Arnold Schwarzenegger, musclehead turned action hero turned governor, was not generally a gay ally. He said marriage should only be between a man and a woman, and when the California Legislature passed bills approving same-sex marriage Schwarzenegger vetoed them, twice.
But people can grow and change. We now find out that Schwarzenegger performed the marriage of his Chief of Staff to her girlfriend while governor. From CBS News:
Leslie Stahl: You had a chief of staff– Susan Kennedy.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Uh-huh (AFFIRM).
Stahl: You– even called her I think– this is a quote, “A cigar smoking lesbian,” you once said. And she got married. Did you go to the wedding?
Schwarzenegger: I performed the wedding in the office.
Stahl: You married–
Schwarzenegger: I married her in the office– in the governor’s office.
Stahl: Then you must be for gay marriage.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governator (photo by Bob Doran)
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