[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-2012-race-for-president-and-marriage-equailty\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-2012-race-for-president-and-marriage-equailty\/","headline":"The 2012 Race for President and Marriage Equailty","name":"The 2012 Race for President and Marriage Equailty","description":"Ever wonder where your presidential candidate stands on marriage equality and 11 other issues that would affect 31 million LGBT citizens? Thanks to MarriageEquality.org, we’ve...","datePublished":"2011-12-05","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidential-candidates-on-gay-marriage.png","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidential-candidates-on-gay-marriage.png","height":270,"width":478},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-2012-race-for-president-and-marriage-equailty\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":303,"articleBody":" Ever wonder where your presidential candidate stands on marriage equality and 11 other issues that would affect 31 million LGBT citizens? Thanks to MarriageEquality.org, we’ve got the answers for you in a handy chart. Updates are below the image.Update 08 \u2022 On 3 December 2011, candidate Herman Cain withdrew.Update 07 \u2022 On 1 December 2011, candidate Gary Johnson decided to support full marriage equality, moving from \u201cmaybe\u201d to \u201cyes.\u201dUpdate 06 \u2022 On 21 November 2011, candidate Mitt Romney announced that he supports ending employment discrimination against LGBT people, both before and after they are hired, and at both federal and non-federal employers.  On these two issues, he moved from \u201cno\u201d to \u201cyes.\u201dUpdate 05 \u2022 On 1 October 2011, candidate Barack Obama decided to support ending job discrimination against LGBT private civilian workers, and moved from \u201cmaybe\u201d to \u201cyes.\u201dUpdate 04 \u2022 On 23 September 2011, candidate Thaddeus McCotter withdrew his candidacy for Republican presidential nominee, and instead endorsed Mitt Romney.Update 03 \u2022 On 16 September 2011, candidate Gary Johnson decided to support ending job discrimination against LGBT private civilian workers, and moved from \u201cmaybe\u201d to \u201cyes.\u201dUpdate 02  \u2022  On 3 September 2011, candidate Gary Johnson changed 4 of his positions, by moving from \u201cno\u201d to \u201cmaybe\u201d on marriage, and by moving from \u201cmaybe\u201d to \u201cyes\u201d on adoption, federal civilian workers, and judicial appointments.  The changes by Republican challenger Johnson tie him with Democratic incumbent Obama; both have identical positions on all 12 issues.Update 01 \u2022  On 17 August 2011, candidate Buddy Roemer\u2019s 3 position changes took 2 steps forward, but 1 step backward.  If elected, he would say:  (1) \u201cyes\u201d to equal pay\/benefits for military personnel with same-sex spouses, (2) \u201cyes\u201d to ending discrimination for LGBT federal civilian workers, but (3) \u201cno\u201d to open service, because he would reinstate \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell.\u201d "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"The 2012 Race for President and Marriage Equailty","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-2012-race-for-president-and-marriage-equailty\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]