Mitt
Romney is against the legalization of same-sex marriage. He only believes in
traditional marriages between one man and one woman. Unlike President Obama,
Romney defends the Defense of Marriage Act. If Mitt Romney is elected
president, he promises to make an amendment that will define marriage as an
institution only for one man and one woman (“Values”). Romney has been quoted
as saying, “’…I do not favor marriage between people of the same gender, and I
do not favor civil unions if they are identical to marriage other than by name’”
(Friedman). Many believe that Romney has contradicted his attitudes towards
homosexuals. Tovia Smith, in her article “Romney's Views On Gay Marriage: Also
Evolving?,” writes, “In 1994, for example, Romney favored the idea of gays
serving openly in the military. But by the time he ran for president in 2008,
he argued against it. Also, after first backing legislation to protect gays and
lesbians from job discrimination, Romney now opposes it” (Smith). Although Romney
is seen as going back and forth on his stances regarding gay rights, he is adamant
that he does not support gay marriage and he never will.
Video retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lruG938Puag
Works Cited
Friedman, Emily. “Romney’s View
on Gay Marriage Not Evolving.” ABCNews.go.com.
ABC News, 9 May 2012. Web. 27 Jun. 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/romneys-view-on-gay-marriage-not-evolving/>
Smith, Tovia. “Romney's Views On
Gay Marriage: Also Evolving?” NPR.org. NPR, 10 May 2012. Web. 27 Jun. 2012.
<http://www.npr.org/2012/05/10/152431577/romneys-views-on-gay-marriage-also-evolving>
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