HRC Launches New Site Showcasing Mitt Romney’s
Constantly Changing Positions on LGBT Issues
“Mitt ‘N Match”
Tracks Flip Flops on Open Military Service, Workplace Non-Discrimination and
Relationship Recognition
Washington
– Showcasing Mitt Romney’s constantly changing positions on issues important to
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign
today launched a new website to educate voters about the former Massachusetts
Governor’s record. “Mitt ‘N Match” cleverly allows users to see his
various stances on open military service, workplace non-discrimination and
relationship recognition. The site is at www.MittNMatch.com.
“Mitt
Romney changes positions on LGBT issues more often than he changes clothes,”
said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “It is mind boggling that someone can go from
once saying he would be more pro-gay than Ted Kennedy to signing a draconian
pledge sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage.”
On “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the site outlines his
original opposition to the ban on gay servicemembers to his statements
supporting DADT. On workplace non-discrimination, he promised to
co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act before turning around and saying
he opposed ENDA. And on relationship recognition, he once indicated he
supported domestic partnerships but as a presidential candidate he’s signed on
to the agenda of the National Organization for Marriage. By aligning himself
with NOM, Romney isn’t just agreeing to support a federal marriage amendment
and the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act – he’s even throwing his support
behind a McCarthy-like commission to investigate allegations of “harassment”
against NOM’s rabidly anti-LGBT supporters.
“Mitt Romney is someone that voters just can’t trust,”
said Solmonese. “The only thing clear about his record is his willingness to
say or do anything to get elected.”
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s
largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to
end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves
fundamental fairness and equality for all.
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