Which of the US Presidential candidates should members of the GLBTQ community support & vote for? Why?

Answer 1

Dennis Kucinich supports the LGBT community in every aspect.

Mike Gravel is a close second in LGBT support.

Hillary Clinton supports most LGBT rights, but has not been supportive in the area of immigration for same sex partner. She does not support same sex marriage while supporting the legal non-equivalent of civil unions.

Barack Obama supports most LGBT issues, but does not support same sex marriage.

John Edwards supports many LGBT issues but says he is undecided on including a same sex partner in the Family Medical Leave Act or the immigration of a same sex partner. Edwards also does not support same sex marriage, while supporting civil unions.

Rudy Giuliani supports an end to employment discrimination against LGBT people and the inclusion of LGBT into existing hate crimes laws. On other issues, he supports Don't Ask Don't Tell and opposes same sex marriage, although in favor of civil unions.

Ron Paul opposes a law outlawing LGBT discrimination, opposes including LGBT people under existing hate crime laws, supports banning gay adoption, & supports Don't Ask Don't Tell as current policy but also says that marriage should only be defined by individual states and was opposed to a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.

The remaining candidates are not worth mentioning.

Since I do not live in an early primary state, who I would choose to vote for does not matter since that choice will be made for me by the Democratic or Republican Party. If I were able to vote for any potential candidate, I listed the candidates in order of my preference based upon their comments and their record in regards to LGBT issues.

If I were a resident of Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina I would do everything possible to ensure a high voter turnout for Kucinich. Although an unlikely candidate, a high number of votes for him would gain the attention of other candidates more likely to get their party's monination.

Answer 2

Rand Paul. His probably biblical based ideals are oftentimes subsidized and justified with logic, for this reason he's known his somewhat stance by using. The irony is that it enormously much seems to harm him with the non secular that he's no longer keen to assert, because of the fact (insert non secular proper rhetoric). he's a economic conservative, and a realist while it is composed of military spending, borrowing, entitlements, and social-secure practices. He would not have faith in going to conflict till congress comes to a decision so(how this is meant to artwork). Proponent if international kin as antagonistic to conflict. he's pragmatic; gay marriage, why does the government define marriage while it may uphold contracts? he's keen to look at inequality and criminal reform, and customarily recognizes the undeniable fact that poverty + stupid unequally enforced regulations are to blame for inequality. He additionally acknowleges that any individual can replace into the minority for any selection or predisposed subject. i will take s constitutionalist, libertarian leaning republican any day.

Answer 3

Dennis Kusinitch (okay, that's spelled wrong...)! Becuase he was the only candidate to say right out that gays and lesbians should be able to marry, and that anything else is simply not equality. And isn't that supposed to be a big deal in our country?

Answer 4

We know Hillary goes both ways, however if you vote for character, Ron Paul is the only sensible one.
Altho Oprah likes Obama and some say she's gay. (Her "special friend" Gail) By the way she'll be here in NH on Sunday.

Answer 5

I don't fully trust any of then because none of them will commit on gay issues. It bothers me.