Taking a quick break from his environmental activism, Al Gore has spoken out on his Current TV site about same-sex marriage. He’s all for it.
Mr. Gore, chairman of Current TV, posted a one-minute speech on the video-sharing site stating why he thinks gay marriage should be legal. We’re not sure why, exactly, he chose this topic matter or this particular time to make such a strong case.
Like many posts on Current TV, Mr. Gore’s video is super-casual. It’s just the ex-veep sitting in an office, talking directly to the camera. There’s no introduction, either. He just starts off with his reasons for supporting same-sex marriages and why he’s frustrated with the current state of affairs.
“I think it’s wrong for the government to discriminate against people because of that person’s sexual orientation,” he says. “I think gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women — to make contracts, to have hospital visiting rights, to join together in marriage, and I don’t understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage.”
Mr. Gore’s position stands to the left of the three leading Democratic candidates, who each support some measure of civil unions but stop short of endorsing same-sex “marriage.” Dennis J. Kucinich, another Democrat, often speaks about his support of gay marriage.
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