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The Republican contender for president took a hard right turn when preparing for his first presidential run four years ago and now recently-unearthed videos show just how extreme he is, or pretends to be to garner favor with antigay voters.
Preparing his first and failed presidential run, Romney spoke to South Carolina Republicans in 2005. The Massachusetts governor bristled at being forced to amend birth certificates to indicate a child was born to a same-sex couple (click here to read about how difficult he made life for such families).
"It's not right on paper, it's not right in fact," Romney said of the same-sex parents. "Every child deserves to have a mother and a father."
A C-SPAN video from the mid-2000s also shows Romney railing against marriage equality. Discounting gay parents, Romney says, "Marriage is principally for the nurturing and development of children. The children of America have the right to have a mother and a father." Watch the videos below.
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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.



































































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