Bill Clinton urges repeal of US gay marriage ban

Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act after it was approved by a wide majority in Congress, believing it would prevent the passage of an outright ban on same-sex marriage, he wrote in a Washington Post op-ed.

“When I signed the bill, I included a statement with the admonition that 'enactment of this legislation should not, despite the fierce and at times divisive rhetoric surrounding it, be understood to provide an excuse for discrimination.'” he wrote.

“Reading those words today, I know now that, even worse than providing an excuse for discrimination, the law is itself discriminatory. It should be overturned.”

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