Gore joins a number of prominent Democrats who support "gay marriage," including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sens. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.

"I think that gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women -- to make contracts, to have hospital visiting rights, to join together in marriage, and I don't understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage," Gore said in the video posted on Current.com. The news website Politico.com reported about the video Jan. 23. "... Shouldn't we be promoting the kind of faithfulness and loyalty to one's partner regardless of ...