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Article: Gay rights group embraces Clark; Ex-general supports civil unions.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 19, 2003
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Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Wesley Clark, the retired Army general who is the latest candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, has been embraced as "another pro-gay moderate" by a national homosexual rights group.
"Wesley Clark has been an inspiring, effective leader and a voice of reason on the national scene for quite some time," says Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
"Like most Americans, he supports basic fairness for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people," Mr. Foreman says. "We welcome his entry into this already crowded and pro-gay field of Democratic ...