After the primaries: LGBTs split in Indiana and North Carolina

Link: Windy City Times

Excerpt:
New differences on LGBT issues emerged between the two Democratic nominees during their primary-state battles in Indiana and North Carolina. And given that the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination has not yet produced a nominee, those differences could become the focus for LGBT voters who appear to be increasingly split between the two pro-gay candidates.

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Previously, the only concrete policy difference between Obama and Clinton on gay issues has been that Obama said he would seek repeal of the entire Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) and Clinton would repeal only part. But in response to a question from six LGBT publications in Indiana this month, Obama elaborated, saying “We are going to have to have a national conversation” on the issue and must “ensure” the American public “that, as a matter of well-settled law, no state will be required to recognize another state's marriage if DOMA is repealed.”

Two prominent gay legal experts, Chai Feldblum and Evan Wolfson, were mixed on their assessment of whether that is, in fact, “well-settled law.” Wolfson said “No, it is an open question as yet unresolved by the U.S. Supreme Court.” Feldblum said she thinks it's “well-settled enough” to persuade Congress that the states “don't need a law like DOMA to shield states from having to do such recognition.”

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