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John Kerry’s reference to the Federal Marriage Amendment elicited a loud outburst of cheering
during his nomination acceptance speech July 29 in Boston
longer put on the sidelines," New Mexico Gov.
hile many of the 255 queer
Bill Richardson said. “You are an essential part
delegates to the Democratic
of the Democratic Party.”
National Convention held
Actor-activist Rob Reiner added: “There will
July 26 to 29 in Boston
he a time— and it won’t he so long in the distant
expressed
disappointment
future—
concerning presidential candidate
John where
Kerry’s gays and lesbians will have all the
rights that every American has. And we’ll lix>k
opposition to same-sex marriage and his support
for amending the Massachusetts Constitution to
hack at this time as being...what was the issue?
ban it, they were nonetheless united in their con I What were we even thinking about?”
viction that four more years of President Bush will
Actor Ben Affleck seconded that emotion.
be a disaster for the sexual minorities community.
“I really Itxik forward to lurking hack on this
And they said Kerry has taken the right posi aspect of our convention with some degree of
tion on nearly every other issue of concern to
embarrassment for how antiquated it was, where we
queers. The Massachusetts senator supports
even have to stand up here and mention that we
same-sex civil union laws that grant the rights of
have some friend who’s gay,” he said. “Guess what,
marriage and opposes amending the U S. C o n folks? Everybody has a friend, a brother, a family
stitution to ban same-sex marriage.
member who’s gay.... You’re entitled to every god-
“I want to address these next words directly to ; damned right that every other American is.
President George W. Bush,” Kerry said in his nom
“ If you want to defend marriage,” Affleck
ination acceptance speech. “In the weeks ahead,
said, “find somebody and love that person and
let’s be optimists not just opponents. Let’s build
care for that person and he faithful to that per
unity in the American family, not angry division.
son and commit your life to that person, and
Let’s honor this nation’s diversity. Let’s respect one
don’t worry about your neighbor’s marriage....
another. And let’s never misuse for political pur A s somebody who, to he perfectly frank, has
poses the most precious dtx:ument in American
enough trouble figuring out who to marry, I
history: the Constitution of the United States.”
don’t need the federal or state government
That reference to the anti-gay Federal Mar telling me who I can marry."
riage Amendment elicited the second-loudest
outburst of cheering of Kerry’s 47-minute speech.
he loudest welcome at the G L B T Caucus
Outside the convention hall, G L B T Caucus
meetings was reserved for Kerry’s wife,
meetings were addressed by a cavalcade of Teresa Heinz Kerry.
politicians and celebrities who proclaimed their
“1 am grateful to you because you symbolize
support for queers.
family, you symbolize strength and hope, you
“The gay and lesbian community is no
symbolize persistence," she said. “Because things
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