| − | On June 1, 2009, Cheney spoke out in favor of gay marriage at the National Press Club.<ref>http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/cheney-reasserts-stance-on-gay-marriages/?scp=1&sq=cheney%20gay%20marriage&st=cse</ref> This may be related to the fact that his daughter, Mary Cheney, is a known homosexual. Though the issue was given little attention during the 2000 campaign, where discussions of Mary Cheney's private life was treated as off limits, the issue was dredged up again by Democrats in 2004. | + | On June 1, 2009, Cheney spoke out in favor of gay marriage at the National Press Club.<ref>http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/cheney-reasserts-stance-on-gay-marriages/?scp=1&sq=cheney%20gay%20marriage&st=cse</ref> |