The Real Controversy In Clton's Gay Marriage Interview Wasn't The Tone
Contents:
- TIMELE: BILL CLTON'S EVOLUTN ON GAY RIGHTS
- HIGH-PROFILE POLICIANS WHO CHANGED THEIR POSNS ON GAY MARRIAGE
- CLTON'S GAY MARRIAGE INTERVIEW WAS CONTROVERSIAL BEE OF SUBSTANCE, NOT TONE
- CHELSEA CHANGED BILL CLTON’S MD ON GAY MARRIAGE
TIMELE: BILL CLTON'S EVOLUTN ON GAY RIGHTS
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Bill Clton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act to law 1996, is now urgg the Supreme Court to strike an op-ed the Washgton Post on Friday, the former print said when he greenlighted DOMA—which f marriage as between a man and a woman-- was a “very different time, ” notg that no stat regnized gay marriage. He argu that at the time, legislatn to fe marriage would fend off a movement that would have been even worse for gay did Clton go om pro-DOMA to anti-DOMA?
HIGH-PROFILE POLICIANS WHO CHANGED THEIR POSNS ON GAY MARRIAGE
Let's take a trip down memory you n see, the former print has long tried to have both ways--urtg the gay muny while also erng as a centrist. 1991: Clton, the ernor of Arkansas, meets wh LGBT advot Hollywood, makg him the first major printial ndidate to urt the gay vote openly.
1993: Clton signs “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, ” which allows gay men and women to serve the armed servic if they keep their sexualy a secret. Gay-rights advot rip Clton for not gog far enough. (It was the rult of a promise after Clton failed to overturn an existg ban on gay service members servg the ary).
He is the first print to addrs the anizatn, and says he supports a law to protect homosexuals the workplace.
CLTON'S GAY MARRIAGE INTERVIEW WAS CONTROVERSIAL BEE OF SUBSTANCE, NOT TONE
1999: Clton is received warmly while speakg at a dner sponsored by Accs Now for Gay and Lbian Equaly. 2004: In his tobgraphy My Life, Clton do not mentn his role the gay marriage bate. 2008: Clton sists that DOMA isn't anti-gay.
“It’s a slight rewrg of history…to imply that somehow this was anti-gay when I had more openly gay people my admistratn and did more for gay rights and tried to provi an opportuny for gays to serve the ary and did provi an opportuny for gays to serve civilian posns volvg natnal secury that they had been prevly been nied to servg .
”2009: Big moment: Clton says he’s “basilly support” of gay marriage durg an appearance at the Camp Progrs Natnal Conference Washgton. ” He adds, however, that he believ s stat’ right to ci the legaly of gay marriage. 2011: Clton urg for the legalizatn of gay marriage his adopted home state of New York.
CHELSEA CHANGED BILL CLTON’S MD ON GAY MARRIAGE
Now, a markedly new posn, Clton is offerg jt that, llg gay marriage a right afford by the Constutn. “And then leavg that posn, ” Clton said of her time at State, “I was able to very quickly announce that I was fully support of gay marriage and that is now ntug to proceed state-by-state. Dpe announcg her support after other Democrats, Clton’s support the gay muny is strong.
The largt statewi LGBT advocy group – Equaly California - endorsed Clton March and the super PAC the was urgg Clton to n for much of 2013 and 2014 held a number of events at gay bars. Supporters of the act that f marriage as beg between a man and a woman, thought s passage would head off a nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage.