Beebe first Arkansas governor to speak to gay group

Dan82 · Jun 29, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/us-arkansas-gays-governor-idUSTRE75S0L320110629

Arkansas Democratic Governor Mike Beebe on Tuesday night became the first sitting governor of the state to speak to a gay rights group.

Beebe, who won his second term in 2010, addressed the Stonewall Democrats in a packed church hall of more than 200 people.

In the past, Beebe and the gay community have not agreed on many issues, including adoption rights and gay marriage, and the same was true on Tuesday night.

During a question and answer session, Beebe said an Arkansas newspaper should not have to run the name of a life partner in an obituary if that was the paper's policy. Many in the crowd loudly disagreed, as they did when Beebe said he didn't believe in gay marriage.

"I think marriage is ... as defined by the law," he said, saying unions should be between a man and a woman...

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Beebe first Arkansas governor to speak to gay group

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