massachusetts. a member of my cabinet was gay. i appointed people to the bench regardless of their sexual orientation, made it clear we should not discriminate in hiring policies, in legal policies. at the same time, from the very beginning in 1994, i said to the gay community, i do not favor same sex marriage. i oppose same sex marriage and that has been my view. if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays or will in any way try and suggest that people that have different sexual orientation don t have full rights in this country, they won t find that in me. when was the last time you stood up and spoke out for increasing gay rights? right now. [ applause ] senator santorum, would you be a voice for increasing gay rights in party. surprised he s coming to me. what was your question?
themselves actually reaches them. these the government folks in washington keep building program after program, it s time to say, enough of that, let s get the money back to the states the way the constitution intended and let states care for their own people in the way they deal best. andy? governor romney, i d like to remind you of something you said in bay windows, which is gay newspaper in massachusetts in 1994, when you were running against senator kennedy. these are your words, i think the gay community needs more support from the republican party, and i would be a voice in the republican party to foster anti-discrimination efforts. how have you stood up for gay rights? and when have you used your voice to influence republicans on this issue? andy, as you know, i don t discriminate. and the appointments that i made when i was governor of massachusetts, a member of my cabinet was gay. i appointed people to the bench regardless of their sexual orientation. made it very
whiffs governor of massachusetts. a member of my cabinet was gay. i appointed people to the bench regardless of their sexual orientation, made it clear we should not discriminate in hiring policies, in legal policies. at the same time, from the very beginning in 1994, i said to the gay community, i do not favor same sex marriage. i oppose same sex marriage and that has been my view. if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays or will in any way try and suggest that people that have different sexual orientation don t have full rights in this country, they won t find that in me. when was the last time you stood up and spoke out for increasing gay rights? right now. [ applause ] senator santorum, would you be a voice for increasing gay rights in party. surprised he s coming to me.
whiffs governor of massachusetts. a member of my cabinet was gay. i appointed people to the bench regardless of their sexual orientation, made it clear we should not discriminate in hiring policies, in legal policies. at the same time, from the very beginning in 1994, i said to the gay community, i do not favor same sex marriage. i oppose same sex marriage and that has been my view. if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays or will in any way try and suggest that people that have different sexual orientation don t have full rights in this country, they won t find that in me. when was the last time you stood up and spoke out for increasing gay rights? right now. [ applause ] senator santorum, would you be a voice for increasing gay rights in party. surprised he s coming to me.
discriminate in hiring policies, in legal policies. at the same time in 1994 i said to the gay community, i do not favor same-sex marriage. i oppose same-sex marriage and that has been my view. but, if people are looking for someone who will discriminate against gays, or will in any way try and suggest that people that have different sexual orientation don t have full rights in this country, they won t find that in me. when is the last time you stood up and spoke out for increasing gay rights? right now. senator santorum, would you be a voice for increasing gay rights for the party? surprised he s coming to me. what? what was your question? would you be a voice for speaking out for gay rights in your party? and if not, why not? i would be a voice in speaking out for making sure that every person in america,