John Kerry
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John Kerry
By: Luke Boyd
Gay rights - some people oppose them, others support them. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, supports them, according to his presidential Web site.
"John Kerry believes that same-sex couples should be granted rights," according to the Web site. "Including access to pensions, health insurance, family medical leave, bereavement leave, hospital visitation, survivor benefits and other basic legal protections that all families and children need."
Kerry, the son of former DC-3 pilot Richard Kerry, was born in Denver, Colo., on Dec. 11, 1943, at a military hospital, where his father was recovering from tuberculosis.
He went on to graduate from Yale University, and upon graduation joined the Navy, where he served as a Swift Boat officer in Vietnam. He returned home with many medals including, the Purple Heart and both the Bronze and Silver Stars...