In an interview with Advocate magazine released last week, democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley made statements likely to please advocates for gay rights. The former senator from New Jersey stated he opposed the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of the pentagon and felt that gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military. He also opined that gay rights should be included in an expansion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and said that were he a citizen of California, he would vote against the California referendum scheduled for a vote in March that would outlaw same-sex marriages, though he averred he remains personally opposed to such unions. Some political observers see Bradley's comments as an effort to woo the "gay vote" away from Gore, who has not yet made any similar overtures. With over 30 state houses currently considering some sort of anti-same-sex marriage legislation, this issue is likely to return over the course of the 2000 presidential campaign.