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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Has Dinner With With Melissa Etheridge And Then Supports Marriage Equality

08/26/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Could having dinner with someone change their minds? Apparently, it did with Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Apparently, after she had dinner with singer Melissa Etheridge, who is openly lesbian, Hasselbeck changed her mind about same-sex marriage.

Hasselbeck has also begun to show a change in her social beliefs. According to Hasselbeck “I think there are a lot of, maybe, conservatives out there who are talking about gay marriage and not necessarily with someone who wants to have gay marriage or has been in a gay marriage. You know, I had Melissa Etheridge over, we had dinner, we talked for hours about gay marriage, and I would really challenge people: Get out there. Instead of just talking about it and hating on it, actually talk to someone who’s loved someone else and have the conversation about what can be done.”

Hasselbeck also revealed recently that she has become uncertain about the issue of abortion. She said “I am a person that does believe that life begins at conception, but I also don’t believe that the government should tell women what to do with their bodies.” In this, she would mirror many Americans who believe that abortion should be legal, but would not have an abortion themselves.

It has been said that the more people know lesbians and gays, the more they are supportive of LGBT rights.

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