Presidential Hopeful Sen. Christopher Weighs in on Gay Marriage in N.H.: Rights...Yes! Marriage Label...No!
By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer
CONCORD, N.H. --Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd told Concord High School students Wednesday that people debating gay marriage should ask themselves just one question: What would you do if your child were gay?
Dodd said anyone who would deny a gay child the right to be happy isn't being honest.
"We ought to be able to have these loving relationships," the Connecticut senator said.
Dodd, the father of a 2- and a 5-year-old, said his daughters could grow up to be lesbians and he hopes they would have the opportunity to enjoy marriage-like rights.
"They may grow up as a different sexual orientation than their parents," Dodd said. "How would I want my child to be treated if they were of a different sexual orientation?"
Dodd, who opposed a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to man- woman unions, said he supports civil unions, but not gay marriage.
Asked afterward what he sees as the difference, he said: "I don't think probably much in people's minds. If you're allowing that, all the protections you have there, you've covered it."
As Dodd spoke, the state House of Representatives was debating a civil unions bill a mile away at the State House. The bill passed easily, moving on to the Senate.
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