Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly on Friday
morning announced his support for gay marriage.
“In recent years, our country has
been involved in an important discussion on the issue of marriage
equality,” Donnelly wrote in a Facebook post. “While serving in
the House of Representatives, I had the opportunity to act on a core
belief of mine: We are a stronger country when we draw on the
strengths of all Americans. I voted to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't
Tell' and was an original supporter of the bill that would make it
illegal to discriminate against someone in the workplace because of
their sexual orientation [ENDA]. It is also for that reason that I
oppose amending either Indiana's or our nation's constitution to
enshrine in those documents an 'us' and a 'them,' instead of a 'we.'
With the recent Supreme Court arguments and accompanying public
discussion of same-sex marriage, I have been thinking about my past
positions and votes.”
“In doing so, I have concluded that
the right thing to do is to support marriage equality for all,” he
added.