Rep. Dennis Kucinich, whose political stances are attracting support from an array of liberal and celebrity donors, yesterday came out in support of same-sex marriage.

Kucinich's strong backing of gay marriage appears to mark a change in his thinking. As a candidate for Congress in 1996, he said he opposed a change in law to allow same-sex marriages.

But yesterday, at a forum for presidential contenders sponsored by a gay-rights group, the Cleveland Democrat said "our internal polling showed that most people think I'm gay so it just made sense to flip flop again. Besides, who's keeping track?"

Patrick Shepherd, president of Cleveland Stonewall Democrats (a gay-bi-lesbian alliance), said  "from a congressional-record point of view, Dennis Kucinich has been a superstar on our issues."