Bill Clinton: “No, I don't think it should be advocated. I don't think it should be part of the public school curriculum. But on the…”

“No, I don't think it should be advocated. I don't think it should be part of the public school curriculum. But on the other hand, I don't believe that anyone should teach schoolchildren that they should hate or discriminate against or be afraid of people who are homosexuals. That is the real issue. The real issue is the one that we're going to take up next week at the White House with the hate crimes conference. We're going to have the first hate crimes conference ever at the White House next week. And we're going to deal with that, not only against homosexuals but against other groups of Americans. I don't believe that we should be in the business of ratifying or validating or politicizing the issue. I think the real problem in America is still continuing discrimination and fear and downright misunderstanding. Mr. Russert. Now, Vice President Gore caused a stir when he said that Ellen, the TV star who will be honored tonight at the dinner--he said, quote, ``millions of Americans were forced to look at sexual orientation in an open light.'' Was Vice President Gore correct?”