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- Palin's comments about having a gay female friend were made during an interview with CBS News' Katic CouricCBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues
- Interview segment aired on September 30, 2008; fourth and final segment of Couric's interview with Palin
- Palin did not mention her homosexual friend by name
- Palin did say the woman had been one of her "best friends" for several decadesCBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues
- Palin's comments came when Couric asked about reports that the Wasilla Assembly of God church sponsored a conference to convert gays to heterosexuality through prayerCBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues
- Palin's views on homosexuality: opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couplesBent Alaska: Palin Supports Gay Rights? (August 30, 2008)
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During an interview with Katie Couric on CBS Evening News, Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin mentioned that one of her best friends is gay. Palin said her friend's "choice isn't a choice" that she would make, then added, "I'm not going to judge her."CBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues
Sarah Palin Quotes
"I have one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay, and I love her dearly. And she is not my 'gay friend,' she is one of my best friends who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice I would have made. But I'm not going to judge people."CBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues"I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships."CBS News: Palin Opens Up On Controversial Issues
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Sarah Palin Gay Friend
- CBS Evening News: Sarah Palin CBS Interview Part IV (Time: 9:33) (September 30, 2008)
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Sarah Palin Gay Friend Questions
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