During a recent taping of Ellen,
Caitlyn Jenner told host Ellen DeGeneres about her initial opposition
to marriage equality.
During the interview, DeGeneres pointed
out that many Republicans “would vote against all the issues that
you as a woman and you as a trans person would want someone to
support.”
Jenner, a Republican, said that she
agreed with that “in some cases.”
“And same-sex marriage,” DeGeneres
interrupted.
“I have to admit that I remember 15
years ago, 20 years ago, whatever it was, this whole gay marriage
issue came up, at first I was not for it. I'm a traditionalist,”
Jenner explained. “You know, it's always been a man and a woman.
And I'm thinking, 'I don't quite get it.' But as time has gone on, I
think like a lot of people on this issue have really changed their
thinking here to I don't ever want to stand in front anybody's
happiness. That's not my job.”
“If that word, marriage, is really,
really that important to you I can go with it, you know.”
“So, you're still kinda a little not
on board with it?”
“No, I'm on board,” Jenner
responded. “Yeah, I'm okay with that.” (The video is embedded
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