The
Washington Post, this morning (16
March 2013), published a list of prominent political figures who support
marriage rights for gays and lesbians. I was pleased to go through the list and
I felt compelled to add a few more political figures from Minnesota to that
list.
by Charlie Leck
by Charlie Leck
You can see the Washington Post list, if you’d like, by going here. Without the paper’s comments about each
of these figures, I reproduce the list for you below…
President
of the United States, Barack H. Obama, D
Former
President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, D
Former
President of the United States, Bill Clinton, D
Former
First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, R
Vice
President of the United States, Joseph Biden, D
Former
Vice President of the United States, Dick Chaney, R
U.S.
Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio
U.S.
Representative from Florida, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R
Governor
of the State of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo, D
Mayor
of the City of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, D
Mayor
of the City of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, D
Mayor
of the City of New York, Michael Bloomberg, I
Mayor
of the City of Newark, NJ, Cory Booker, D
Governor
of the State of Washington, Chris Gregoire, D
Governor
of the State of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, D
U.S.
Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, D
Former
U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, R
Chair
of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D
Daughter
of a former President of the United States, Caroline Kennedy, D
There
are many prominent American politicians not included on the Washington Post list, including these
Minnesotans who should be mentioned,…
Governor
of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, D
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota, D
U.S. Senator Al Franken, Minnesota, D
Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, R.T. Rybek, D
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota, D
U.S. Senator Al Franken, Minnesota, D
Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, R.T. Rybek, D
Some members of
the Minnesota State Legislature are trying to work a bill through the House and
Senate that will allow marriage rights for gays and lesbians. If they do, the
Governor will certainly. You can support this effort by contributing to Minnesotans
United for All Families.
It’s an organization I’m proud to support.
The Washington Post story this morning also
pointed out that same-sex marriage is currently legal in the following nations:
Argentina
Belgium
Canada
Iceland
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Belgium
Canada
Iceland
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
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