Romney’s Insensitivity To LGBT People: ‘I Didn’t Know You Had Families’
Sep 11, 2012 at 5:20 pm
David Wilson and Julie Goodridge, two of the plaintiffs whose case led to the legalization of marriage equality in Massachusetts, described meeting with Romney to discuss their experiences. According to Wilson, it was like talking to a robot. No expression, no feeling. At one point, Romney remarked, I didnt know you had families. Goodridge recalls her final exchange with the governor, which proved to her that he had no capacity for empathy:
GOODRIDGE: Governor Romney, tell me what would you suggest I say to my 8 year-old daughter about why her mommy and her ma cant get married because you, the governor of her state, are going to block our marriage?
ROMNEY: I dont really care what you tell your adopted daughter. Why dont you just tell her the same thing youve been telling her the last eight years.
Romney described the meeting to the press as pleasant, as Goodridge cried.
More here:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/09/11/831201/romneys-insensitivity-to-lgbt-people-i-didnt-know-you-had-families/