▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁condem n ▁their ▁l ifest yle , ▁nor ▁would ▁he ▁" vote ▁for ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁vote ▁to ▁divide ▁our ▁people ..." ▁The ▁am end ment , ▁offered ▁up ▁by ▁Sen . ▁Phil ▁Short , ▁would ▁have ▁brought ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁marriage ▁between ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁sex ▁in ▁Louisiana , ▁to ▁refer endum ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁After ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sen ators ▁spoke ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁Short ▁table d ▁the ▁measure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁H oll is ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁his ▁son , ▁Michael ▁H oll is , ▁is ▁hom osex ual . ▁He ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁prohib it ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁smallest ▁business es ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁disc rimin ating ▁against ▁employees ▁because ▁of ▁sexual ▁preference . ▁ ▁" This ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁gut ▁issue ▁for ▁me . ▁I ▁realized ▁this ▁is ▁probably ▁not ▁the ▁smart est ▁position , ▁polit ically , ▁to ▁take . ▁It ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁easy ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁be ▁somewhere ▁else . ▁But ▁I ▁just ▁reached ▁down ▁deep . ▁I ▁voted ▁for ▁it . ▁I ▁did ▁the ▁right ▁thing , ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁calm ▁feeling ▁since ," ▁H oll is ▁told ▁the ▁national ▁hom osex ual ▁publication ▁The ▁Adv oc ate ▁in ▁its ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁issue . ▁Mike ▁H oll is ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁gradu