Sixteen years ago, Hillary Clton clearly articulated an anti-gay marriage posn. Now, she uldn't be a more full-throated supporter.
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REMEMBER WHEN HILLARY CLTON WAS AGAST GAY MARRIAGE?
Hillary Clton wasted no time -optg today’s historic Supreme Court lg on gay marriage as a promotnal vice for her printial n. “Proud to celebrate,” Clton clared on Twter, spe the fact that relatively recently she thought same sex marriage should rema illegal. * hillary clinton against gay marriage *
Hillary Clton wasted no time -optg today’s historic Supreme Court lg on gay marriage as a promotnal vice for her printial n.
”A prr, she stood by her hband as he signed the Defense of Marriage Act, a piece of legislatn that dified gay Ameri’s send-class stat.
So ’s fair to say that Hillary Clton has had a longstandg opposn to gay marriage—eher that, or she was too aaid to speak tthfully about her nvictns for polil reasons, which is really jt as bad. December 1999: Clton told a group of gay ntributors at a fundraiser that she was agast the "don't ask, don't tell" ary policy signed by her hband. But I also believe that people mted gay marriag, as they believe them to be, should be given rights unr the law that regnize and rpect their relatnship.
HILLARY CLTON'S GAY-MARRIAGE PROBLEM
"I have supported the kd of rights and rponsibili that are beg extend to gay upl Vermont, " she said. October 2006: Clton told a group of gay elected officials that she would support same-sex marriage New York if a future ernor and Legislature chose to enact such a law. Augt 2007: In a Democratic primary bate sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and LOGO Network (a gay-oriented TV statn) Clton was asked "What is at the heart of your opposn to same-sex marriage?
That’s why I support marriage for lbian and gay upl. June 2014: NPR’s Terry Gross grilled Clton about her past posns’ on gay marriage what led to a tty exchange.
New York Post, "Dems do a tiptoe around gay marriage, " July 3, 2003. C-SPAN, "Hillary Clton on gay marriage 2004, " July 13, 2004. New York Tim, "Clton wouldn’t block law if Albany backs gay marriage, " Oct.