Topic: Bill Clinton

Former president Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea are urging New Yorker lawmakers to approve a gay marriage billFormer president Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea are urging New Yorker lawmakers to approve a gay marriage bill. On Thursday, Chelsea volunteered at ...
While former President Bill Clinton has embraced gay marriage, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn't coming around to join himWhile former President Bill Clinton has embraced gay marriage, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn't coming around to join him. Clinton made her ...

What States Allow Gay Marriage?

While all 50 states allow heterosexual marriage, most states restrict gay marriage; in fact, many states outright prohibit marriage between two people of the same gender.To date, only five states and the District of Columbia allow gay couples to marry and simultaneously ...

Bill Clinton Talks About Gay Marriage

In his most exhaustive comments to date on gay marriage, former President Bill Clinton says his position on the issue was 'wrong' In his most exhaustive comments to date on gay marriage, former President Bill Clinton says his position on the issue ...
The reaction to a bill that repeals DOMA has been swift and, in some cases, heated The reaction to Representative Jerrold Nadler's House bill that repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been swift and, in some cases, heated. Nadler, a ...
Former President Bill Clinton has endorsed gay marriage Former President Bill Clinton has endorsed gay marriage, 'The Nation' reported. As president, Clinton signed the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law that defines marriage as a heterosexual union for the federal ...

Genetic Marker Tied to Gay-Rights Support

Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, is a former White House correspondent with two decades of experience covering Washington government and politics. That's the takeaway from the most comprehensive surveys ever done on the issue of gay ...
The Iowa Supreme Court decided that restricting marriage to men and women served no state purpose. The Vermont legislature overrode the Republican governor's veto of a same-sex marriage bill. The District of Columbia City Council voted unanimously to recognize same sex marriages ...

Bill Clinton's Gloomy Legacy

Civil libertarians concerned about the Bush administration sometimes pine for the Clinton years. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"Lesbian and gay activists didn't ask much from President Clinton when they voted for him in November 1992. But President Clinton signed a 1996 bill making ...
Democratic Candidates Address Gay Rights in Human Rights Campaign-Sponsored TV ForumDemocratic presidential contenders faced pointed questions on gay marriage and the basis for sexual orientation in a forum that forced candidates to confront politically touchy issues that have vexed a nation.Former Sen. ...