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Log Cabin Republicans to Clinton: Questions Must Be Answered

April 12, 2015

Washington, D.C. - Moments ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton made the long-expected announcement of her candidacy for the Democratic nomination of President of the United States.

"With her candidacy formally declared, Mrs. Clinton now has the duty of providing answers to numerous questions that should give gay voters and allies pause, regardless of party affiliation," Log Cabin Republicans National Executive Director Gregory T. Angelo stated.

There are questions Mrs. Clinton needs to answer:

 - Does Mrs. Clinton still hold the belief that "marriage had always been a matter left to the states," as she stated to Terry Gross on NPR, less than a year ago?

 - If Mrs. Clinton's position has changed, when did it change? And what is the reason for that flip-flop?

 - Did Mrs. Clinton support the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by her husband President Bill Clinton while she was First Lady?

 - Did Mrs. Clinton support the military's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, signed by her husband while she was First Lady?

 - Does Mrs. Clinton support open service for all gay Americans seeking to defend our freedoms?

 - Given the surge of broad discriminatory so-called "religious freedom" bills emerging across the country, did Mrs. Clinton support the original Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law by her husband while she was First Lady upon which this new crop of RFRA legislation is based?

 - Although she was a leader on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act while she was a United States Senator, does Mrs. Clinton support more comprehensive civil rights legislation for gay Americans?

 - Does Mrs. Clinton support full repeal of the Death Tax, the discriminatory tax that prompted the Supreme Court's historic 2013 Windsor ruling overturning Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act that was signed into law by her husband?

 - Will Mrs. Clinton be as willing to engage with foreign nations guilty of gross human rights abuses against the gay community as she has been with her foundation?

"Now that her candidacy is official, we hope Mrs. Clinton answers these questions expeditiously," Angelo concluded. "The gay left may be willing to make assumptions about Mrs. Clinton's support for the gay community, but Log Cabin Republicans will not."