Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forum
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 581 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (27)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Message from Bernie... (Original Post)
Glassunion
Jun 2015
OP
Fantastic. And he was one of the first people to demand those rights so it must
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#3
marym625
(17,997 posts)1. AWESOME!
IVoteDFL
(417 posts)2. I'm very glad too
love is the law
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)3. Fantastic. And he was one of the first people to demand those rights so it must
be a very satisfying thing to see, when at the time, he was most likely viewed as 'fringe'.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)4. It's a beautiful day!
it's been a long time coming.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)5. Hillary Clinton on Gay Marriage 2004
Same sex marriage[edit]
In the House, Sanders voted against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
In Vermont, Sanders supported the states 2000 civil unions law and the 2009 law legalizing gay marriage.Sanders and his home state of Vermont were the first to legalize same-sex unions in 2000, at first recognizing them as civil unions. Gay marriage has been legal in Vermont since 2009, and as The New York Times reported, Vermont was the first state to pass legislation in support of same-sex marriage, rather than in reaction to a court ruling.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)6. Perfect