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Bernie Sanders

arcane1

(38,613 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:27 PM Jun 2015

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Bernie Sanders Was for Full Gay Equality 40 Years Ago

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In a letter he published in the early 1970’s, when he was a candidate for governor of Vermont from the Liberty Union Party, Sanders invoked freedom to call for the abolition of all laws related to homosexuality:

Notice that not only did Sanders call for gay equality and an end to the drug war, he also talked about the need to tax corporations, end unjust overseas wars, heal the environment, and empower working people. If nothing else, Sanders has been extremely consistent.

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/bernie-sanders-was-full-gay-equality-40-years-ago?

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Bernie Sanders Was for Full Gay Equality 40 Years Ago (Original Post) arcane1 Jun 2015 OP

Bernie's definitely no trendoid or triangulator RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #1

+1000 Sherman A1 Jun 2015 #2

K&R marym625 Jun 2015 #3

Will repost link in General Discussion: Primaries n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2015 #4

Yet another example of his TM99 Jun 2015 #5

Which is why I absolutely do NOT understand Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #6

That will change as they get more informed. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #8

Leaders know the destination before departure. They don't stumble upon it as they meander along. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #7

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)

1. Bernie's definitely no trendoid or triangulator

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:43 PM

Jun 2015

He has a bedrock of strong beliefs and the courage of his convictions.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. +1000

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:47 PM

Jun 2015

marym625

(17,997 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:49 PM

Jun 2015

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

4. Will repost link in General Discussion: Primaries n/t.

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 07:27 PM

Jun 2015

TM99

(8,352 posts)

5. Yet another example of his

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 08:14 PM

Jun 2015

long history of congruency on the issues.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)

6. Which is why I absolutely do NOT understand

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 08:23 PM

Jun 2015

how LGBT Dems are going overwhelmingly for Hillary. That's what I'm hearing, anyway.

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

8. That will change as they get more informed. nt

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 08:51 PM

Jun 2015

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

7. Leaders know the destination before departure. They don't stumble upon it as they meander along. nt

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 08:49 PM

Jun 2015

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