Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden
appears in a video ad endorsing an effort to legalize gay marriage in
the state.
In the 60-second ad, Biden, the son of
Vice President Joe Biden, calls marriage equality “the fundamental,
defining civil rights issue of our time.”
“Any effort to dictate who we love
and to whom we commit ourselves is unfair and it is wrong,” Biden,
a Democrat, said. “All Delawareans should be able to marry the
person they love.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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Delaware currently recognizes gay and
lesbian couples with civil unions. A marriage bill is expected to be
introduced in the Legislature this spring.
“Attorney General Biden has always
been a steadfast champion for treating every citizen equally under
the law,” Lisa Goodman, president of Equality Delaware, the group
behind the ad, told BuzzFeed.com.
“To have his support – as our highest law enforcement official
and as a veteran – is a true honor. The momentum continues to grow
as we anticipate a marriage bill in the coming weeks.”