Bill clinton is gay

By Aliyah Frumin, Aliyah Frumin. (It was the result of a compromise after Clinton failed to overturn an existing ban on gay service members serving in the military). Bill Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law inis now urging the Supreme Court to strike it down.

Why Bill Clinton Signed

Bill Clinton’s presidential administration would carry a decidedly mixed record on gay and lesbian rights. IE 11 is not supported. Let's take a trip down memory lane As you can see, the former president has long tried to have it both ways--courting the gay community while also governing as a centrist.

Gay-rights advocates rip Clinton for not going far enough. This has been my long-standing position, and it is not being reviewed or considered.

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For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. On one hand, he would do more than any previous president to advance the cause of queer rights and representation. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was a United States federal law passed by the th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, It banned federal recognition of same-sex marriage by limiting the definition of marriage to the union of one man and one woman, and it further allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under.

He argues that at the time, legislation to define marriage would fend off a movement that would have been even worse for gay Americans. Gay-rights advocates rip Clinton for not going far enough. I believe marriage is an institution for the union of a man and a woman.

Skip to Content. He is the first president to address the organization, and says he supports a law to protect homosexuals in the workplace. It should be overturned. It was the result of a compromise after Clinton failed to overturn an existing ban on gay service members serving in the military.

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