Sen. Scott Brown criticized over gay rights record

[Ian David]

Sen. Scott Brown criticized over gay rights record
Published: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:20 PM Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:37 PM

One day after President Barack Obama completed his "evolution" on the subject of same-sex marriage, coming out with striking support for marriage equality, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown found himself under fire for what critics call a "troubling" history on gay rights issues.

Elizabeth Warren, Brown's chief Democratic rival, has called for full legal equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizens while the Massachusetts Republican, when pushed on the topic, has said the election isn't about social issues but rather jobs and the economy.

<snip>

“Now that it’s an election year, Scott Brown is claiming to be an independent thinker, but the simple fact is that his anti-equality positions are more in line with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and the Republican Party than Massachusetts families,” said State Rep. Liz Malia, D-Suffolk. “As someone who knew Scott Brown as a colleague in the Massachusetts legislature, I know that Scott Brown has a long, long history of opposing LGBT equality. Massachusetts wouldn't have led the way for marriage equality if Scott Brown got his way."

Malia was referring to Brown's 2004 vote for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts after the Supreme Judicial Court legalized it a year prior, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Since that vote as a state senator, Brown has reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage but called it a settled issue in Massachusetts and following the presidents statement this week, Brown said it is an issue that should be tackled by each state.

More:
http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/sen_scott_brown_criticized_ove.html

[edcantor]

1. Interesting to get the full story of Brown's record

from the full article.

I notice the responses on that article's page already have three homophobes reporting in their support of Brown, displaying their ignorance and prejudice.

If there ever were any question about who to vote for in November, there isn't any more.

[nofurylike]

2. good! more!! thank you so very much for posting that, Ian David!! nt