Gays, Marriage and the GOP: Tuesday March 19, 12-1 pm

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Ohio Senator Rob Portman said Friday that he has a gay son and can no longer justify his opposition to same-sex marriage, making him one of the most prominent Republicans to oppose his party on the issue. In her latest DecodeDC report, former NPR correspondent Andrea Seabrook profiles former Rep. Jim Kolbe, an Arizona Republican who served in Congress from 1985 to 2003, and who came out in 1996. As the Supreme Court takes up the Defense of Marriage Act, we discuss Republican politics and evolving attitudes about gay rights.