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Democratic Candidates' GLBT Positions

All 8 Democratic presidential candidates support key issues concerning the GLBT community, including recognizing same-sex unions, passing employment non-discrimination laws, expanding hate crime laws, and providing equal benefits and tax treatment for same-sex couples. They also support repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and increasing funding for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Their positions differ on same-sex marriage, with 4 candidates supporting civil marriage and 4 supporting civil unions instead of marriage.

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Democratic Candidates' GLBT Positions

All 8 Democratic presidential candidates support key issues concerning the GLBT community, including recognizing same-sex unions, passing employment non-discrimination laws, expanding hate crime laws, and providing equal benefits and tax treatment for same-sex couples. They also support repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and increasing funding for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Their positions differ on same-sex marriage, with 4 candidates supporting civil marriage and 4 supporting civil unions instead of marriage.

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WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES STAND

An analysis of the candidates’ questionnaires on issues of concern to the GLBT community

KEY + SUPPORT – OPPOSE Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson

Federal Recognition of State-Level


Same-Sex Unions 1
Supports recognition by the federal government
of a state’s legal recognition of same-sex + + + + + + + +
couples for purposes of federal benefits and tax
treatment

ENDA
Supports passage of a federal bill prohibiting
job discrimination based on sexual orientation + + + + + + + +
and gender identity

Hate Crimes
Supports passage of a federal bill that
gives authority to the federal government
to investigate and prosecute violent crimes + + + + + + + +
motivated by bias against the victim because of
their sexual orientation, gender, gender identity
or disability

Same-Sex Marriage
Supports allowing civil marriage rights for – – – – + + – –
same-sex couples

Civil Unions
Supports civil unions for same-sex couples + + + + + + + +

Federal Benefits for Same-Sex


Couples
Supports extending federal benefits, rights,
privileges and responsibilities to same-sex + + + + + + + +
couples and their children provided the
partnership meets certain federal standards of
commitment and mutuality of interest

Coverage Under the FMLA


Supports expansion of the Family and Medical
Leave Act to cover domestic partners and their + + + + + + + +
children

Access to Survivor Benefits


Supports paying survivor benefits to the same-sex + + + + + + + +
partners of gay and lesbian people
KEY + SUPPORT – OPPOSE Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson

Equal Tax Treatment for Same-Sex


Couples
Supports fair and equal tax treatment of same- + + + + + + + +
sex couples on the same basis as married
couples

Domestic Partner Benefits for Federal


Employees
Supports domestic partner coverage of health
insurance and other employee benefits for gay + + + + + + + +
and lesbian employees of the civilian federal
workforce

Adoption
Opposes bans on adoption based solely on + + + + + + + +
sexual orientation

Immigration
Supports the Uniting American Families Act,
which would allow an American citizen to + + + + + + + +
petition for immigration sponsorship for a same-
sex partner

Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”


Supports repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” + + + + + + + +
policy

Funding for HIV/AIDS


Supports funding for the Ryan White Care Act
to provide access to life-saving treatment and
care for more than half a million low-income
Americans with HIV/AIDS

Supports passage of federal legislation that + + + + + + + +


would allow states the option to provide
Medicaid coverage to low-income, HIV positive
Americans

Supports increased funding for HIV/AIDS


prevention, treatment and research

Comprehensive Sex Education


Supports passage of the Responsible
Education About Life Act that would create
a federal grant program to channel money to
states that choose to teach comprehensive + + + + + + + +
and age-appropriate sex education for
America’s students that includes science-based
prevention methods

1
This position would override Section 3 of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act,” which provides that for federal purposes, “The word ‘marriage’ means only
a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word ‘spouse’ refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a
wife.” 1 U.S.C. § 7

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