Evolution, Hillary Clinton, and the Press

Christine Quinn comes from a very personal place to explain in language anyone can understand, without a lot of frills,  Hillary's evolution on marriage equality.

Christine Quinn on Hillary Clinton & Marriage Equality

Clinton has come to understand same-sex marriages the same way most Americans have evolved regarding the reality that everyone deserves marriage equality

 

By Christine Quinn

May 18 2015

Today, we have a woman running for President of the United States who fully supports marriage equality. She is also likely to be the only nominee running for president that does. That is something all Americans should be thrilled about. Her position is clear and rock solid, and they way she came to that conclusion is the same way most people do, including some of my own family members. Like most Americans, her position is one that evolved and developed from personal interactions with LGBT Americans and their families, and through a long and deep soul searching. I know a little bit about this process: It's how my father came to support my right to marry and then eventually walk me down the aisle when I married my wife.
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The media likes to present the process of coming to new terms on old issues as flip-flopping.  It is not.   I saw my own father, who was employed by the defense industry, evolve on the Viet Nam War.   Quinn describes the process perfectly.  It is deeply personal, and while there often is a material or concrete side to the question there is usually a profoundly spiritual or abstract personal one as well.

Don't we want leaders who reflect on important issues that affect people's lives?  While some in the media preoccupy themselves with some calendar where they tick off days since Hillary Clinton has responded to a question from the press, Hillary Clinton is on the road listening to Americans - to our concerns, our aspirations,  our perceptions,  and our positions.  She will respond to the noisy media who pretend to be the voice of the people in due time after she has spent some time listening to us and reflecting upon what she has heard.



Evolving is not flip-flopping.  It is a process.  Where do you stand?  How do you feel?  What is your position?

• On marriage equality?
• On pay equality?
• On arms and ammunition control?
• On capital punishment?
• On the role of women in civil society?
  • In business?
  • In government?
  • In making their own health decisions?
• On hundreds of other issues and questions....

Have these positions remained stable for you or have they changed over time?  Most of us have probably gone through some changes.  Why should Hillary Clinton be any different?  Would you even want a leader who neither listens nor reflects?