Senator Coons last week voiced his support for the growing effort to make marriage equality a part of the official Democratic Party platform at this summer’s convention, telling the Washington Blade:
Of course marriage equality should be a part of the Democratic Party platform. It should be a part of the Republican Party platform, too. Whom you love should have no bearing on your access to the equal rights due every American citizen. It is time the law recognizes what the majority of Americans already recognize is a human right: marrying the person you love. Democrats have led the way in significant marriage equality victories in the states these last few years, so for the Democratic Party to not include marriage equality in our platform now would be to miss an important opportunity to reinforce and strengthen our continued national leadership on the issue.
Senator Coons is a cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act and an outspoken supporter of marriage equality.