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Dec

Obama and Hilary are not opposed to gay marriage. And Clinton was trying to pass more pro-gay legislation, but he had a Republican Congress, so he couldn't and had to settle with Don't Ask, Don't Tell and similar legislation. At least he got something through.

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Neither Hillary nor Obama support gay marriage.

Obama: “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman.” “I am not somebody who promotes same sex marriage but I do believe in civil unions.”

Hillary: “I think that the vast majority of Americans find [same-sex marriage] to be something they can’t agree with.” ”I think Vice President Cheney’s position on marriage is the right one.”

Bill Clinton supported two anti-gay policies: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (which was finally appealed after gay rights groups opposed it for over a decade) and the Defense of Marriage Act (which gay rights groups are still opposing). Doing nothing at all would have been better than supporting either of these. 

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