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Former President Bill Clinton spoke at an engagement in Washington DC for the group Campus Progress National Conference and he described his position on same-sex marriage as 'evolving.'

"In his most recent remarks on the subject, Clinton said, 'I think all these states that do it should do it.' The former president, however, added that he does not believe that same-sex marriage is 'a federal question.' Asked if he personally supported same-sex marriage, Clinton replied, 'Yeah.' 'I personally support people doing what they want to do,' Clinton said. 'I think it's wrong for someone to stop someone else from doing that [same-sex marriage].' The former president joins a string of prominent Democrats who have recently switched their position on the issue, including former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, New York Senator Charles E. Schumer, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd,"  writes The Nation.

If you are tallying Clinton's civil/gay  rights score, here is some help:

Mr. Clinton's signature in 1996 prohibited untold tens of thousands of gay Americans from receiving federal health or tax benefits (even though their own states recognized their marriages), helped create the nightmare of trying to get Congress to repeal DOMA, and severely limited President Obama's measly federal benefits memorandum.

But thanks for giving us a jock nod, Clinton. It's great to hear you're on board with equality. But please never try to script your own history claiming you were a civil rights advocate. Because you weren't.

Clinton is on the record as opposing Prop 8. In February, Clinton crossed a picket line to enter San Diego's Manchester Grand Hyatt to give a six-figure speech; the hotel's owner Doug Manchester had donated $125,000 to fund Prop 8.

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