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Dennis Kucinich on Gay Rights

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Strongly supports gay marriage

Voted AGAINST the 2006 Marriage Protection Act (H.J. Res. 88), which proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would ban gay marriage.

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Checked YES in response a Human Rights Campaign questionaire asking if the candidate "Supports allowing civil marriage rights for same-sex couples."

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"And with respect to those who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered...these are God's children. They should have the same rights. Our Constitution does not provide for any differences to be established. [It] doesn't provide for a two-tiered system of justice. Everyone should be equal under the law. So of course I support marriage equality for all."

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"As a candidate for Congress in 1996, he said he opposed a change in law to allow same-sex marriages. But yesterday, at a forum for presidential contenders sponsored by a gay-rights group, the Cleveland Democrat said 'there should be a federal law that would allow gay couples to be married,' rather than leaving the matter to the states."

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Strongly supports civil unions

Checked YES in response a Human Rights Campaign questionaire asking if the candidate "Supports civil unions for same-sex couples."

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Strongly supports allowing gays to serve openly in the military

Checked YES in response a Human Rights Campaign questionaire asking if the candidate "Supports repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy."

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Strongly supports extending federal rights and benefits to same-sex couples

Co-sponser on H.R.3267, which "Entitles domestic partners of federal employees to benefits available to spouses of federal employees."

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Checked YES in response a Human Rights Campaign questionaire asking if the candidate "Supports extending federal benefits, rights, privleges and responsibilities to same-sex couples and their children provided the partnership meets certain federal standards of commitment and mutuality of interest."

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