WATCH: Your Duly Elected Representatives Standing Up For Their Principles Before It Was Cool

Way back in 1996, an alarming number of Democrats and Republicans (including then-President Bill Clinton) banded together to pass the Defense of Marriage Act. I know it’s easy to get cynical about politics, and I’m certainly guilty of it, but here are some of the folks who spoke out for their principles and against discrimination…

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Jul 11, 2013

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