“No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation.”
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You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they understand that they are moving inevitably, catching up to the American public.
But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
I'm on the board of a national group called Faith in America. It's designed to fight religious-based bigotry.
