Bill Clinton: “I have all these gay friends and I have all these gay couple friends.…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2009

I have all these gay friends and I have all these gay couple friends. And I was hung up about it. And I decided I was wrong.

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Clinton explains his change of stance on gay marriage during the interview.

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