Bernie Sanrs is cricizg Hillary Clton over her rerd on gay marriage, but his own story is more plited than he portrays .
Contents:
- HOW BERNIE SANRS EVOLVED ON GAY MARRIAGE
- BERNIE SANRS STOOD UP FOR GAY SOLDIERS — 16 YEARS BEFORE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" END
- BERNIE SANRS WAS S AHEAD OF THE UNTRY ON GAY RIGHTS AND ENDG THE WAR ON DGS
HOW BERNIE SANRS EVOLVED ON GAY MARRIAGE
At a marquee event on Saturday one hundred days before the Iowa uc, Bernie Sanrs went after Hillary Clton’s rerd on gay rights. Wh Clton wag nearby, Sanrs blamed her for supportg the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which barred feral regnn of gay marriage, argug that she is now misleadg the public about her past views when she says that she only supported the law to prevent a nstutnal amendment. “Today, some are tryg to rewre history by sayg they voted for one anti-gay law to stop somethg worse, ” Sanrs told a group of top Democratic anizers, whout sayg Clton’s name.
BERNIE SANRS STOOD UP FOR GAY SOLDIERS — 16 YEARS BEFORE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" END
There was a small mory opposed to discrimatg agast our gay brothers and sisters, and I am proud that I was one of those members! By all measur, Sanrs was ahead of his time supportg gay rights.
In 1983, as mayor of Burlgton, he signed a Gay Pri Day proclamatn llg a civil rights issue.
BERNIE SANRS WAS S AHEAD OF THE UNTRY ON GAY RIGHTS AND ENDG THE WAR ON DGS
“I’m not evolvg when to gay rights.
But his rerd on gay marriage is more plited than he now mak sound.