2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Has Sanders really always supported marriage equality [View all]It seems to me your argument is a bit disingenuous... You appear to be castigating Sanders for not being pro-marriage equality in this 1972 letter, but say nobody had marriage on their radar in 1972 (which, BTW is false in my experience - I distinctly recall hearing the subject broached that early, although I stipulate not widely so).
Given the climate at the time, I have to give Sanders full props for raising the issue at all. IIRC, Homosexuality was still listed as a mental disorder, and was so for another couple of years afterwards. To be calling for ANY Gay equality at that point is laudable.
That said, I do NOT think less of Hillary or Obama for having "evolved" - many have, and that's part of what's been moving the public opinion needle in the right direction. My issue with Hillary revolves more around Wall Street and Iraq, on both of which points Sanders has consistently been correct.