Study Shows Politicians Who Support Gay Equality Fare Better.
A study released Tuesday showed that despite popular opinion politicians who openly support and vote for LGBT friendly laws do not suffer damage to their political careers. In fact, they fare better than their bigoted or equivocating counterparts. (Guess what, Obama, you didn’t have to do a complete turn-around and sacrifice us for your presidential bid. )
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A review of votes from 2005 to the present shows that legislators who vote to end marriage discrimination for same-sex couples are consistently re-elected.The success of more than 1,100 state legislators who voted to support same-sex marriage appears to defy the commonly held belief that supporting marriage equality ends political campaigns and careers.
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It also found that legislators who ran for higher office won after voting in favor of marriage for same-sex couples.
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“The American people deserve leaders who aren’t afraid to lead.” said Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry.“For politicians, standing up for marriage equality is not touching a third-rail, rather, it is a track to re-election – and, happily, the path toward inclusion that America is traveling.”
The study included results from 21 different states representing all four major regions of the country.
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” And those of us outside the legislature should not be afraid to ask our representatives to do the right thing, and should do our part to help them do it, by talking about the injustice of exclusion from marriage and how government should help, not hurt, all families.”
This study should be forwarded to every politician in America. They need to know that it’s no longer necessary to kowtow to the RRRW bullies’ threats and tantrums. Voting for equality and fairness–the right thing to do–will actually advance their careers.
It would be wonderful to see our current descent into the Dark Ages come to an end.
