gay rights. well, i m very proud of the fact that my voting record on womens issues is a good one. it would be a lousy world that the only people concerned about mistreatment or the discrimination were the victims of it. congressman frank, it was as clear and as quick of an it gets better message as you could have imagined after coming out. there s no question. one of the things i regret, lawrence. a couple of people who immediately told me they were supportive, major republican senators. former senator al simpson. one of the things i regret is there s been a great progress made on diminishing privilege and hate in the country as a whole. unfortunately it s become partisan. the democrats have gotten better at a faster rate in the country. but the republicans have regr s