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GEE H.W. BH: I HAVE 'MELLOWED' ON GAY MARRIAGE

" The AP remds that: "Bh was the Whe Hoe when gay marriage wasn't as big a polil issue as is today. Bh's] wife, Lra Bh, and their dghter Barbara Bh support gay marriage, as do [Gee 's] former vice print, Dick Cheney, whose dghter Mary Cheney is openly gay. They were honeymoong overseas and didn't immediately rpond to an email seekg ment marriage beme legal Mae was the Whe Hoe when gay marriage wasn't as big a polil issue as is today.

But his wife, Lra Bh, and their dghter Barbara Bh support gay marriage, as do his former vice print, Dick Cheney, whose dghter Mary Cheney is openly gay.

GEE W. BH'S FOTTEN GAY-RIGHTS HISTORY

In a speech June, he told the Fah & Freedom Coaln the natn needs to be supportive of non-tradnal Associated PrsRelated:Same-sex marriage supporters cheer 'Cralla moment'GOP fds self a tighter spot on gay marriage after lgsGay troops prep for September marriage spree. Bh utned agast cricizg gay upl, sayg an terview on "This Week" that you shouldn't cricize others "until you've examed your own heart.

" Bh had wad to the revalized same-sex marriage bate last week -- if only barely -- a ment to a reporter Zambia, who asked whether gay marriage nflicts wh Christian valu.

GEE H.W. BH OPPOSED GAY MARRIAGE, UNTIL HE WAS A WNS TO ONE

"I meant 's very important for people not to be overly cril of someone else until you've examed your own heart, " Bh told story went on to note that "As print, Bh opposed gay marriage, and Republins phed ballot measur to ban at the state level. Meanwhile his vice print, Dick Cheney, opposed the nstutnal amendment to ban gay marriage that was a popular ia among social nservativ at the time. ''As Republins seek to fd a new way forward the wake of the Supreme Court cisn strikg down DOMA, 's worth rellg that one equently discsed proposed path -- backg civil unns but not full marriage equaly -- would jt take the GOP back to where s succsful printial ndidate was , the more nservative ndidate who lost where Bh won, opposed both gay marriage and civil unns picture wh Bh was hardly one of straightforward support for gay unns, of urse.

At the same time, he benefed om an aggrsive state-by-state mpaign to turn out evangelil voters opposed to givg gay unns the same standg as heterosexual on. And tight rac, those voters -- who historilly have leaned heavily Republin -- may have tipped the now Bh, rponse to a journalist Zambia askg about whether gay marriage is agast Christian valu, said, "I shouldn't be takg a speck out of someone else's eye when I have a log my own. Bh opposed gay marriage, but then he beme the first print to be a wns at a same-sex weddg 2013.

GEE W. BH ON GAY MARRIAGE, IMMIGRATN, AND WHY OBAMA KEPT HIS TERRORISM POLICI

The law required the Attorney General to llect data on crim mted bee of the victim’s race, relign, disabily, sexual orientatn, or ethnicy—but also specified that “the Amerin fay life is the foundatn of Amerin Society” and “nothg this Act shall be nsted, nor shall any funds appropriated to rry out the purpose of the Act be ed, to promote or enurage homosexualy. Bh never once mentned the word “gay” printial remarks, acrdg to a 2014 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) report.

