WASHINGTON — Three Democratic presidential hopefuls speaking at a July 15 forum said they support gay marriage, while four others expressed their commitment to gay rights but declined to endorse same-sex marriage.
Al Sharpton of New York, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and former Sen. Carol Moslely Braun (D-Ill.) — all considered shots for the nomination — each said they support the right of gays and lesbians to marry. Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) and Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) embraced the goal of equal rights and equal protection for homosexuals, including support for same-sex “civil unions” that include some of the benefits of marriage.
The forum, sponsored by the gay civil-rights group Human Rights Campaign, was held in Washington.
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