Senator Obama, he supports full equal rights with regard to the same set of protections that are associated with marriage to be extended for same sex couples under the name of civil unions or domestic partnerships. That is not the case with Senator McCain and his running mate. So I think we have a very stark contrast with the two. In other words, the similarity of opposing same-sex marriage ends there. There's no other similarity beyond that and we have a stark contrast between the two candidates for President.