Deceased gay soldier’s parents reject Minnesota’s anti-gay amendment [video]
On Monday, Rachel Maddow examined a constitutional amendment that recently passed through the Minnesota legislature. It will put up for a public vote a ban on gay marriage, this despite that fact that same-sex marriages are already illegal in that state.
She spoke with the parents of Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt, a gay soldier who was killed in Afghanistan in February. Lori and Jeff Wilfahrt have publicly opposed this Amendment:
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