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THEN: "We have discussed a number of important issues, such as the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which I have agreed to co-sponsor..."

- Mitt Romney, 1994

NOW: "I don’t see the need for new or special legislation...ENDA would be an overly broad law that would open a litigation floodgate & unfairly penalize employers..."

- Mitt Romney, 2006

THEN: "I am…convinced that it is the first in a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation's military."

- Mitt Romney, 1994

NOW: "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has worked well. We're in the middle of a conflict...I don't have a policy posture as to allowing gays in the military to serve there openly."

- Mitt Romney, 2007

THEN: "We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. [Ted Kennedy] cannot do this. I can and will."

- Letter to Mass. Log Cabin Club, 1994

NOW: I vowed to support a Federal Marriage Amendment, defend the discriminatory DOMA, appoint anti-gay judges, & overturn marriage equality in Washington, D.C.

- NOM anti-marriage pledge, 2011

Romney originally supported open service for gays and lesbians in the military, but when the time came to support repeal, he suddenly had a change of heart.

Romney threw his promises out the window by not supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).

Romney has never been a friend of the LGBT community, but he turned even harder to the right on marriage equality during the 2012 GOP presidential race.

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