▁a ▁strong ▁primary ▁challenge , ▁Lip in ski ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁creating ▁a ▁path way ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁D RE AM ers ▁( und ocument ed ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁min ors ). ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁D RE AM ▁Act , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁path way ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁those ▁individuals . ▁ ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁opposed ▁recognition ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁until ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁legal ized ▁it ▁nation wide ▁in ▁Ober gef ell ▁v . ▁H od ges . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁Act ▁( DO MA ), ▁which ▁denied ▁federal ▁benefits ▁to ▁gay ▁cou ples . ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁DO MA ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁gay ▁marriage ▁was ▁ruled ▁un const itution al ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ; ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Lip in ski ▁had ▁not ▁public ly ▁changed ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁DO MA . ▁Lip in ski ▁supported ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁Def ense ▁Act , ▁which ▁would ▁prohib it ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁from ▁requiring ▁that ▁some ▁business es ▁not ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁same - sex ▁cou ples . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Lip in ski ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁H ate ▁Cr imes ▁Exp ansion ▁bill , ▁which ▁exp ands ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁hate ▁crime ▁and ▁strength ens ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁hate - cr ime