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    Bernie Sanders has a long record of supporting LGBTQ+ rights and opposing discrimination. He has voted for legislation to provide more funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes, prohibit employment discrimination against gays, repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, and ban anti-gay discrimination in schools. Sanders also voted against banning gay adoptions in DC, constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman, and the Defense of Marriage Act. In his career, Sanders has consistently taken stances upholding civil rights and opposing discrimination.

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    Bernie Sanders has a long record of supporting LGBTQ+ rights and opposing discrimination. He has voted for legislation to provide more funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes, prohibit employment discrimination against gays, repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, and ban anti-gay discrimination in schools. Sanders also voted against banning gay adoptions in DC, constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman, and the Defense of Marriage Act. In his career, Sanders has consistently taken stances upholding civil rights and opposing discrimination.

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    Bernie Sanders has a long record of supporting LGBTQ+ rights and opposing discrimination. He has voted for legislation to provide more funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes, prohibit employment discrimination against gays, repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, and ban anti-gay discrimination in schools. Sanders also voted against banning gay adoptions in DC, constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman, and the Defense of Marriage Act. In his career, Sanders has consistently taken stances upholding civil rights and opposing discrimination.

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    Voting Record

    More funding and stricter


    sentencing for hate crimes
    Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating
    a pro-gay-rights stance
    ENDA: prohibit employment
    discrimination for gays
    Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and
    reinstate discharged gays
    Prohibit sexual-identity
    discrimination at schools
    Enforce against anti-gay
    discrimination in public schools
    NO on banning gay adoptions in
    DC
    NO on Constitutional Amendment
    banning same-sex marriage
    NO on Constitutionally defining
    marriage as one-man-one-woman

    In 1972, while campaigning for


    governor of Vermont Bernie
    stated, Lets abolish all laws
    dealing with abortion, drugs,
    sexual behavior (adultery,
    homosexuality, etc.)
    IntheHouse,hevotedin1996againstthe
    socalledDefenseofMarriageAct,which
    barredfederalrecognitionofgaymarriages.
    InVermont,Sanderssupportedthestates
    2000civilunionslawandthe2009law
    legalizinggaymarriage.
    June 2013, he voted to enforce
    against anti-gay discrimination in

    What About Bernie?

    fb.com/savannahforberniesanders

    @savforbernie

    WWW.BERNIESANDERS.COM

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