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In reply to the discussion: Harris says it is part of the American tradition for VPs not to criticize the president [View all]BumRushDaShow
(147,129 posts)Consider looking deeper at this.
I.e., -
Q: Who spearheaded "DOMA" (Defense of Marriage Act) and "Don't Ask Don't Tell"?
A: President Bill Clinton (D)
At the time, it initiated a LGBTQ+ "transition" period which shouldn't have had to happen if this were a "just society", but it did. Because. Homophobic Society.
Fast-forward to the next Democratic President who now needed to "transition" from Clinton's perspective, to push for an open embrace of ALL. And this is still with a society that even today, continues to be virulently homophobic.
What "played out" with Obama, with the help of Biden, was to allow the public to take the next step and "travel on that journey" with Obama to the "acceptance" that everyone IS and should always be created equal.
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