Editing Arlen Specter (section)

===LGBT rights===
Specter's record on [[LGBT social movements|LGBT rights]] was mixed. He voted to prohibit job discrimination based on [[sexual orientation]] and was a co-sponsor of the [[Matthew Shepard Act|Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN00909:@@@P|title=Bill Summary & Status – 111th Congress (2009–2010) – S.909|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|date=July 6, 2009|access-date=August 31, 2010|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018154402/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN00909:@@@P|url-status=dead}}</ref> Specter was opposed to [[same-sex marriage]], but was also opposed to a federal ban and supported [[civil union]]s.<ref name=SpecterOTIs>{{cite web|title=Arlen Specter on the Issues|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Arlen_Specter.htm|work=On the Issues|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425223734/http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Arlen_Specter.htm|archive-date=April 25, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He also became opposed to the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], which he once supported. Specter voted in favor of repealing "[[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]]" in the lame-duck session of the [[111th Congress]].