And in one of those early campaigns, Calvert sent homophobic mailers across Riverside county, outing Mark before Mark was out, even to his own family. And unfortunately, it won him the election. And then Calvert went on to vote year after year against equality, voted against letting us serve in the U.S. military, voted against letting us adopt kids, voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Junior Hate Crimes Act. And when you go that far to the right, when you think that law enforcement shouldn't have the tools to track down people who are murdering lgbt kids as a … (1:13:07–1:13:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that Ken Calvert consistently voted against LGBT equality and specific legislative measures.
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