Crawling from conservative woodwork: latest five senators for gay marriage

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  • Bouncing back after a stroke last year gave Illinois Senator Mark Kirk some time to think and revamp his gay marriage views. "When I climbed the Capitol Hill steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others," Kirk told the New York Times.
  • Delaware's Tom Carper Facebook support for gay marriage on Tuesday made the gay community smile, Carper becoming lucky number eight in his public support of gay marriage.
  • Crediting LGBT Pennsylvanian citizens and families for his change of heart, Senator Bob Casey now feels that gay Americans should be able to marry and raise children.
  • While it may take a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a child to change the village. Senator Rob Portman's son coming out as gay two years ago paved the way for Portman's more liberal views.  Last month, Portman expressed his newfound same-sex marriage views, lending his support for gay couples who want to marry.
  • A civil union advocate, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill reversed her position on gay marriage last month, expressing on a Tumblr blog that LGBT citizens should be granted the right to marry.
Rob Portman
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Rob Portman

While it may take a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a child to change the village. Senator Rob Portman's son coming out as gay two years ago paved the way for Portman's more liberal views. Last month, Portman expressed his newfound same-sex marriage views, lending his support for gay couples who want to marry.

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