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Bill Clinton: “I had all these gay friends. I had all these gay couple friends. And I was hung up about it. And I decided I was wrong.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2009
I had all these gay friends. I had all these gay couple friends. And I was hung up about it. And I decided I was wrong.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Bill Clinton explains his change of mind regarding gay marriage.

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