Mitt Romney's opposition to gay
marriage is highlighted in a video released Thursday by the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM).
The video mashes together some of
Romney's most memorable moments speaking out against marriage
equality.
“When I ran for governor, one of the
big issues was marriage, gay marriage. My opponent said she'd sign a
bill in favor of gay marriage. I said I would not; that I oppose
same-sex marriage. At the same time, I would advance, if you will,
the efforts not to discriminate against people who are gay,” Romney
said in an appearance on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.
In an address to the NAACP, Romney said
that as president he would represent “all Americans, of every race,
creed and sexual orientation,” then added that he would “defend
traditional marriage.”
At the 2012 Republican National
Convention, GOP running mate Paul Ryan described Romney as “not
only a defender of marriage, he offers an example of marriage at its
best.”
“Culture, what you believe, what you
value, how you live matters,” Romney told graduates of Liberty
University. “So it is today with the enduring institution of
marriage. Marriage is a relationship between on man and one woman.”
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