Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman has come out in favor of same-sex marriage. Part of me wants to hold onto the disgust I have felt in response to his very recent willingness to join the chorus of the hateful, but I am also moved by how important it is that we all break out of our bubbles and interact with people who are unlike us, who see the world differently, who hold competing views…because as we see here, this experience at the face2face and human level changes us…often for the better. Thanks Senator Portman for this statement that was reported in the Beacon today. Seems pretty straightforward.
‘U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, voicing support for same-sex
marriage Friday with a personal note that his son is gay, joins a bipartisan
movement toward a recognition of rights that many Americans are embracing.
“I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to
make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in
bad, the government shouldn’t deny them the opportunity to get married,” the
Republican wrote in a commentary published in the Columbus Dispatch.
Portman, 57, joins some within his own party, notably former
Vice President Dick Cheney, in speaking to an issue from the heart — Cheney has
a daughter who is gay.’
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