Newt Gingrich has reiterated his
opposition to gay marriage and support for reinstatement of “Don't
Ask, Don't Tell.”
At a candidates forum in New Hampshire
held last Thursday, lesbian filmmaker Kristina Lapinski asked GOP
presidential rivals Gingrich and Rick Santorum their thoughts on a
federal amendment that would ban gay marriage, gay glossy The
Advocate reported.
“Marriage is between a man and a
woman!” Gingrich answered.
After the forum, Lapinski asked
Gingrich a couple of questions related to gay rights.
On gay couples adopting children: “I
favor adoption being between a man and a woman. Traditional families
is what I'm in favor of. Period.”
When asked if he would reinstate “Don't
Ask, Don't Tell,” the recently ended policy that banned gay and
bisexual troops from serving openly, Gingrich said, “Yes. I voted
for it originally.”
“And I agree with things Rick
[Santorum] and others have said,” Gingrich added. “We shouldn't
run the U.S. military as a social experiment. The purpose of the
military is to win wars.”
Lapinski noted: “It seems ridiculous
that my loving another woman could affect their religious freedom.
These people want to completely halt the progress for LGBT people in
this country.”
(Related: Rick
Santorum assures Lapinski that being gay is a choice.)