In the Spring 2008 issue of Equality, a publication of the Human Rights Campaign, both Clinton and Obama were interviewed on a number of issues I was very interested in reading about. My primary concern is the over 1,000 Federal Benefits to which same-sex couples are not entitled.
When asked about her support of full benefits for Gay couples, Clinton responded - "I believe Civil Unions are the way to achieve this goal. I will fight for equality of Federal benefits for same-sex couples in committed, stable relationships including the Social Security survivors' benefits."
Obama's answer to the same question was, "We must give committed same-sex couples equal rights under Federal law. If half of the Fortune 500 companies have figured out how to treat Gay couples equally, the Federal government can too."
So there you have it - either candidate plans to at least give lip-service to our cause but according to today's news, it will be Obama we'll be watching to see if he follows through. Of course it's a states' rights issue really so where can we go but at least vote for Obama which will create a block of Gay votes to give him the ammunition to fight for us.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment