▁made ▁to ▁end ▁drug ▁trade ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁and ▁L GB T ▁issues ▁Brown ▁voted ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁state ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁to ▁define ▁marriage ▁as ▁between ▁" one ▁man ▁and ▁one ▁woman " ▁and ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁established ▁civil ▁un ions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Brown ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁gay ▁marriage ▁but ▁also ▁pointed ▁" out ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁support ▁civil ▁un ions ▁for ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ." ▁Brown ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁currently ▁legal ized ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Massachusetts ▁as ▁a ▁settled ▁issue , ▁which ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁change . ▁Brown ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁personally ▁bel ieves ▁marriage ▁is ▁between ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman , ▁but ▁would ▁still ▁opp ose ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁b anning ▁gay ▁marriage . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁civil ▁un ions . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁ending ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁Act , ▁but ▁otherwise ▁fav ors ▁leaving ▁the ▁issue ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁to ▁decide . ▁After ▁initially ▁claim ing ▁neutral ity ▁on ▁" don ' t ▁ask , ▁don ' t ▁tell ", ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁open ly ▁gay ▁military ▁personnel , ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Republic ans ▁who ▁broke ▁with ▁their ▁party ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁ban ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Vi