IL Democrat Dan Lipinski Backs Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage
- By
- Carlos Santoscoy
- | August 20, 2015
A Congressional Democrat from Illinois gave his support last year to a bill which seeks to abolish marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples with an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines marriage as a heterosexual union.
Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Republican, introduced the measure in 2013, after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which led to the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages.
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski indicates his support for the measure in a questionnaire from the conservative Illinois Family Institute.
According to the Washington Blade, Lipinski appears to be the only sitting Congressional Democrat to back such a measure.
He also told the Illinois Family institute that he's opposed to passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), an LGBT protections bill.
When asked whether Lipinski still holds the views he expressed in the questionnaire, a spokesman did not have an immediate comment and told the Blade that it was free to publish the information.