We’re counting down the days until the election on Nov. 6 and today we’re focused on the presidential candidates’ positions on LGBT equality.
ACLU Liberty Watch has been tracking marriage equality and the repeal of the military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. DADT prevented gay and lesbian servicemembers from serving openly and those who did were unfairly prosecuted and discharged out of the military, until DADT was repealed last fall.
How many torches do the candidates have on DADT repeal on the ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 Report Card? President Obama has four, Libertarian Gary Johnson has four,and Mitt Romney has zero. Want to know why? Check out their records
here.
Discrimination in the military isn’t the only issue hanging in the balance for LGBT Americans. The concept of equal protection under the law, enshrined in our Constitution, requires that the right to marry be made available equally to same-sex and opposite-sex couples alike. Fair marriage laws must exist at the state and federal levels.
Where do the candidates stand on the issue of marriage equality? Obama previously had three torches, but when he
endorsed marriage equality in May – that bumped him up to four torches. Johnson, also has four torches and Romney has none. See why
here.
