Richard Russell
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Al Gore 2017: “If somebody told me even five years ago that in the year 2017 gay marriage would be legal in all 50 states and accepted, honored, and even celebrated by two-thirds of the American people, I would have said, “I sure hope so, but what are you smoking?”

Al Gore 1984: “I don’t pretend to understand it, but it is not just another normal optional life style.” “I do not believe it is simply an acceptable alternative that society should affirm.” Gore also said then that he opposed the Gay Bill of Rights and that he would not take campaign funds from gay groups.

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