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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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HILLARY CLTON HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE GAY RIGHTS HISTORY. SHE REFED.

The Tale of the Tape: Hillary Clton's Gay Marriage Evolutn | WNYC | New York Public Rad, Podsts, Live Streamg Rad, News. Durg her first n for print 2008, Hillary Clton had an opportuny to bee an undisputed lear the gay rights she prepared for a fom on the gay-oriented Logo work, she reached out to her iend Hilary Rosen, a polil nsultant who is a lbian.

HILLARY CLTON'S GAY-MARRIAGE PROBLEM

The untry’s leadg gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign, endorsed her early the mpaign, ldg her as a “champn” for s e. While most natnal policians have been slow to evolve on gay marriage, Clton’s handlg of was particularly sadng to some activists bee they had expected more.

Clton and her hband, Bill, had stood out as beg among the first to actively urt the gay muny as an tert group and donor base — and yet they were unwillg to stand wh the muny on one of s biggt civil rights issu.

The muny had a straed relatnship wh the prev Democratic nomee, Michael Dakis, whom activists heckled at a mpaign event when he said he didn’t see the need to issue an orr banng discrimatn agast gays the feral Clton sought to clu the muny as a part of his aln.

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