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HRC site looks at Romney's flip-flops on LGBT issues
From a news release
2012-03-06
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Washington — Showcasing Mitt Romney's constantly changing positions on issues important to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign today launched a new website to educate voters about the former Massachusetts Governor's record. "Mitt 'N Match" cleverly allows users to see his various stances on open military service, workplace non-discrimination and relationship recognition. The site is at www.MittNMatch.com .
"Mitt Romney changes positions on LGBT issues more often than he changes clothes," said HRC President Joe Solmonese. "It is mind boggling that someone can go from once saying he would be more pro-gay than Ted Kennedy to signing a draconian pledge sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage."
On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the site outlines his original opposition to the ban on gay servicemembers to his statements supporting DADT. On workplace non-discrimination, he promised to co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act before turning around and saying he opposed ENDA. And on relationship recognition, he once indicated he supported domestic partnerships but as a presidential candidate he's signed on to the agenda of the National Organization for Marriage. By aligning himself with NOM, Romney isn't just agreeing to support a federal marriage amendment and the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act — he's even throwing his support behind a McCarthy-like commission to investigate allegations of "harassment" against NOM's rabidly anti-LGBT supporters.
"Mitt Romney is someone that voters just can't trust," said Solmonese. "The only thing clear about his record is his willingness to say or do anything to get elected."
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