Massachusetts
governor Mitt Romney said Monday he opposes discrimination
against gays and lesbians despite his ongoing efforts to
outlaw same-sex marriage in the state. Romney, who is
preparing for a possible run for the Republican
presidential nomination in 2008, defended a letter he
wrote during his unsuccessful 1994 Senate run in which he
promised a gay Republican group that he would be a
stronger advocate for gays than Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Romney said there was nothing inconsistent
between his position then and his vigorous opposition
to same-sex marriage in Massachusetts now. "I'm not in
favor of discrimination of any kind, including people who
have a different sexual preference than myself," he said.
"At the same time I'm very committed to traditional
marriage between one man and one woman and believe
that marriage should be preserved in that way." (AP)
