Posted on 08/11/2012 8:14:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate this morning, giving us a 2012 GOP ticket that could roll back much of the progress we've seen toward full equality. Ryans voting record in Congress and his public remarks make it clear that he does not support the dignity of LGBT Americans; a matter on which he is out-of-touch with the majority of Americans even those within the Republican Party.
Paul Ryan does not support LGBT families, and has voted against allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt. He voted against hate crime protections. He opposed repealing Dont Ask, Dont Tell, and he does not support marriage equality. Recent polling shows just how out-of-touch Ryans positions on LGBT equality are: support for marriage equality stands at 54 percent nationwide, with those between the ages of 18 34 supporting marriage equality by 73 percent; according to a June CNN/ORC International Survey. Nearly 50 percent of Republicans under the age of 35 also support marriage equality, according to an NBC News/WSJ poll.
Mitt Romneys record is no better than Ryans on matters of LGBT equality. Romney does not support relationship recognition for LGBT people making him even more conservative on LGBT issues than former President George W. Bush, who supported civil unions while in office. Romney views workplace protections for LGBT people as an unfair burden on employers, and he does not acknowledge the dignity and respect LGBT families deserve. As a signer of the National Organization for Marriages (NOM) marriage pledge, Mitt Romney has committed himself to vigorously pursuing a federal marriage amendment a goal his running mate shares; defending the Defense of Marriage Act; and even setting up a McCarthy-like commission to investigate those who do not support NOMs anti-LGBT views.
In the House, Ryan voted against hate crimes protections for LGBT people twice. He does not support marriage equality in fact, he has twice supported the Federal Marriage Amendment that would ban loving, committed same-sex couples from marrying, and he supported a similar constitutional amendment in his home state of Wisconsin. Ryan does not support LGBT families he voted in favor of banning gay and lesbian couples from adopting in the nations capital. He also voted against repealing Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
Learn more about Paul Ryans anti-LGBT votes via HRCs Congressional Scorecards. For more on Mitt Romneys anti-LGBT positions, visit www.hrc.org/romney.
Thanks for posting this. The article is a hoot. How many ways can you say, Ryan has no use for in-your-face queers?
he does not support the dignity of LGBT Americans;
Paul Ryan does not support LGBT families
Recent polling shows just how out-of-touch Ryans positions on LGBT equality are
Ryan voted against hate crimes protections for LGBT people twice.
He does not support marriage equality
he has twice supported the Federal Marriage Amendment
And, finally, just to be sure you’re not missing the point of this article,
Ryan does not support LGBT families (again)
omgosh...you owe me a roll of paper towels and a new monitor
:^)
Romney/Ryan need to point out that NO STATE has passed gay marriage where it was put to a vote OF THE PEOPLE.
They can also come out and defend the law of the land - The Defense of Marriage Act.
The only people out of touch are the perverted homosexuals.
A “hate crime” to a lefty is when you disagree with them.
These faggots think not getting special treatment means they don’t have equality. Their militant views are too extreme for this country.
The 1st of August 2012 proved who is out of touch with America. The lines were so long I couldn’t get lunch in my alotted 1/2 lunch hour.
Breaking news to the LGBT crowd: most Americans don’t like same-sex marriages being legally pushed on us. Why do you think when the President of Chick-fil-A supported traditional marriages every Chick-fil-A store experienced a giant bump up in business?
The LGBT activists are the ones “out of touch” with “most Americans”.
This will make voting for Rombag possibly doable.
As if these guys would vote for a Republican anyway.
>> That miserable 1.8% of the population would not have voted Republican anyway
The Left has coopted the homosexual agenda as a tool in its destruction of the Country’s Conservative fabric. Not sure the entire 1.8% subscribes to the hostility.
>> HOMOSEXUAL, because theres nothing GAY about it.
Agree.
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