Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The former Wisconsin Republican U.S. House Representative Steve Gunderson...
-snip-
In 1994, Gunderson was outed as gay on the House floor by conservative then-representative Bob Dornan (R-CA) during a debate over federal funding for gay-friendly curricula, making him one of the first openly gay members of Congress and the first openly gay Republican representative.
In 1996, Gunderson was the only Republican in Congress to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act, and he has been a vocal supporter of gay rights causes since leaving Congress.
-snip-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gunderson
Tonight on 'The Last Word' during the Rewrite segment Lawrence O'Donnell showed a whole bunch of old clips from 1996 of Senate and House floor speeches prior to the DOMA vote.
A link to the VIDEO segment below...
Who was right about DOMA -
Video here: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-last-word/51367341
