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President Obama publicly supports gay marriage!

This is such a cause for celebration: President Barack Obama made history Wednesday by becaming the first sitting US President to support same-sex marriage.

‘I’ve always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly,’ Obama said in an interview with ABC News. ‘… It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples be able to get married.’

Obama’s announcement came amid mounting pressure on him to take a stand on an issue that he had previously said he was still ‘evolving on.’

Said Obama: ‘I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage.’

Obama’s remarks come three days after Vice President Joe Biden came out in favor of gay marriage during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press and one day after North Carolina voters approved a ban on gay marriage and civil unions.

Chad Griffin, board president of the American Foundation of Equal Rights, said Obama’s words ‘will be celebrated by generations to come.’

‘For the millions of young gay and lesbian Americans across this nation, their President’s words provide genuine hope that they will be the first generation to grow up with the freedom to fully pursue the American dream,’ said Griffin, the incoming president of the Human Rights Campaign. ‘Marriage—the promise of love, companionship, and family—is basic to the pursuit of that dream.  Our Constitution’s promise, the promise of liberty, is one that every generation must realize.  As President Obama recognized today, the fight to secure marriage equality is the defining element of our generation’s search for greater freedom.’

FILE UNDER: Gay Marriage, Politics

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  1. Perhaps I’m not seeing the bigger picture here but unless his next words are something to the effect “and I’m passing nationwide legislation that provides the exact same rights and privileges to gay couples that marriage gives to straight couples & this legislation will override any existing state laws” I say big freaking deal.

    What he personally believes and what he attempts to bestow on the American people are 2 different things.
    Sure it’s ‘nice’ that he thinks gay men & woman should receive the same legal protection and privileges that marriage provides but unless he does something to ensure gays get those rights than honestly, it’s as meaningless as him saying he believes in the Easter Bunny, wishing on a star & Ben Hur was the greatest movie of all time.

  2. You are the best, stick with the facts and drama free, thanks for your updates on this historic day Greg!

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