Aug 19, 2007Quickie Link: Pursuing the Gay Vote, Without Supporting Equal Marriage
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - The Democratic presidential candidates have begun to aggressively court Gay and Lesbian voters, with unprecedented outreach to match a major shift in policy positions among the major 2008 hopefuls. The party's enthusiasm for expanding Gay rights marks a break with the last presidential election cycle, when Democrats and Gay activists were largely playing defense on issues like equal marriage while trying to avoid being boxed in by Republicans. Though only Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and former Ohio Sen. Mike Gravel favor gay marriage, all the Democrats say they support civil unions that would give same-sex couples most of the rights and benefits available to heterosexual couples.