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Bh prepar to sign the marriage license of longtime iends Helen Thalsen, right, and Bonnie Clement, left, Kennebunkport, Mae, as officiant Nancy Sosa, third right, and Helen's dghter Ldsey, rear, look on." height="1033" width="1500"/></picture><figptn class="ptn styl_ptn__Pe5JC"><span class="ptn__ntaer">Former Print Gee H.W. Bh prepar to sign the marriage license of longtime iends Helen Thalsen, right, and Bonnie Clement, left, Kennebunkport, Mae, as officiant Nancy Sosa, third right, and Helen's dghter Ldsey, rear, look on.</span><span class="ptn__source">San Biddle / AP</span></figptn></figure><p class="">KENNEBUNK, Mae -- Former Print Gee H.W. Bh was an official wns at the same-sex weddg of two longtime iends, his spokman said.</p><p class="">Bh and his wife, Barbara Bh, attend the ceremony jog Bonnie Clement and Helen Thalsen as private cizens and iends on Saturday, said spokman Jim McGrath.</p><div class="ad ad--text-alignment ad-ntaer boxleAd dn-prt"><div data-mps="te" data-slot="boxle" data-siz="[[[1000,1],[]],[[758,1],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[728,90],[360,360]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[360,360]]]]" data-renr-on-view="te" data-targetg="{}" data-active-tab="te" data-offset-viewport="100"></div></div><div id="taboolaReadMoreBelow"></div><p class="">Thalsen posted a photo on her Facebook page showg Bh signg the marriage license as a wns. She ptned the photo: "Gettg our marriage license wnsed!"</p><figure class="styl_leImage__yAWZ0 styl_medium__OMa6x"><picture class="styl_image__1qciH"><source media="(m-width: 1000px)" srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><source srcSet=" 2x, 1x"/><img loadg="lazy" src=" alt="Former Print Gee H.W. Bh and wife Barbara Bh, right, pose for photos after the weddg of longtime iends Helen Thalsen, center, and Bonnie Clement, Kennebunkport, Mae, on Saturday." height="1111" width="1500"/></picture><figptn class="ptn styl_ptn__Pe5JC"><span class="ptn__ntaer">Former Print Gee H.W. Bh and wife Barbara Bh, right, pose for photos after the weddg of longtime iends Helen Thalsen, center, and Bonnie Clement, Kennebunkport, Mae, on Saturday.</span><span class="ptn__source">San Biddle / AP</span></figptn></figure><p class="">In the photo, Bh is seated a wheelchair, a stack of papers on his lap and his left hand poised wh a pen. One bright red sock and one bright blue one peek out below the cuffs of his blue slacks.</p><p class="">The 41st print has ep ti to the area and owns a pound Kennebunkport, a small astal town. Thalsen and Clement own a general store neighborg Kennebunk. They were honeymoong overseas and didn't immediately rpond to an email seekg ment Wednday.</p><p class="">Gay marriage <a href=" target="_blank">beme legal Mae December</a>.</p><div class="ad ad--text-alignment ad-ntaer boxleAd dn-prt"><div data-mps="te" data-slot="boxle" data-siz="[[[1000,1],[]],[[758,1],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[728,90],[360,360]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[700,50],[5,5],[360,360]]]]" data-renr-on-view="te" data-targetg="{}" data-active-tab="te" data-offset-viewport="100"></div></div><p class="">Bh was the Whe Hoe when gay marriage wasn't as big a polil issue as is today. One of his sons, former Print Gee W. Bh, opposed same-sex marriage and 2004 announced his support for a proposed nstutnal amendment to outlaw . But his wife, Lra Bh, and their dghter Barbara Bh support gay marriage, as do his former vice print, Dick Cheney, whose <a href=" target="_blank">dghter Mary Cheney is openly gay</a>.</p><sectn class="le-vio le-vio---body"><div class="le-vio__background"><div class="le-vio__player"><div class="vioPlayer styl_vioPlayer__bL8AJ styl_adNotPlayg__Q51_C styl_alignDktopBottom__4cHaO styl_alignMobileBottom__bhgkQ"><div class="vioSlate"><a href=" class="allowClicksOnPreview"><picture class=""><source media="(m-width: 1240px)" srcSet="><source media="(m-width: 758px)" srcSet="><img loadg="lazy" src="></picture></a><div class="playButtonOuter absolute absolute-fill w100 dn-prt"><div class="absolute absolute-fill w100 df ems-center ems-center-m jtify-center jtify-center-m"><div class="play le-vio__play-button"><svg class="play--in" xmlns=" viewBox="0 0 15 15" prerveAspectRat="xMidYMid" style="max-width:30px"><path d="M0 0v15l15-7.41z" fill-le="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></div><div id="42057285521"></div></div></div></div><div class="le-vio__"><h2 class="le-vio__tle"><a href=">Cheney sisters tra views on gay marriage</a></h2><span class="le-vio__tail"><span>Sept. 1, 2013</span><span>01:45</span></span><div class="styl_share__n3Syu le-vio__share dn-prt"><div class="styl_shareExpanr__hVk8d le-vio__share-expanr styl_hoverEffect___Dj4s"><span class="styl_shareDot__9pfRZ le-vio__share-dot"></span><svg class="styl_shareClose__6BZxR le-vio__share-close" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><le class="styl_shareLe__EJUjO" x1="0" x2="15" y1="0" y2="15"></le><le class="styl_shareLe__EJUjO" x1="0" x2="15" y1="15" y2="0"></le></svg></div><div class="styl_shareList___M8wC le-vio__share-list"><a href=" class="styl_shareLk__gSGN3" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="in in-facebook styl_shareIn__lVnRm le-vio__share-in"></span></a><a href=" class="styl_shareLk__gSGN3" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="in in-twter styl_shareIn__lVnRm le-vio__share-in"></span></a><a href="mailto:?subject=Cheney sisters tra views on gay marriage& class="styl_shareLk__gSGN3" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="in in-email styl_shareIn__lVnRm le-vio__share-in"></span></a></div></div></div></sectn><p class="">A spokman for Gee W. Bh on Wednday cled to ment on his current feelgs about same-sex marriage or his thoughts about his father's role a same-sex weddg.</p><div class="remend-tersectn-ref" data-activy-map="remend-article-body-remend"></div><div class="remend-tersectn-ref" data-activy-map="remend-article-body-remend"></div><p class="">In July, Gee W. Bh ma headl when he said he wouldn't ment on the issue, sayg he "shouldn't be takg a speck out of someone else's eye when I have a log my own." He later explaed that he jt wasn't gog to answer the qutn bee he was out of polics.</p><p class="">His brother Jeb Bh, a former ernor of Florida and a potential printial ndidate, has said same-sex marriage is an issue bt left to the stat to ci. 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