2020 Democratic printial ndidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is asked about what remedi she would propose for black gay men who are disproportnately affected by HIV/AIDS.
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KLOBUCHAR, FRANKEN BACK LANDMARK GAY RIGHTS BILL
She was one of ne Democratic ndidat 2020 foced on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights at a CNN town hall Thursday. * is amy klobuchar gay *
Amy Klobuchar and eight other 2020 Democratic ndidat foced on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights at a CNN town hall.
But as Klobuchar pursu the pragmatic polics of nstuent service and bipartisan almakg, she fac some tratn on the left, particularly among gay activists and environmentalists who see her playg safe the middle of the road. And not only did we feat , we took back the state legislature and we passed gay marriage Mnota. Stt Dibble, one of only two openly gay state legislators then, said at the time: “We’ve been punched the gut, but we’re a strong, rilient people.
Her brother--law, Craig, was gay and died of AIDS 1986. Ellison announced his opposn to the amendment early 2011, while Franken starred a Human Rights Campaign ad supportg gay marriage.
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In October of 2012, the month before the vote, Klobuchar ma a public speech endorsg the opposn mpaign at the Big Gay Race, a fundraiser anized by Jab Frey (now the mayor of Mneapolis). “I n say for me as a rabbi, and as a gay man, as a dad, as a now hband, I did phone bankg, I showed up at prs nferenc, I showed up at ralli, I spoke on panels, I donated and attend fundraisers and events, I wrote op-eds.
The Teen Challenge’s applitn om the time lists “homosexualy” among other “problems” such as dg addictn that the applint may be experiencg. Stt Dibble told MnPost that Mnota Teen Challenge differs om other relig anizatns bee LGBTQ muni n be damaged by s teachgs, notg that Ja Boyn, “a former lbian who has announced homosexualy as sful and like an addictn, ” was ved to be a speaker at one of their event. “When a gay person is immersed an environment like that, they n’t help but thk there’s somethg eply wrong wh them, ’’ said Dibble, who was one of only two openly gay Mnota legislators at the time.