EQUALITY GOAL
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2008
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
PLATFORM
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2008
REPUBLICAN
PARTY
PLATFORM
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eQualityGiving RATING
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HEARTBREAKER
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ANTI EQUALITY
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Hate Crimes
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"We will pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act."
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"We ask all to join us in rejecting the forces of hatred and bigotry and in denouncing all who practice or promote racism, anti Semitism, ethnic prejudice, or religious intolerance."
[No mention of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Almost all Republicans voted against this legislation.]
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| Non-Discrimination |
"Democrats will fight to end discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability in every corner of our country, because that’s the America we believe in."
"We will enact a comprehensive bipartisan employment non discrimination act."
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"We consider discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion, creed, disability, or national origin to be immoral, and we will strongly enforce anti discrimination statutes."
[No mention of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Almost all Republicans voted against this legislation.]
"We support the First Amendment right of freedom
of association of the Boy Scouts of America and other service
organizations whose values are under assault."
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Military
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"We support the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and the implementation of policies to allow qualified men and women to serve openly regardless of sexual orientation."
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"We affirm the timelessness of those values, the benefits of traditional military culture, and the incompatibility of homosexuality with military service. " |
Marriage Equality
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"We call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it." |
> Federal Protections for Couples
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"We support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections." |
"We call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it." |
> Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships
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"We support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections." |
"We call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it." |
| > Repeal Federal DOMA |
"We oppose the Defense of Marriage Act and all attempts to use this issue to divide us."
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"A Republican Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act, affirming the right of states not to recognize same sex 'marriages' licensed in other states. Unbelievably, the Democratic Party has now pledged to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which would subject every state to the redefinition of marriage by a judge without ever allowing the people to vote on the matter. We also urge Congress to use its Article III, Section 2 power to prevent activist federal judges from imposing upon the rest of the nation the judicial activism in Massachusetts and California." |
Freedom of Gender
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Protecting Youth
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"We renew our call for replacing 'family planning' programs for teens with increased funding for abstinence education, which teaches abstinence until marriage as the responsible and expected standard of behavior." |
Same Sex Parenting Rights
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"We support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections." |
"We call upon the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reverse its policy of blacklisting religious groups which decline to arrange adoptions by same-sex couples." |
