Quick poll: What is your sexual orientation, and which candidate for President is most pro-gay rights?

Answer 1

I'm a lesbian...

John Edwards is pro-gay rights! He even has a whole myspace page on it. He says although he does personally believe that marriage is between a man and woman, that LGBT's in long term committed relationships should be respected and afforded the same rights as a heterosexual couple.

So see... even people who believe marriage is between a man & woman can support the LGBT community! :-)

Answer 2

Straight. Ron Paul.
Here are his views on gay rights:

In the third Republican debate on June 5, 2007, Rep. Paul said about the United States military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy:

"I think the current policy is a decent policy. And the problem that we have with dealing with this subject is we see people as groups, as they belong to certain groups and that they derive their rights as belonging to groups. We don't get our rights because we're gays or women or minorities. We get our rights from our creator as individuals. So every individual should be treated the same way. So if there is homosexual behavior in the military that is disruptive, it should be dealt with. But if there's heterosexual sexual behavior that is disruptive, it should be dealt with. So it isn't the issue of homosexuality. It's the concept and the understanding of individual rights. If we understood that, we would not be dealing with this very important problem."

Congressman Paul is personally opposed to gay marriage, but he asserts that marriage is an individual matter more than a function of the government, and marriage existed before governments did. He says that citizens should not look to the government for moral guidance, because morality is primarily a religious or personal matter. He says that in a best case scenario, governments would enforce contracts and grant divorces but otherwise have no say in marriage.

He also believes that federal government has no right to define what marriage is. His political position is that recognizing or legislating marriages is not a federal or constitutional matter, but should be left as the states' right.[67] For this reason, he voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004. In a 2004 speech before Congress he expressed support for the federal Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996, which would allow states to defend their laws against activist judges, and expressed his support for the Marriage Protection Act, which would bar judges from forcing states to ignore the provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, as an alternative to the FMA.

Answer 3

I'm a lesbian. I've done a little research on this. I actually wrote identical letters to ALL of the presidential candidates and only got one response. It was from Obama's group in which I was told that Obama is not only gay friendly, he's a big supporter of equal rights for gays. So far, he's got my vote. I don' want Clinton in office at all. In my opinion she'd sell out her own child if it gave her more power. She's not even female to me.

Answer 4

I consider my orientation to be straight, but whether others do or not is not in my caring.

None of the "front-runners" seem to be especially concerned with gay rights. They're either opposed to it, somewhat opposed to it, or make little-no mention of it whatsoever. I would really like to see a candidate who actually voices their opinion to being in favor of gay rights. However I know with how America is, it's unlikely any would do for fear of being desecrated and losing in a landslide.. America is a far more primitive than people want to believe, when you can't even believe in equal rights without being destroyed and automatically losing.

Answer 5

My sexual orientation is obsolete (I'm way post-menopause), and I'm a Libertarian. I don't know who are candidate will be yet, but my own choice is Dr. Mary Ruwart. She's decidedly in favor of all sorts of rights, including the right to define your relationships any way you choose.

Answer 6

I'm bi. It's so hard to tell right now. They all have such conflicting stances if you ask me. Not one frontrunner could really be considered "pro-gay rights" in my opinion. As can be expected the Dems are better than the Reps. But not Clinton, Obama nor Edwards support gay marriage. Civil Unions yes, but not marriage. We're going to have to choose who comes the closest to what we want in my opinion. But we still have time to see who shows their true colors.

Answer 7

I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body. None of the candidates seem too pro-anything except their own campaigns full of lies and false promises.

Answer 8

Gay male senior (79) Not a stinking one of them!!! We are being sold out!!! Separate, but equal is not an option.

We need to stand up and fight back. We did in the '60s and we won. Now our community is sitting on its hands and losing all we gained.

Answer 9

I am gay and the most pro-gay rights candidates are Mike Gravel & Dennis Kucinich. Both support full equal rights regarding gay people.

The candidates that are slightly supportive of gay-rights are Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson. These four support partial equal rights towards gay people.

Here are some quotes from these six candidates:

Mike Gravel has said "If a couple of lesbians or gay men want to get married, and they love each other, they should have the right to do that and enjoy all the legalities in our society that go along with that. I have no problem with that at all. I think that people who create these problems of homophobia and the likes of that do us a disservice, we are all human beings and one of the things that should motivate us, most of all, is love." Gravel has also said "Since 1993, more than 11,000 talented, skilled men and women have been dismissed from the armed forces under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service personnel. It is time to place national security ahead of federal bigotry and repeal this un-American law once and for all. The law flies in the face of common sense, and undermines our nation’s commitment to equal opportunity. As commander-in-chief, I will welcome every qualified American, regardless of sexual orientation, who wants to serve in our fighting forces."

Dennis Kucinich has said "I believe that equality of opportunity should be afforded to all Americans regardless of race, color, creed or sexual orientation. For that reason I support the right of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons to have the full protections and rights afforded under civil law including the right to marry the person of their choice." & "When you have marriage equality, issues like "don't ask, don't tell" disappear."

Hillary Clinton has said "I believe in full equality of benefits, nothing left out. From my perspective there is a greater likelihood of us getting to that point in civil unions or domestic partnerships and that is my very considered assessment." as well as "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time, and I think a marriage is as a marriage always has been, between a man and a woman." Hillary Clinton previously supported the federal "Defense of Marriage Act" of 1996 but has said she did so because it was "a strategic decision to help derail a constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage." Hillary Clinton also supported the military policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" of 1993 but changed her position in 1999 before running for New York's open Senate seat.

John Edwards has said "I support civil unions," "Gay marriage is an issue I feel internal conflict about and I continue to struggle with it," and when asked what his position on gay rights was, Edwards said "I'm not comfortable around those people." Edwards has also said "It is long past time to end the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy and to allow openly gay men and women to serve in the military. It is critical to our national security that we have the best people in our military. Gay men and women have continually served our country with honor and bravery, and we should honor their commitment and never turn away anyone who is willing to serve their country because of their sexual orientation.

Barack Obama has said "I'm a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman. Giving them a set of basic rights would allow them to experience their relationship and live their lives in a way that doesn't cause discrimination. I think it is the right balance to strike in this society." as well as "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' needs to be repealed because patriotism and a sense of duty should be the key tests for military service, not sexual orientation."

Bill Richardson has said, in regards to same sex marriage, “I’m just not there yet. I’m a Catholic. I think marriage is between a man and a woman.” but also said that he would support national legislation for civil unions for gay couples. Richardson has also said "I would also get rid of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ because we’ve got men and women who serve this country who should be honored for their service – not quizzed about their sexual predilections."

Answer 10

I'm straight, and I think Guilianni and most of the Democrats are pro gay rights.