Shaun Donovan Comes Out In Favor of Marriage Equality

David Freedlander — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:04:30 -0400

Shaun Donovan, the former head of Housing Preservation and Development who left the city to become secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development told a Metro Weekly, Gay DC newsmagazine, that he supports marriage equality.

Mr. Donovan is the first sitting cabinet secretary to do so.

From Metro:

Asked about this summer's passage of marriage equality in New York, Donovan says, ''I was enormously proud to be a New Yorker on the day that it passed. I actually worked for Andrew Cuomo when he was Housing Secretary. I worked for Mike Bloomberg who has been a constant supporter of the law – what is now law.''

He talked about how the law's passage had affected those around him, saying, ''So many friends that I know were able to achieve a dream the day that law passed. And so many neighbors.

''It made me proud to be a New Yorker – not enough to get me to move back. We've got more work to do in the Obama administration in a second term.''

Asked if that included marriage equality, Donovan confirmed it did, saying, ''Like marriage equality.'

President Obama--Mr. Donovan's boss--does not support same sex marriage, but has said his views are "evolving" on the issue.

HUD Secretary Supports Marriage Equality [Metro Weekly]

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Shaun Donovan Comes Out In Favor of Marriage Equality