Some are Feeling The Bern and some are Ready For Hill, and though Clinton was just endorsed by HRC, Bernie Sanders has also been an ally for many years.
Although Queerty’s political writer John Gallagher believes Hillary Clinton should be the nominee, I, like a lot of Queerty commentators believe in Bernie, who has taken actual direct action to support us.
Here are five times Bernie Sanders was a true LGBT ally (including one time where he got a homophobe all the way together right on Capitol Hill).
1. Bernie Sanders Voted Against DADT



Way back in the day, President (Bill) Clinton made a political compromise when his poorly executed plan to integrate gays and lesbians into the military openly proved unpopular. That compromise was Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which allowed gays and lesbians to serve only if they weren’t open about their sexual orientation. Which, of course, is not a compromise at all unless you believe the closet is a good thing.
Sanders wasn’t having it, and voted against it. Of course, the bill passed and led to thousands of discharges of lesbian and gay soldiers. Two years later, in 1995, he angrily censured a Republican for using the phrase “homo soldiers” right on the floor of Capitol Hill. And it was awesome.