The
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) lauds the recent announcements by Sens. Tom Carper, Democrat of Delaware,
and Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois, that they support marriage
equality. Kirk is the second current Republican Senator to support
marriage for gay and lesbian couples and with his announcement, half of
the United States Senate supports marriage equality. Both Kirk and
Carper represent states where legislatures are currently considering
marriage equality bills.
HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Senator Kirk and Senator Carper have shown tremendous leadership in
announcing their support for marriage equality. It is a sign of our
progress that so many of their colleagues are showing the same political
will. Democrat or Republican, there can simply be no excuse for
standing on the wrong side of history when it comes to this basic
question of justice.”
