Hillary Clinton defends gay rights in strongest speech yet on issue

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Hillary Clinton pledged Saturday to champion new federal laws banning discrimination against gays and lesbians and warned that Republican presidential candidates will try to undo a Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, among other protections, if elected.

"We’re going to face some ridiculousness, especially from our friends in the GOP," Clinton said, delivering her strongest comments to date on the issue in the 2016 presidential race.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2015/10/03/hillary-clinton-defends-gay-rights-strongest-speech-yet-issue/73280848/

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1. K&R!

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2. "You’ve helped change a lot of minds, including mine, and I am personally very grateful for that," s

From the OP--she gracefully gives HRC credit for helping change minds-including hers. I am glad to see her say that.


....Saturday, she echoed that sentiment at the top of her speech: "You’ve helped change a lot of minds, including mine, and I am personally very grateful for that," she said.

In addition to protecting the Supreme Court ruling, Clinton said work remains to be done in preventing discrimination in housing, credit and other industries.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2015/10/03/hillary-clinton-defends-gay-rights-strongest-speech-yet-issue/73280848/

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3. “From one HRC to another” by @HillaryClinton Speech

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“From one HRC to another”


Hello, Human Rights Campaign! It’s great to be back with the HRC. There’s no one I’d rather share my initials with than you.

It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it?

It felt like all of America was out dancing in the streets this June. And that’s because of you. Because of Jim Obergefell, Edie Windsor, and all the families who took their fight all the way to the Supreme Court. It was because of leaders like Chad, JoDee Winterhof, who is here, and Joe Solmonese, who is here, and Mike Berman, who is my longtime friend and who has been a champion, all the members of the HRC boards and committees, and everyone who marched, sang, wrote briefs, sacrifice, everything you did to make marriage equality the law of the land.

Now there is a map on the wall of my campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, in a place of honor, right when you walk in. It’s called “States Where Marriage Equality Is Law.” And it’s just a plain old map of the United States. But because now every single American — no matter where you live — is free to marry whoever you love, the map is colored everywhere. And that is the way it should be. That is real progress, my friends. And the people here today deserve a lot of the credit for making it happen.

Now, you’ve helped make other progress as well — including President Obama’s executive order barring companies that do business with the federal government from discriminating against LGBT Americans. And I appreciated your support, when as Chad said, I took steps to ban discrimination at the State Department, including by extending equal benefits to the partners of diplomats.

I’m really here to say thank you for your hard work and your courage. And for insisting ..............

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4. mahalo, Hillary.. thank you, Historic NY!