Gay+Rights+-+Clinton

="I support giving people the right to enter into recognized relationships,= =that whether you call him civil unions or domestic partnerships, enable= =them to own property, to have hospital visitation."=



Clinton is against same-sex marriage. She favors civil unions but has said she would not stand in the way if New York passed a law that legalized same-sex marriages. In the U.S. Senate, she opposed an amendment banning gay marriage. She has since received the support of gay and lesbian groups, many gay activists were alarmed over her 2007 comment that "//the morality of homosexuality was up to others to conclude//." Later, she released a statement saying that does not believe homosexuality is immoral.

//"I think that the vast majority of Americans find [same-sex marriage] to be something they can't agree with. But I think most Americans are fair. And if they believe that people in committed relationships want to share their lives and, not only that, have the same rights that I do in my marriage, to decide who I want to inherit my property or visit me in a hospital, I think that most Americans would think that that's fair and that should be done."//