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On the recordDecember 17, 2008
Religious leaders obviously have every right TO speak out in opposition to anti-discrimination measures, even in degrading terms that Reverend Warren has used with regard to same-sex marriage. But that does not confer upon them the right to a place of honor in the inauguration ceremony of a president whose stated commitment to gay, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights won him the strong support of the great majority of those who support that.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank critiques the decision to invite Rick Warren to the inauguration, arguing it undermines Obama's commitment to LGBTQ rights.

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